Product scope & roadmap
Define who the product serves, prioritize the first release, sequence dependencies, and turn the direction into an actionable backlog.
PRODUCT & ENGINEERING CONSULTING / NORTHEAST OHIO
Engineering consulting.
A clear way forward.
Get the product plan, team, and technology working together. I help founders and existing teams choose a practical tech stack, organize responsibilities, and build a delivery approach around the product they want to create.
Seth Carrino · Chagrin Falls, Ohio · Serving Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH
Decisions your team can act on.
The engagement is organized around useful outcomes and written recommendations. Your proposal identifies the deliverables for your situation.
Architecture & tech stack
Compare platform, data, hosting, and integration options. Document the tradeoffs so your team understands why the recommendation fits.
Team organization
Clarify responsibilities and technical ownership. Identify capability gaps, hiring priorities, or contractor support needed for the roadmap.
Engineering practices
Establish useful planning, code review, testing, release, and documentation practices. Mentor the team through the decisions where experienced guidance helps.
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
Start where the uncertainty is.
You can hire me before development starts or while an existing team is building. The work can stay advisory, support your engineers, or lead into a separately scoped build.
- 01
Understand the product and team.
Discuss the goals, current systems, people, budget, and decisions that are slowing progress.
- 02
Agree on the engagement.
Choose a focused assessment, a team-and-stack setup engagement, or ongoing advisory. Define deliverables, the hourly rate, and an initial hour budget.
- 03
Work through the decisions.
Review the product and architecture, collaborate with your team, and write down the recommendations and responsibilities.
- 04
Put the plan into use.
Hand off the roadmap and working practices. Agree on any follow-up reviews, mentoring, or implementation support.
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE OFFER
Architecture experience. Team perspective.
I bring the judgment of an engineer who has also led teams and worked closely with product decisions.
Examples from previous employment and freelance roles. Each describes my contribution within the team.
Eezy: architecture and engineering management
Led frontend architecture and development, then moved into a hybrid management role combining engineering, mentoring, and product collaboration.
Review my leadership experienceOperation 36: a connected product and team
Led a small agile team across web and mobile, built development systems, and provided technology guidance and employee training.
Explore the product and team workPLAN THE INVESTMENT
Experienced guidance. An agreed hour budget.
Start with the decisions you need help making. A focused assessment and ongoing team guidance can be scoped differently, while keeping the rate and spending visible.
Review the pricing detailsStandard consulting rate
$120/hourHourly consulting with the scope and initial budget agreed before work begins.
Predictable ongoing advisory can be agreed at $100–$110/hour.
We agree on the rate, deliverables, and an initial hour budget. Meetings, agreed preparation, research, and documentation count toward it. Additional hours need your agreement.
PRACTICAL QUESTIONS
Before we begin.
Can you work with our existing developers?
Yes. I can help organize architecture decisions, responsibilities, priorities, and delivery practices around the team you already have. The aim is a plan they can use and guidance that helps them make progress.
Can you help before we hire the team?
Yes. We can define the first release, recommend the stack and architecture, and identify the capabilities and roles needed to build it. That gives hiring and contractor decisions a clearer basis.
Do we need to hire Fizzy Pop to build the product?
No. Consulting can be a standalone engagement, and the agreed recommendations and handoff are intended for your team to use. Any development work is proposed and priced separately.
What work counts toward the hourly budget?
Client meetings, agreed preparation, research and technical review, written recommendations, team sessions, and requested follow-up can all count. We identify the work and initial budget first, with additional hours agreed before exceeding it.
Can we meet locally?
I’m based in Chagrin Falls and work with clients in Cleveland, Bainbridge Township, and Northeast Ohio. We can arrange local meetings at a mutually agreed location or collaborate remotely. Any travel arrangements are discussed with the scope.
YOUR NEXT PROJECT
Let’s build something
worth investing in.
An app idea, a new website, business software, or guidance for your product and team. Start with what you have in mind; I’ll help you work through the approach and scope.
Discuss your projectA direct conversation with your engineer.