Daniel Chavez
I help US companies ship reliable, maintainable full-stack systems across greenfield features and production fires.
Full-Stack Engineering Retainer
Currently availableWhat this covers
- Feature development across the full stack (TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, Laravel, PHP, React)
- Production incident diagnosis and resolution
- API design, database modeling, and query optimization
- Code review and architecture guidance
- Plugin and extension work (Adobe Commerce, WooCommerce, Shopify)
- Payment integrations (Stripe, Plaid)
- Legacy codebase modernization
- Testing strategy and CI/CD improvements
How I work
I embed directly in your team (Slack, Linear, GitHub, whatever you use). No ramp-up tax, no status reports. I ship code.
17 years building for US companies means I understand production realities: deadlines, legacy constraints, on-call pressure. I don't hand off recommendations. I fix the problem.
US Citizen, working remotely. Available for async-first or overlap-heavy engagements.
Let's talk scope and rate
Hourly, part-time, or full-time retainer
What people say
Brendten Eickstaedt
CTO, Fama Technologies
I had the great fortune of working with Daniel for over a year and a half. He was the team lead for our e-commerce engineering team. I could always count on him to jump in and help his fellow developers whenever and wherever needed. His software design and coding skills are top notch, and he continues to grow and expand his knowledge and abilities. He was a huge asset to this team, and I truly would love to have him back.
Bob Brodie
Co-Founder & System Architect
Daniel is one of the most thoughtful and intelligent engineers I have had the opportunity to work with. His detailed-oriented approach made it seem as though no task was too challenging. At the end of any task, going through peer code review was like seeing a piece of art, the code so easy to read that it makes anyone who sees it envious in a way that drives them to be a better engineer. Any team that has Daniel as a member is as lucky as it gets.
Chris Swift
Staff Software Engineer, Live Oak Bank
Daniel is one of the best go-getters that I have ever worked with. He has such a desire to learn and excel in anything he puts effort into. His desire to help a product succeed often outweighs his own personal desires, which makes him an incredible element on a team. He thoroughly understands logic and how to solve some of the most intense software development challenges.
Richard Merrill
CMO, PowerWise / Intellergy
Daniel improved the efficiency of the back end, solved problems in unique ways far simpler than my designs, and exhibited great depth of experience in dealing with extremely complex interactions between front-end processes, complex data queries, and optimization of the database. He must have left his ego outside, because I've never seen it, and it's one of the joys of working with Daniel.
Other services
Code Review / Architecture Audit
One-time deep dive into your codebase. Get a written report with prioritized findings and actionable fixes.
Advisory / Office Hours
60-minute call to work through a specific technical problem: architecture decision, hiring bar, or production challenge.