Let Oky help run your SaaS.
I build and run Podseeker and SocialPhotos. I will help you decide what your product needs next, design the technical approach, and work in the code to ship it.
$5,000 per month, plus applicable taxes. Oky only. One consequential priority at a time.Production proof
The same person
built and operates these.
Look them up. Use them. I built and operate Podseeker and SocialPhotos through paying customers, product changes, integrations, data growth, and production incidents.
podseeker.co
01 / LIVE SAAS / DATA PLATFORM
VISIT PRODUCT ↗
Podseeker
A podcast intelligence and outreach platform with millions of searchable data points, verified contacts, AI-assisted workflows, team collaboration, billing, docs, pSEO, and an agent-ready API.
MillionsOf podcasts processed
10,000sOf email pitches sent
4.7 / 5From 13 G2 reviews
SEARCHDATA PIPELINESAI WORKFLOWSTEAM ACCOUNTSAPI
socialphotosapp.com
02 / LIVE SAAS / SHOPIFY APP
VISIT PRODUCT ↗
SocialPhotos
A Shopify application for collecting customer content, moderating media, tagging products, publishing shoppable galleries, and managing merchant workflows at scale.
Since 2014Operating in production
100s / secRequests handled at peak
4.9 / 5From 73 Shopify reviews
SHOPIFYMEDIA PIPELINEMODERATIONEMBEDSBILLING
Project work vs ongoing help
The scope changes
when the facts change.
Traditional agencies and specialists need the work defined before they begin. But the difficult part of a live SaaS often appears only after someone inspects the code, data, and customer workflows.
Start with the problem. Work out the answer together.
Tell me what is happening. I inspect the product, code, and data, explain the tradeoffs, and scope the first useful change. When new information appears, we adjust the plan and keep moving.
01Tell me the problem
02I inspect the actual system
03Work one priority at a time
04Adjust as we learn
FLAT MONTHLY RATE. NO LONG-TERM COMMITMENT. CANCEL BEFORE THE NEXT BILLING PERIOD.
Beyond writing code
Code is only one part
of running a SaaS.
Once customers depend on the product, difficult changes rarely live in one file. They run through data models, permissions, integrations, billing, and infrastructure. AI can generate code, but someone still has to understand how the system fits together and change it without breaking what customers rely on.
Live customer data
Schema changes, imports, cleanup jobs, and backfills have to handle inconsistent existing records without damaging customer accounts.
Integrations and webhooks
APIs change, webhooks arrive twice or out of order, credentials expire, and a third-party outage becomes your support problem.
Permissions and customer security
Roles, tenant boundaries, shared accounts, audit trails, and data access become consequential once customers trust the product with their business.
Existing codebase and architecture
A small feature can touch assumptions scattered across the codebase. Decide what to extend, what to refactor, and what to leave alone.
Pricing and billing changes
New plans create grandfathered customers, prorations, failed payments, credits, cancellations, and subscription states that must remain correct.
Performance and infrastructure costs
Data grows, background jobs pile up, queries slow down, and cloud or AI bills climb. Find the real bottleneck before rebuilding everything.
How it works
Tell me the problem.
I will tell you how I can help.
Start with a short note. If it makes sense to work together, we go month to month on one priority at a time. No long-term contract.
Tell me the problem
Share what your SaaS does, what is happening now, and where you are stuck. Add links or context if they help.
I tell you how I can help
I read it and tell you honestly whether I am the right person, how I would approach it, and what I suggest doing first.
We work together
We focus on one priority at a time. I help make the technical decisions and take the work all the way through to production.
Oky only
One accountable
technical owner.
You work directly with the product engineer behind Podseeker and SocialPhotos. I stay responsible from the founder conversation through the technical decision, implementation, release, and what production reveals.
Founder and technical lead
Accountability starts at the top.
More than a decade building deep-technology software in the San Francisco Bay Area, plus firsthand experience building and operating bootstrapped SaaS products.
I work directly inside the product and codebase. When a separate visual designer or additional implementation capacity is needed, that role remains explicit rather than being hidden behind an agency account layer. Explore the fractional CTO engagement.
Fractional technical ownership
Senior judgment.
Hands on the product.
FOUNDER-LED TECHNICAL PARTNERSHIP
$5,000/ MONTH
For the product or growth founder of a live SaaS that needs senior technical ownership without another executive hire.
Chat with Oky ↓ Month to month. Limited client roster. You own every line of code and every account.Direct technical ownership
✓Work directly with Oky
✓Business context inside technical decisions
✓Product and technical roadmap ownership
✓One consequential priority at a time
✓Architecture and codebase decisions
✓Technical product and interface design
✓Hands-on critical-path development
✓AI-assisted implementation with human review
✓Deployment and production learning
✓Developer, contractor, and vendor guidance
✓Async written and Loom updates
✓Decision calls when talking is faster
✓No account manager or junior handoff
CAPACITY
This is fractional technical ownership, not a full engineering department. Visual branding and original visual design remain separate when the product needs a specialist.
A SMALL CLIENT ROSTER. OKY ON EVERY ENGAGEMENT.The fit
When this relationship
earns its place.
Who is this for?+
A product or growth founder whose SaaS already has paying customers and an existing codebase, but no dependable senior technical owner. A technical cofounder or lead may have left, or AI tools and outside developers may have taken the product further than the founder can safely direct alone.
Is this advice or implementation?+
Both, deliberately connected. I work with you on the product and technical decision, inspect the system it affects, and personally implement critical work. I can also direct existing developers, contractors, and vendors.
Do you replace a technical cofounder?+
No. A cofounder shares long-term company risk, control, work, and upside. I provide fractional technical ownership while you stabilize the product, deliver the roadmap, and decide whether the company eventually needs a permanent technical executive or engineering team.
What is too complex for this model?+
Products requiring several engineers working in parallel, advanced scientific research, hard real-time systems, strict enterprise compliance, deep native mobile specialization, or around-the-clock operational support need a broader team.
What counts as one consequential priority?+
A product or technical outcome with a clear business consequence, such as stabilizing releases, repairing onboarding or billing, restructuring a fragile AI workflow, preparing the system for diligence, or delivering one important capability. Large outcomes are divided into production checkpoints.
What happens after I get in touch?+
I review the product, customers, codebase, current contributors, technical gap, and the decision consuming the founder's attention. If the engagement fits, we choose the first priority and establish the working context asynchronously.
Will you work inside an existing application?+
Yes. This offer is designed for existing products. I first inspect the architecture, code, data, infrastructure, deployment path, current risks, and what customers already depend on.
Who will I work with?+
Oky. I am the founder-engineer behind Podseeker and SocialPhotos, and I remain directly responsible for the technical decisions and hands-on work. There is no account manager or junior handoff.
How do we communicate?+
Written context, the shared work board, and Loom keep ordinary progress asynchronous. A recurring decision slot is available when a conversation is faster, but meetings are not required for their own sake.
Do I own the application?+
Yes. The source code, infrastructure, data, domains, analytics, and third-party accounts stay under your control.
What is the refund and cancellation policy?+
If we cannot agree on a useful first priority within five business days and implementation has not begun, you receive a full refund. After work begins, the engagement is month to month. Cancel before the next billing period and keep everything already shipped.
Start a conversation
What are you
working on?
Send me the short version. I will reply personally, and if I can help, we can dig into the product and technical context together.