Understand what is holding your software back and what to fix first.

Technical Review is a paid two-week engagement that gives you an independent view of an existing system and a prioritized plan for what to improve next.

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$5,000 fixed fee2 weeksTechnical Review Report & walkthroughSee pricing details
Why Teams Bring Us In

Get a clear picture of the system before the next investment.

The system works, but the team cannot see clearly where reliability, performance, cost, or delivery is being held back

Releases take too long, create avoidable problems, or leave the team unsure what to improve first

You inherited, outsourced, or expanded a system and need an independent view of how its parts fit together

Leadership needs a practical basis for deciding what to fix, fund, pause, or leave alone

The Process

Two weeks. A clear, prioritized next step.

Week 1·Assessment

We review the parts of the system that matter to your question: the product, code, architecture, data, infrastructure, delivery practices, and any AI capabilities already in use.

  • Code, dependencies, and the way changes are delivered
  • Architecture, data flow, integrations, and access boundaries
  • Reliability, performance, infrastructure, and cost signals
  • AI capabilities, where relevant, and how the team can assess their behavior
  • Security, operating risks, and the ownership needed to address them
Week 2·Roadmap

You receive a written review of what is working, what is holding the system back, and the improvements worth addressing first.

  • A clear summary of the system’s strengths, risks, and bottlenecks
  • Architecture, delivery, reliability, cost, and AI findings where relevant
  • Prioritized improvements with suggested sequencing and ownership
  • A practical direction for the next technical and product decisions
  • 1-hour walkthrough call
Deliverables

A Technical Review Report that helps you decide what to fix.

Technical Review Report (10–20 pages)

  • A current-state assessment of the system’s strengths, risks, and bottlenecks
  • A view of the architecture, data, integrations, and technical dependencies
  • A prioritized record of technical debt, risks, and areas needing attention
  • Findings on AI capabilities and practical ways to assess or improve them, where relevant
  • Security, access, operating, reliability, and cost findings relevant to the review
  • Findings on how the team plans, reviews, tests, and releases software
  • Recommended technical direction for the improvements that matter most
  • A prioritized action plan with suggested order and ownership

1-Hour Walkthrough Call

We walk through the findings with you, answer questions, and help you decide what to fix, pause, or keep.

A Prioritized Path Forward

Whether you continue with us or your own team, you will have a practical order for the next technical and product decisions.

Investment

Simple, transparent pricing.

$5,000

2-week engagement · Technical Review Report · Walkthrough call

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Ideal For

For leaders who need to decide what to improve first.

Teams whose delivery is slowing down or creating repeated release problems

Leaders planning the next investment in an existing product or platform

Product teams adding AI capabilities that need a practical review

CTOs inheriting, modernizing, or taking ownership of an existing system

Teams preparing for a major product, technical, or business decision

Anyone who needs an independent view before deciding what to fix first

Your Review Lead
JA

Joseph Arrieta

Founder, Code Carvers · 16 years in software engineering · AWS Certified

Architectures running 10+ years in production
Teams scaled from 5 to 30+
Production systems reviewed for security, cost, reliability, and ownership
Get Started

Talk through your system.

Pick a time that works for you. This introductory conversation helps us understand your system, team, available access, and the decisions a separate paid Technical Review would need to support.

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Questions? hello@codecarvers.dev