Small technical team
One day a week to secure your solo developer — without replacing them
When one person holds all the tech, risk isn't theoretical: illness, departure, vacation, burnout. You don't need a second full-time hire — you need continuity, perspective, and a safety net.
One day a week is enough to learn the codebase, add day-to-day value, and agree on coverage when your main developer is away.
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The risk
Bus factor, in practice
Your main developer stays owner of the code and decisions. My role isn't to compete: it's to reduce single-point dependency, speed up reviews, and hold the line in a bounded way when they're unavailable — because we prepared together.
What we set up
Day-to-day value and gradual backup
Learning the codebase
Light documentation, tour of critical areas, access and conventions — without reading every line. Goal: intervene on essentials within weeks, not duplicate your lead's head.
Value from the first weeks
Architecture reviews, unblocking, prioritization, targeted debt. Your dev gets a senior peer one day a week — not an auditor who shows up once a year.
Light backup, not a clone
We define what's covered when your dev is away: fixes, deploys, level-2 support — written scope, not a vague promise to « always be available ».
Vacation and agreed on-call
When your developer is on vacation, we activate a framework we've already tested: channels, incident priority, availability windows. On-call agreed in advance, not Monday-morning improvisation.
Objections
Common questions
I frame it as backup for them: less solo pressure, faster reviews, someone who knows the context when they need time off. Leadership clarifies the lead keeps ownership; I'm not there to take their job.
For gradual knowledge and a safety net, yes — with clear scope. It's not a second full-time role; it's insurance and acceleration. If volume truly needs more, we discuss it; often one well-used day is enough for a long time.
Repo and tool access per your policy; NDA if required. I don't publish your code; work stays in your systems. We define who sees what from day one.
One developer carries everything? One call is enough to see if one day a week gives you margin — without disrupting your team.
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