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Regularly add new features without hiring a full-time developer
Product
Support
and Development.
I handle regular improvements, bug fixes, dependency updates, and technical maintenance. One developer with full context on your project — no repeated onboarding, no lost knowledge, no 'explain how this works again'.
Persistent context
I know the project
I move fast
I don't break things
Format
∞
Project onboarding
1–3 days
Areas
Support areas
Choose your specific task —
I'll help with each one
I'll help with each one
Laravel Project Support
I maintain Laravel projects: framework and dependency updates, bug fixes, enhancements, and stability monitoring.
ПодробнееExisting Project Enhancement
I'll dig into existing code, add new features, and fix issues — without rewriting what already works.
ПодробнееLegacy Code Refactoring
I clean up legacy code: remove duplication, establish structure, and reduce technical debt while preserving behavior.
ПодробнееBug Fixing
I find the root cause, not just the symptom: reproduce it, fix it, and close it so it doesn't come back.
ПодробнееMonthly Product Maintenance
A fixed monthly format: a pool of hours for enhancements, monitoring, updates, and fast incident response.
Подробнее01 — Who it's for
Who needs product support and development?
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Fix bugs quickly — not wait a week for a contractor to get up to speed
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Keep the system stable: monitoring, updates, dependencies
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Develop the product iteratively after an MVP or initial launch
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Have a developer on call — for urgent tasks and technical questions
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Augment or temporarily replace the team during hiring or vacations
02 — What's included
Full technical maintenance spectrum
context · reliability · continuity
One developer who remembers everything — and keeps delivering
The primary advantage of ongoing support is accumulated context. No need to re-explain the architecture, decision history, and business logic nuances every time. I onboard once, stay long-term, and work like part of the team.
Laravel / PHP
React / Next.js
PostgreSQL / MySQL
Docker / CI/CD
Sentry / Uptime
Git / GitHub / GitLab
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Regular improvements and new features
A product doesn't live without change
After launch come the first users — and immediately come tasks: something needs to be added, something reworked, something that seemed obvious turned out to be confusing. A product that doesn't evolve loses users. A product that evolves chaotically accumulates debt.
Explaining everything from scratch every time is expensive
A one-time contractor for each task spends anywhere from three days to a week just onboarding: understanding the architecture, making sense of the business logic, figuring out why something was built the way it was. This is money that creates no value for the product.
How I organize this
I work iteratively: I receive tasks via a tracker or in whatever format works for you, implement, and show the result. I keep the architectural decision history in mind — new features fit into the existing structure rather than sticking out as separate 'islands'. Regular work means predictable and fast progress.
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Bug fixing and rapid response
A production bug is always urgent
The payment page isn't working. Users can't register. Emails aren't sending. In moments like these, what matters isn't finding a contractor and explaining the whole project to them — it's getting a fix within hours, not days.
Intermittent bugs — the hardest kind
'Sometimes doesn't work' isn't a bug report, it's a mystery. Can't reproduce, nothing in the logs, users complain periodically. Diagnosing these requires project context and knowing where to even look. A developer without that context will spend a week searching.
How I organize this
For critical bugs — I respond during business hours within a few hours. I know the architecture and project history, so diagnostics are fast. I configure alerts via Sentry and uptime monitoring — I often know about a problem before users notice it.
03
Monitoring and stability
Stability is a process, not a state
A project that works well today won't stay that way on its own indefinitely. Dependencies become outdated, disks fill up, traffic grows, load patterns change. Without constant observation, degradation happens invisibly — until the first incident.
Monitoring that nobody looks at
A dashboard opened once a quarter isn't monitoring. Monitoring is alerts via Telegram or email when something deviates: errors increased, response time spiked, queue is stuck, certificate expires in a week.
How I organize this
I set up and maintain error monitoring via Sentry, uptime alerts, response time and queue length metrics. I watch the server state: disk, memory, load. I check logs for anomalies. I learn about problems first — and immediately start fixing them.
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Dependency updates and technical debt
Outdated dependencies are a growing risk
PHP 8.1 going out of support. A new Laravel version released. A CVE discovered in a package. All of this requires attention and systematic updating — not a panicked 'let's update everything at once', but regular version control and incremental migration.
Technical debt without management grows exponentially
Every task added 'quickly and we'll redo it later' increases the cost of the next one. After a year, the product may be in a state where adding a simple feature requires two weeks of refactoring. Regular debt management prevents this scenario.
