Staff Engineer quality.
AI-enabled productivity.

Production-ready features delivered weekly. No hiring risk.

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The Challenge

The Problem

You need Rails development that starts immediately, makes good architectural decisions, and doesn't lock you into long-term commitments.

Hiring Takes Forever

3-4 month search plus 1-2 month onboarding. Your backlog grows while you wait.

Consultancies Are Expensive

$150-200/hour adds up fast. Monthly spend is unpredictable.

AI Tools Need Supervision

Still requires someone to configure, review, steer, and integrate properly.

The Offering

What You Get

12 staff-level features per month

  • Weekly calls — Tell us what you need
  • First feature within 24 hours of our engagement
  • Staff Engineer review on every Pull Request (10+ years Rails experience each)
  • TDD enforced — red → green → refactor → commit workflow
  • ≥90% test coverage on our code
  • Pay as you need — cancel any time
$4,000/mo $350 per additional feature

What We Build

Architecture

  • Database schema design
  • API design
  • Design Systems
  • Refactoring plans
  • ADR documents ⓘAn Architecture Decision Record
    counts as 3 features

Features

  • CRUD endpoints
  • Admin interfaces
  • Background jobs
  • API integrations
  • Authentication flows

Developer eXperience

  • Performance optimizations
  • Automation scripts
  • Test suite improvements
  • Dependency updates
  • Documentation

What We Don't Do

Production incident response

Product strategy consulting

Design/UX decisions

On-call support

The Comparison

Compare Your Options

Option Monthly Investment First Delivery Risk
Staff Engineer $15K + equity + 3 months hiring 4 months High — 12+ month commitment
Senior Freelancer $12K + 1 month hiring 4-6 weeks Medium — project lock-in
Junior Freelancer $5K + 1 month hiring 4-6 weeks High — needs supervision
RailsPilot $4K fixed 24 hours Low risk — cancel anytime
The Fit

Who This Is For

Great Fit for

  • Rails apps with clear scope
  • Well-defined backlog (15-50 issues)
  • Technical founder or tech lead for review
  • Need to ship fast without hiring
  • Building new features or greenfield

Not Ideal if your team needs

  • Full-time pair programming or mentoring
  • On-call production support
  • Product validation consulting
  • Design/UX decisions
  • Or can't provide well-scoped issues
The Process

How It Works

1
Your Backlog
Issues ready
2
Planning Call
1-2 hours
3
AI Agent
Writes code
4
Staff Review
Every change
5
PRs Ready
24-72 hours
6
AI Learns
Lessons encoded
The Team

Who We Are

We're staff engineers with 10+ years in Rails. We automate the parts of our work that don't require taste — and keep doing what does.

We delegate to our preconfigured AI agents, and review every change.

You get staff-level architecture decisions and code review, at a fraction of the cost of hiring.

Tute Costa
Founded by Tute Costa Staff Software Engineer
Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What if my team rejects a PR?

Each PR includes up to 2 rounds of revisions. If we genuinely missed the requirements, we'll rebuild it at no charge. You only pay for merged PRs that deliver value.

Can I pause my subscription?

Yes. Cancel anytime and we'll refund the unused portion of your subscription.

How do you handle bugs?

We fix bugs in our code at no charge within 30 days of delivery.

What timezone are you in?

Eastern Time (EST/EDT). Weekly calls are scheduled at your convenience.

Want to know more? Email us.

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No 4-month hiring timeline.

No consultancy ceremonies and fees.

Get Staff Engineer Rails work at the price of a remote freelancer.

2-Week Pilot: $2,500

  • 5 tasks from your backlog
  • See our quality before you commit
  • Production-ready, staff-reviewed code in your repo
  • Money back guarantee if you're not satisfied
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