Solutions/Solo founders
One engineer. All of it.
You're ready to commit. One versatile engineer, full-time — frontend, backend, database, deployment. A product-minded generalist from our Dhaka office, 40 hours a week, working as your whole engineering department while you stay product owner — plus one hour a month with our founder, a working CTO of a Saudi-backed company, included. One US contract, one flat monthly rate.
everything board · one seat
01ui · onboarding flow shipped
02api · webhooks live
03db · migration applied
04deploy · production green
05monitor · alerts quiet
06monthly · founder CTO hour → booked
Frontend
React / Next.js
Backend
Node / Python
Infra
deploy / CI
You own the what. They own the how.
Our engineers are trained on what we've learned shipping MVPs and global-scale systems — in the pre-AI era and in the AI era. So they know the failure modes of hand-built codebases and of AI-assisted ones. You stay product owner: you decide what to build. Your engineer builds it right — faster, and without the classic errors.
Full-stack range
UI to database to deploys. One person, no handoffs between teams — the whole path from idea to production sits in one head.
Product owner + engineer
You decide what to build. They own how it gets built, from the first line to the deploy that ships it.
AI-era judgment
An AI-enabled seat is available. Your engineer knows when AI output is good — and when it's a trap.
Startup speed, production discipline
A fast shipping rhythm, with the tests, deploys, and monitoring a real product needs from day one.
Your first real hire
The seat converts culture: when you grow, your engineer anchors the team and helps you build the rest of it.
What one versatile engineer covers.
All the stacks, one seat. No agency, no handoffs — one person who has shipped each layer before.
| Area | Examples | Depth |
|---|---|---|
| Frontend | React, Next.js, component systems | Ships full features, not mockups |
| Backend | Node and Python APIs, auth, integrations | Owns services end to end |
| Data | Postgres, schema design, caching | Models and migrations done carefully |
| Infra | Deploys, CI, monitoring | Production stays green, alerts stay on |
| Mobile web | Responsive layouts, PWA | One codebase that works on every screen |
Not ready for a full seat?
See the fractional founding engineer — the same idea at exactly 20 hours a week.
Solo founder vs fractional — which one.
Two seats, one idea: a founding engineer beside you. The difference is hours and commitment.
| You | Best fit | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Ready to commit to one full-time engineer | This seat — 40 hours a week, Senior or above | Rates at /pricing#full-stack |
| Need senior help, but not 40 hours yet | Fractional founding engineer — exactly 20 hours a week | Same idea, half the hours — /solutions/founders |
| Not sure which fits | A short call — we'll tell you plainly | Book at /#contact — a straight answer, no pitch |
Same bar as every seat — plus a session with you.
Candidates for this seat pass our standard pipeline first, across the whole stack. Then we add a pairing session with you — a full-time seat only works with someone you build well with. You interview last and make the final call.
- 1Full-stack technical depth interview
- 2Live build exercise — feature to deploy
- 3English & communication screen
- 4Pairing session with you
- 5Your final call
Senior or above. From $3,800 a month.
One flat monthly rate for a full 40-hour seat — stated plainly, like every rate we publish. We recommend Senior or above for this seat: a solo founder needs judgment, not supervision. The AI-enabled seat and the monthly founder hour are included.
See the full rate cardAI-enabled seat and the monthly founder hour included. Billed monthly in advance, USD, on one US contract.
Our office in Dhaka — where your team sits. Real photos, real people.
Frequently asked questions
Hire one versatile full-time full-stack engineer who covers frontend, backend, database, and deployment in a single seat. With Girmairi, you contract with a US company (Girmairi LLC), the engineer works 40 hours a week from Girmairi's managed Dhaka office, and you interview last with a pairing session before deciding. Senior level is recommended, from $3,800 a month.
For an early-stage product, yes — one senior full-stack engineer can ship the UI, the APIs, the database, and the deploys without handoffs between specialists. You act as product owner and decide what to build; the engineer owns how it gets built. A team makes sense later, when the product outgrows one person's 40 hours a week.
A full-time senior full-stack engineer working as your whole engineering department is a practical alternative — you keep your equity and stay product owner. Girmairi's version also includes one hour a month with its founder, a working CTO, for architecture and hiring decisions. From $3,800 a month on one US contract.
Through Girmairi, a full-time senior full-stack engineer starts at $3,800 a month — one flat rate for a full 40-hour seat, billed monthly in advance in USD. Senior level is recommended for solo founders, because you need judgment rather than someone to supervise. The full rate card is at /pricing#full-stack.
You act as product owner: you decide what to build, and the engineer owns how it gets built. The seat also includes one hour a month with Girmairi's founder — a working CTO — so technical decisions get a second senior opinion. Girmairi handles HR and performance management from its managed Dhaka office.
There is a fractional founding engineer option at exactly 20 hours a week — the same idea at half the hours, with a Lead engineer from $2,760 a month. Details are at /solutions/founders. When you're ready to commit, the full-time 40-hour seat starts at $3,800 a month.
The practical answer is an engineer who uses AI with judgment. Girmairi's engineers are trained on the company's shipping experience from both the pre-AI era and the AI era, so they know the failure modes of hand-built codebases and of AI-assisted ones. AI gets used where it speeds shipping and skipped where it becomes a trap.
There is a replacement guarantee: tell Girmairi and the engineer is replaced. Fit is also checked upfront — you interview last, with a pairing session, so nobody joins without your sign-off. NDA and IP assignment are signed before any work begins.
Hire your engineering department.
Tell us what you're building. We'll show you Senior-and-above candidates who cover the whole stack — and you'll pair with them before you decide.