How I organize this
I regularly audit dependencies: what's outdated, what has known vulnerabilities, what needs updating first. I update iteratively with staging testing. I allocate time for refactoring the most problematic parts — not instead of tasks, but as part of regular work.
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Infrastructure and deployment
Manual deployment is a risk on every update
'We deploy via FTP' or 'SSH to the server and git pull' — that's not a process, it's a lottery. Every update carries a risk of breaking something without a quick rollback. Without reproducible deployment, there's no predictability.
Infrastructure configured a year ago
A server set up at launch may contain outdated software versions, suboptimal configurations, and forgotten open ports. Without regular maintenance, infrastructure becomes a source of instability.
How I organize this
I set up or maintain CI/CD: automatic deployment on commit to the right branch, test runs before deploy, one-command rollback. I watch the server state, update the OS and system packages. I ensure working backups — with restore verification, not just existence.
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Code review and technical consulting
A second pair of eyes before merge
If the team includes junior developers or freelancers working in parallel, their code needs to be reviewed before reaching production. A non-obvious vulnerability, an N+1 that's invisible without a profiler, an architectural decision that will cause problems in six months — all better caught in review.
Technical decisions that need a discussion
'Is it better to implement notifications via queues or synchronously?' 'Which library to choose for this task?' 'Should we move to microservices?' — these questions are best answered by someone who knows your project and technical context.
How I organize this
I conduct pull request reviews with constructive comments — not just 'redo this', but 'here's why and here's a better way'. I'm available for technical questions during business hours. I help make architectural decisions with long-term consequences in mind, not just the current task.
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Documentation and knowledge transfer
A project nobody understands
'Everything is in Vasya's head — who quit' — a classic story. Architectural decisions, non-obvious parts, reasons for counterintuitive implementations — all of this should be documented. Without documentation, every new developer spends a month on what could be read in an hour.
Documentation that nobody updates
A README written at launch and not updated in two years is false confidence. Outdated documentation is worse than no documentation: the developer trusts it and spends time finding discrepancies with reality.
How I organize this
I maintain up-to-date documentation: README with launch instructions, descriptions of architectural decisions, non-obvious code sections with explanations. On significant changes — I update documentation as part of the task, not after the fact. If a developer change is ever needed — the handoff will go smoothly.
03 — How we work
Four steps to productive ongoing work
Get up to speed
I study the repository, architecture, task history, and current infrastructure state. I ask questions, document context. Usually 1–3 days — and I'm ready to move.
Agree on the process
We define the engagement format: retainer or on-demand tasks, how tasks are submitted, sync frequency, first-month priorities. A transparent process — no surprises.
Work regularly
We take tasks from the backlog or on your request. I implement, show, deploy. Critical bugs — I respond promptly. I monitor system health in the background.
Develop the product
As context accumulates — I suggest improvements, spot risks early, and participate in discussions about new features. A developer who thinks about the product, not just completes tasks.
04 — Result
What you get with regular product support
Not a one-time contractor, but a
developer on the team
The product evolves without stops or context loss. Bugs are fixed quickly. The system is stable and under observation. You focus on the product — not on finding contractors and explaining the architecture from scratch.
Predictable development speed
A developer with context works 3–5x faster than one onboarding to the project anew.
Stability under control
Monitoring, backups, updates — all working, and you know it.
Continuous project knowledge
Decision history is preserved. A developer change doesn't mean losing context.
When you need support
Better before the first emergency call at midnight
Support isn't an expense — it's an investment in predictability. A project with regular maintenance crashes less often, develops faster, and doesn't lose knowledge with every developer change. Let's discuss a format that fits your needs. Retainer rate is fixed and doesn't change without agreement.
I usually respond within an hour
first call is free
working together
online
<1 day
response time
1:1
direct, no middlemen
0 ₽
for the first call
Quick replies
within the day
Single developer
full context, always
05 — FAQ
Common questions about product support and maintenance
How is payment organized — retainer or per task?
Both formats are available. Retainer — a fixed number of hours per month: convenient for regular work, allows planning. Per-task payment — I estimate each task before starting: suitable when workload is variable. Let's discuss what works best for your situation.
How quickly do you respond to critical bugs?
Can you join an existing team?
What if there are very few tasks for a few months?
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