Fix a specific problem
A focused issue such as authentication, payment, API, deployment or data inconsistency.
From USD 150
Software Rescue
Your software works. Mostly. I make it reliable.
I rescue unfinished and broken software projects, whether built by AI, freelancers or previous developers.
Built with Lovable, Bolt, Replit, Cursor, Claude Code or a custom stack? I can help you understand what is broken, preserve what works and move the product forward.
Symptoms
Does this sound familiar?
If more than two of these are true, the problem is not one bug. It is the absence of a reliable foundation under a product that already has users waiting.
- The app works until you change something.
- AI fixes one bug and creates another.
- Authentication works only for some users.
- Payments fail randomly.
- Roles and permissions are inconsistent.
- Production deployment is unstable.
- You do not know whether secrets are exposed.
- The database has no reliable constraints.
- There are no useful logs.
- The previous developer disappeared.
- You are afraid to invite real users.
Scope
What I fix
The failures that keep a product out of production are usually the same ones, in a different order.
The promise
A rewrite is not the default answer
I don't automatically propose a rewrite.
Roman Golovanov
I first understand what you already have, preserve what works and fix what actually blocks the product. Starting from zero is easy to sell and expensive to live with: it throws away the working parts you already paid for, and it resets the clock on every user you were about to invite.
Service formats
Four ways to start
Prices are indicative starting points, not quotes. The real number depends on what the diagnostic finds.
Rescue my app
Investigation and stabilization of a product that has multiple connected problems.
From USD 500
Production readiness review
A structured review before inviting real users or starting paid acquisition.
From USD 250
Ongoing technical support
Continued maintenance and technical ownership after stabilization.
Monthly agreement
Process
How a rescue runs
Nothing is touched before it is understood. You always know what I am doing and why.
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Send URL, repository and a short description
What the product does, what is broken and what you are afraid of. No technical specification required.
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Initial fit check
I tell you whether this is something I can help with. If it isn't, I say so.
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Focused diagnostic or paid review
I read the code, the data model and the deployment, and reproduce the failures instead of guessing at them.
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Clear repair plan
What is broken, what is risky, what is fine, what it costs to fix and what can wait.
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Fixes in prioritized order
Things that lose money or leak data first. Cosmetic issues last.
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Regression testing
A fix that breaks something else is not a fix. Behaviour is verified before anything ships.
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Handover and recommendations
You get a working system, a written account of what was changed and what I would do next.
Checklist
Production readiness checklist
The sixteen things I check before an application is allowed to meet real users. A production readiness review walks through every one of them.
- secrets
- auth
- access control
- payments
- webhooks
- database constraints
- error handling
- logging
- monitoring
- backups
- deployment
- rollback
- rate limits
- data deletion
- privacy
- dependency risks
FAQ
Questions I get before we start
Only if the existing system is objectively more expensive or dangerous to repair. A rewrite is not the default recommendation.
Yes. The source of the code matters less than whether the product can be understood, tested and made reliable.
Usually yes, but the first conversation can begin with a URL and problem description.
Yes. The process can be organized through written communication, repository access and progress reports.
Send your app URL, repository and a short description of what is broken.
You don't need a diagnosis. That is my job. A few sentences about what fails and when is enough to start, and I'll tell you whether I'm the right person for it.