Consulting
Senior software engineering and architecture help, when you need it.
I'm Alfred, a software architect and senior engineer with 10+ years building and shipping large-scale cloud, video, and platform systems. I work with teams that need experienced help on difficult backend, infrastructure, or architecture work, whether that means senior IC support, contract delivery, or higher-level technical guidance.
Previously worked at
Who I work with
- Teams hiring for senior software engineer, staff engineer, or principal-level contract roles
- Startups and scale-ups that need a senior architect before they can justify a full-time hire
- Media, streaming, and broadcast teams building or scaling video platforms and pipelines
- Engineering leaders who need a trusted second opinion on architecture, vendors, or roadmap
- Enterprise teams modernizing legacy systems or moving to cloud-native infrastructure
What I can help with
Bring me in when you need stronger execution, deeper engineering experience, or someone who can move comfortably between hands-on implementation and higher-level technical direction.
Senior software engineering
Jump into backend, platform, cloud, or infrastructure work as a hands-on senior engineer who can ship production code, unblock delivery, and help teams move faster.
Architecture review
Find the gaps, delivery risks, and scaling constraints in your current system before they become production incidents, then leave with a prioritized plan to fix them.
Cloud and AI platform development
Design and build cloud-native systems, distributed APIs, AI-powered features, and developer infrastructure built for scale, reliability, and cost efficiency.
Video engineering
Build or improve media processing pipelines, encoding workflows, and streaming platform infrastructure from ingest to playback, including FFmpeg-heavy systems.
Senior team augmentation
Embed with your team as a senior IC, staff-level engineer, or technical lead to unblock difficult platform work and raise technical standards without a long hiring cycle.
Technical advisory
Support CTOs and engineering leaders with roadmap decisions, architecture direction, and high-stakes vendor choices when the cost of getting it wrong is high.
How to engage
Senior contract role
A hands-on engagement where I join your team on a contract basis as a senior, staff, or principal-level engineer for delivery-focused work.
Architecture audit
A focused review of your systems with written findings and a prioritized set of recommendations. Best when you need clarity before committing to a direction.
Project-based delivery
A scoped engagement for a specific platform, feature, migration, or infrastructure initiative. I work alongside your team to get the work shipped.
Fractional advisory
Ongoing support on roadmap decisions, technical strategy, and high-stakes calls without a full-time commitment on either side.
Selected work
Patented ad delivery system for the 2024 Paris Olympics
Contributed to a high-performance ad delivery system used live during the Olympics, where latency and reliability failures had no recovery path.
Streaming platform architecture at scale
Led architecture across large-scale streaming systems serving millions of concurrent viewers at NBCUniversal and Sky UK, spanning resilience, cross-team execution, and operational clarity under peak load.
Developer tooling with 9.7M+ downloads
Built open source media processing and platform tooling adopted by video engineers worldwide, including Video Commander, an inspection and delivery tool for professional video workflows.
Based in Tokyo, working worldwide
I'm based in Tokyo and available in JST, a timezone that's genuinely hard to staff with senior English-speaking talent. I work async-first with distributed teams and understand what strong written communication and cross-regional alignment actually require.
Common questions
When should a team bring you in?
Usually when delivery is stuck, a system is getting more complex, or the team needs an experienced senior engineer quickly, whether for hands-on work, architecture support, or both.
Do you stay strategic, or do you get hands-on?
Both. I can work at the architecture and advisory level, but I also step into the code, infrastructure, and implementation details when that is what the situation requires.
Are you open to general senior software engineering roles?
Yes. I am open to senior-level contract and consulting work beyond pure architecture or leadership, especially backend, cloud, platform, infrastructure, and video-related engineering roles.
Do you only work with media and video companies?
No. Media and video systems are a core specialty, but I also work with teams building cloud platforms, internal developer tooling, distributed APIs, and modern infrastructure.
What does a first conversation look like?
A short call or email exchange to understand your team, constraints, timeline, and current bottleneck. If there is a strong fit, I will suggest the simplest engagement model that makes sense.
Start a conversation
Most engagements start with a short call. Tell me about your team, what you're building, the kind of role or support you need, and where you're stuck. I'll tell you honestly whether I can help.