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Skip the hiring process. Start shipping production-grade code.
Two senior engineers building together since 2011. Full-stack expertise for a fraction of what a full-time hire costs. No recruiters, no benefits paperwork, no ramp-up time. Code written by engineers who understand what they're building.
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Meet your team
We co-founded Server Side Up in 2011. Bootstrapped from day one. No outside funding, no bloated team. Just two people who know every layer of the stack because we've built every layer of the stack.
Dan Pastori
Full-stack Engineer · 16+ years
Dan builds Laravel applications, APIs, and full-stack architecture. Backend logic, database design, or a complete application from scratch — Dan builds it.
Jay Rogers
UX Designer & DevOps Engineer · 20+ years
Jay designs interfaces in Figma and implements them himself. He also builds Docker infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and manages servers so your app stays running.
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Every project is different, but here's what we do best.
Laravel applications
New apps from scratch or rescuing what's broken. APIs, queues, migrations, deployment. We handle the full backend.
Docker & CI/CD pipelines
Docker containers, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI. We automate your entire pipeline from local development to production.
UI/UX design & implementation
We design in Figma and build it ourselves. No handoff between designer and developer means nothing gets lost in translation.
iOS & Android apps
One codebase for web, iOS, and Android using CapacitorJS. Your product on every platform without duplicating effort.
Custom AI integrations
Real AI solutions wired into your application by engineers who understand your stack. Not chatbot wrappers.
Servers & infrastructure
Server setup, database design, backups, and zero-downtime deployments. Self-hosted stacks that don't depend on big cloud providers.
How it works: 4 simple steps
No meetings. No recruitment process. No overhead. Just results.
Choose your plan
Pick the plan that fits your development needs.
Invite us to your repo
Whether you're starting from scratch or have an existing codebase, we'll adapt to your workflow.
Assign us an issue
Tell us exactly what problem you need solved.
Get quality code in days
Start seeing tangible progress without waiting for the next sprint meeting.
Why this works
You already know the traditional approach is broken. Here's what changes when you work with us.
The traditional approach
Unpredictable costs that regularly exceed estimates by 2-3x 40% of time lost to meetings, standups, and process overhead 3+ months to hire and vet a qualified developer Managing multiple resources with fragmented skills Change requests trigger renegotiations and delays Working with us
Fixed monthly investment, no surprises 90%+ of our time dedicated to building your product Start in 48 hours, no recruitment process Two senior engineers who own the full stack Reprioritize anytime without penalty Dan and Jay go above and beyond. Jay sweats the details and Dan can build anything I throw at him. The two make an incredible and efficient team. Everything they build simply just works.
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On-Air Golf Data Analyst, RickRunGood.com & CBS Sports
How we communicate
You get direct access to the engineers building your product. No layers, no gatekeepers.
Talk directly to us
Every update, question, and decision happens on the actual issue. You work with us directly, not a project manager.
Every decision documented
Communication lives on GitHub or GitLab issues where it belongs. Nothing gets lost in Slack threads or forgotten after a call.
Your investment pays for code
Every hour not in a meeting is an hour building your product. When a complex discussion is needed, we hop on a focused video call.
Simple, predictable pricing
No scope negotiations. No hourly billing. Change plans as your needs evolve.
Features
SINGLE priority track (one task at a time)
Any size task (big or small)
Access to both engineers
Results in days, not weeks
Pay by credit card or ACH
Features
DUAL priority tracks (two tasks at a time)
Any size task (big or small)
Access to both engineers
Results in days, not weeks
Pay by credit card or ACH
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Everything you need to know about working with us.
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