A senior engineering team on retainer — without the headcount.
Hiring a senior PHP/MySQL engineer takes months and costs six figures. A fractional retainer gives you that seniority now — for code audits, custom module development, database optimization, and disciplined deployment — at a predictable monthly cost. We've been engineering the web since 2005, and we bring that depth to your platform without you having to build the team.
What's included
- Senior-level code audits — a deep review of your PrestaShop, WooCommerce, or custom PHP codebase to surface risk, tech debt, and performance drains before they cost you.
- Custom module & plugin development — bespoke PrestaShop 9.1 (Hummingbird) and WooCommerce modules, and API integrations built to your workflow, not shoehorned from a marketplace.
- Database query optimization — slow-query analysis, indexing, and schema tuning that keep the store responsive under real, growing load.
- Staging-to-production workflows — every change built and tested in staging, then deployed to production with a rollback path. No more cowboy edits on the live store.
- Proactive platform upgrades — PHP, MySQL, PrestaShop, and WooCommerce kept current and secure, upgraded on a plan instead of in an emergency.
How the retainer works
1. Audit & baseline
We start with a technical infrastructure review — code, database, and server — and establish measured baselines for performance and risk.
2. Prioritized roadmap
We turn findings into a ranked roadmap — highest business impact first — so every retainer hour goes where it returns the most.
3. Continuous engineering
Each month we ship improvements, keep the platform current, and stay on call — your store gets senior engineering as an ongoing service.
Retainer packages
Structured monthly retainers, scoped to the scale and complexity of your store. Every engagement begins with a technical infrastructure review so scope is grounded in your actual stack — no guesswork, no low-ball.
Growth
From $1,500/mo
- Managed performance hosting
- Proactive maintenance & upgrades
- Priority engineering hours
- Monthly performance reporting
Scale
From $2,500/mo
- Everything in Growth
- Custom module development
- Database query optimization
- Staging-to-production workflows
Enterprise
$3,500+/mo
- Everything in Scale
- Dedicated bare-metal infrastructure
- Hardened database & server security
- Highest-priority SLA & on-call
Start with a technical infrastructure review
Every retainer begins the same way: a senior engineer reviews your stack and shows you exactly where the risk and the opportunity are. Book the call to get started.