Engineering practices
Code review, testing, CI/CD and agile delivery that actually shortens time to market.
Mentoring & Coaching
Level up the team you already have.
We are well-versed in operating systems, networks and databases, and in just about any technology a small business meets. We use that experience to coach your people through small to mid-sized projects, hands-on.
Side by side, on your code
Coaching happens on the work in front of the team, not in a training room: pairing on a real change, reviewing a real design, fixing a real deployment.
Topics
Practical coaching, on your real work
Design and architecture
How to structure systems so they stay easy to change.
Infrastructure basics
Operating systems, networks, databases and cloud, for teams without a specialist.
AI-assisted development
Using AI coding assistants productively and safely in your team; for the full framework, see AI-native engineering.
Tech leadership
Support for new leads: planning, estimation and running a team.
Knowledge transfer
Documentation and runbooks, so knowledge does not leave with one person.
Pricing
Simple hourly rates, in packages of 5
A package of 5 one-hour sessions is the minimum, because a practice needs a few weeks of real work to take hold. Prices exclude GST.
Online
$200 / hour + GST
5-session package: $1,000 + GST
- Video call with screen sharing, on your code and tools
- Anywhere in Australia
- Short written notes after each session
In person
$300 / hour + GST
5-session package: $1,500 + GST
- At your office in Sydney
- Best for whiteboard design sessions and team workshops
- Short written notes after each session
A typical package
What five sessions can look like
Every package is shaped around your team's actual work. This is an example for a team that wants faster, more predictable delivery.
- Step 1
Session 1: where it hurts
We look at a recent change from ticket to production and agree the two or three practices worth changing first.
- Step 2
Sessions 2–3: on real work
Pairing on a real change: tests that protect it, a review that catches what matters, a pipeline that ships it.
- Step 3
Session 4: design
Reviewing a design your team is about to build, so that it stays easy to change.
- Step 4
Session 5: make it stick
Writing the agreed practices down and moving the important ones into the build, so they outlast the package.
Right for you if
- You have a small team without a senior engineer or tech lead to learn from
- A new lead needs support with planning, estimation and reviews
- Releases are slow or unpredictable and nobody is sure why
- Your team has started using AI coding assistants and wants to use them well and safely
Mentoring questions
Why is the minimum five sessions?
A single session can explain a practice, but it takes a few weeks of applying it to real work before it becomes a habit. Five sessions give enough time to see the change in your own delivery.
Can the sessions be for one person or a whole team?
Either. The rate is per hour, not per attendee, so a team session costs the same as a one-to-one.
Can we mix online and in-person sessions?
Yes. Each session is charged at its own rate: $200 an hour online and $300 an hour in person, plus GST.
What technologies do you cover?
Most of our work is in .NET, SQL Server, cloud platforms and CI/CD, and we are well-versed in operating systems, networks and databases generally. Tell us your stack on the free call and we will say plainly whether we are the right fit.
Want a sounding board for your team?
Book a free 30-minute call and tell us where the team is stuck.