It never shipped
- The launch date keeps moving.
- You’re paying for work you can’t use.
- Your developer builds something other than what you asked for, or disappears for weeks.
- You’re not sure you even have all your source code.
Software rescue · .NET and Angular
Another delay, another invoice, another bug?
I rescue .NET and Angular software that won’t ship, or shipped and won’t stop breaking. Then I right-size your team so it stays stable and costs less to run.
15 minutes. No sales pitch. A straight answer about what's wrong and what it'll take to fix.
$48K → $8.7K a month
Engineering cost after I stabilized an app the team wanted to rewrite, and my work replaced a team of five
$37K → under $2K a month
Maintenance after I rebuilt a system that had cost $1.3M
3 months → 4 weeks
AI-written code rebuilt so it actually works
Which one sounds like you?
It shipped, and it’s sinking you
- Every release breaks something that used to work.
- Your developers want to rewrite it from scratch. Again.
- Even AI coding tools can’t make sense of the code.
- The monthly bill keeps climbing, and nothing gets better.
How it works
A free 15-minute call
You tell me what’s happening. I tell you plainly whether I can help, what’s likely wrong, and roughly what it’ll cost to fix.
Stabilize
I make sure you own your code, hosting and accounts. Then I fix what’s hurting your customers first. I set up bug tracking so you can see what’s being fixed and how fast, and I show you how to use Azure’s pricing calculator so you can see your hosting costs before they hit your bill. If part of the system should be rebuilt, I’ll show you why it’s cheaper than repairing it. Usually it isn’t.
Right-size and keep it running
You end up with a team that fits the work, trained to use its frameworks properly. Keep me on for part-time support, or run it yourself with documentation your next developer can follow.
What you get
Rescue and stabilize
I find out what’s actually broken, fix the most damaging problems first, and get releases working again.
Architecture
I fix the foundation so new features take days, not weeks, and your code stays affordable to change.
Team building
I’ve run technical interviews since my years at Capgemini. I’ll tell you who on your team can deliver, train the people worth keeping, and hire the ones you’re missing.
Ongoing support
Once things are stable, you set the hours. Most clients need a fraction of what they were paying before.
Results
“The team said Angular couldn't scale. It could.”
A reentry platform that helps incarcerated people find jobs and housing before release · team of 1 to 10
Five engineers were costing $48K a month, and the lead was rewriting the app from scratch. The real problem was that the team wasn’t using Angular properly. I stabilized the app in a month and upgraded it five Angular versions. My work covered what the whole team had been doing, so the owner let the other engineers go. Engineering cost fell to $8.7K a month, and it’s now maintained for under $4K.
$48K → $8.7K a month
Read the story: The team said Angular couldn't scale. It could. →“$1.3M later, it was still breaking.”
A mortgage technology company · team of 1 to 10
The first version was too buggy to ship key features. The second, built by an offshore team at $37K a month for three years, was no better. I rebuilt the backend and frontend in 14 months for $228K, keeping about a quarter of the existing code. Maintenance dropped below $8K a month, then under $2K.
$37K → under $2K a month
Read the story: $1.3M later, it was still breaking. →“Six months late, and the money was running out.”
A market research firm whose data informs hedge fund decisions · team of 1 to 10
Five developers were missing targets and ignoring the designs. Within a month, working with the owner and CTO, I identified the three who couldn’t follow direction. Letting them go freed $55K for the people who could deliver. The project was finished in 3 months, before the money ran out, and is now maintained by one trained developer.
Finished in 3 months, before the money ran out
Read the story: Six months late, and the money was running out. →Who you’ll work with
Robert Lara III
Founder and Principal Engineer
Building on .NET since 2009 and Angular since 2019. 20+ production launches. Former consultant at Capgemini, with work for Unilever, Greyhound and the American Airlines Pilots Association.
The founders I work with are funding their software with their own savings. When the project fails, it’s their livelihood on the line. That’s what I fight for.
Questions
Will you tell me to rebuild everything?
No. I recommend whichever costs you less. One client's team was in the middle of a full rewrite; I stabilized the existing app in a month instead, and my work replaced the whole team, cutting their engineering costs by more than 80%. Another had spent $1.3M on two broken versions. Rebuilding was the cheaper path there, and even then I kept about a quarter of the existing code. It cost $228K.
Can you take over another firm's code?
Yes. Most of my work starts with someone else's code. The first step is making sure you have all of it. One founder's previous developer had handed over a download that was missing pieces.
We're not on .NET or Angular. Can you help?
Probably not, and I'll tell you so on the call. I've built on .NET since 2009 and Angular since 2019. That depth is why I can find what's wrong quickly.
What does it cost?
I bill hourly, and you set a weekly hour cap, so there are no surprise invoices. A full-time rescue runs about $9,500 a month. Most projects are stable within 1 to 3 months, and after that, maintenance usually costs a fraction of that. On a free 15-minute call, I'll tell you which situation you're in and what it's likely to cost.
Do I need to be in Texas?
No. I work fully remotely with companies anywhere in the U.S.
Stop paying for software that never ships, or never stops breaking.
Tell me what’s going on. In 15 minutes, you’ll know what’s wrong and what it’ll take to fix.
Book a free 15-minute call