Software ready for real users, shipped fast at a fixed price.
I'm a senior engineer with 20 years of experience shipping software. Modern AI tooling lets me build faster and charge less, and you get a fixed quote before any work starts.
// From idea to production
func launch(idea: YourIdea) -> Product {
return Product()
.withScope(.fixed)
.withPrice(.upFront)
.withQuality(.productionReady)
.withSupport(.available)
.launch()
}Services and pricing
Published starting prices and fixed quotes. My effective rate is $180 an hour, and you get the total before I start.
Production Readiness Audit
You built something with AI tools and need to know it is safe to put in front of customers. I review it and fix the dangerous parts in a week.
- Security, deployment and CI/CD review
- Prioritized report in plain English
- Critical fixes applied
- Fee credited toward any build below
Small business website
A fast site that looks right on a phone, shows up in local search, and that you can edit yourself.
- About five pages
- Editable content or a simple CMS
- Contact form that emails you
- SEO basics and hosting setup
Internal tools and automation
Software that takes over work someone is doing by hand today, like moving data between spreadsheets or building the weekly report.
- Workflow automation
- Dashboards and reporting
- Internal apps for your team
- Connects to the tools you already use
AI integration
One LLM feature or agent added to a product or business you already have, built and tested before it reaches your customers.
- One feature or agent, scoped up front
- Wired into your existing product or systems
- Prompt design and guardrails
- Data prep and evals quoted separately
MVP, web or iOS
The first version of your product, built to a fixed scope and launched.
- Scope agreed before I start
- Web app or native iOS
- Backend, accounts and payments as needed
- Launched to production or the App Store
- Documentation and handoff
Ongoing support
15 reserved hours a month at $180 an hour, for the work that keeps a product healthy.
- 15 reserved hours every month
- Maintenance and bug fixes
- New features
- Architecture advice and code review
How I work
Four steps, with the price settled before any work begins.
Tell me what you need
Tell me about the project and what done looks like.
Fixed quote
I send a written scope and a fixed price. That price holds unless you change the scope.
Build
I build in short steps and show you working versions as I go, so surprises show up early.
Handoff or ongoing support
I hand over the code and documentation. If you want help after launch, ongoing support covers maintenance and new features.
If you start with a Production Readiness Audit, the audit fee is credited toward any build above.
Things I've built
Apps I build for myself, the same way I build for clients.
Apple Staff Pick, 2010
MenuWeather, a weather app I made for Mac and iOS, was featured by Apple.
Front end to back end
Native Swift apps with Node.js, GraphQL and PostgreSQL behind them.
Chronicle
On this day, for your life.
Vitals
A live map of New York: subway, buses, weather, power grid and 311 calls.
NYC Rat Index
How ratty is your block? A daily score built from 311 rat sightings.
Leo
Open-source tool that supervises AI coding agents and runs their scheduled jobs.
Chroma Shift: Lumin's Run
Shift colors, dodge obstacles, and collect crystals in this fast-paced endless runner!
Clean Kitchen
View NYC restaurant health grades
Volleyball - Lineup Generator
Create balanced lineups for your volleyball team
What I build with
iOS/macOS Development
Web Development
Database & Cloud
Tools & Practices
About me
You work with the engineer who builds your project, from the first message to the handoff.
The engineer behind Blackpaw Studio
I'm Evan Coleman. I build websites, internal tools, AI features and apps for founders and small businesses, and for startups that need a senior hand.
I've been writing software for 20 years, mostly for the web, Mac and iOS. I'm based in New York City, and when you hire Blackpaw Studio you work with me directly.
Tell me what you're building
Say where your project stands and I'll tell you what it would take.
Start a project
Tell me what you're trying to get done. If I'm a fit, I send a fixed quote. I work with founders and small businesses, and with funded startups that need a senior engineer.