Services / Contract Platform Engineer
A senior platform engineer, without a full-time hire.
DevOps and full-stack help one to three days a week, inside your team. Available directly or through Nordic consultancy brokers.
1–3 days a week · DevOps · Full-stack
● mon platform: CI pipeline upgrade● tue review: 3 PRs, design session· wed–fri your team's own days✓ update written summary every Friday✓ docs decisions recorded· monthly review with your lead
Sound familiar?
Signs you need this
Hiring a senior DevOps engineer is taking months
Your developers spend too much time on infrastructure
You need someone to lead a migration or platform project
You want a second opinion on architecture decisions
The change
Before and after
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| Months spent hiring a senior DevOps engineer | A senior engineer starting within weeks |
| Developers stuck on infrastructure | Developers back on product work |
| Decisions lost when people leave | Decisions written down |
What you get
Deliverables
Platform work
CI/CD, infrastructure, environments and releases.
Architecture
Service boundaries, API contracts and decision records your team can follow.
Code
Hands-on backend and frontend work where it's needed.
Mentoring
Code and design reviews that level up your team.
Security
Access, secrets and authentication done consistently.
Documentation
Decisions written down so they survive team changes.
How it runs
Four steps
- Intro callYour team, your stack and what you need first.
- AgreementDays per week, rate and start date in writing.
- OnboardAccess, codebase walkthrough and first task in week one.
- WorkWeekly written update and a monthly review.
What we need from you
- A named lead on your side
- Access in the first week
- A clear first goal for month one
Proof
Done before, in production
- Lead engineer on a platform used by 200+ engineers in Sweden, Germany, China, Mexico and the US
- Mentors four mid-level engineers and runs weekly design sessions
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
From our lead engineer's roles at larger companies. See Work.
Fit and price
A good fit if
- Remote or hybrid in Stockholm
- English-speaking engineering teams
- Contracts of 3 months or more
Not a fit if
- Full-time, on-site-only roles
- Roles that need fluent Swedish (in progress)
Price Monthly contract at an agreed day rate. Direct or via Brainville, eWork and similar brokers.
FAQ
Can you work through our consultancy broker?
Yes. We're set up to invoice through Nordic brokers.
Remote or on site?
Remote by default, with on-site days in Stockholm when useful.
What's the minimum?
One day a week for three months.
Also useful
Tell us what you're building.
20 minutes, no pitch deck needed. You leave with a clear next step, even if it isn't us.