60+
Projects Delivered
from MVP to enterprise
Ciprian Cimpan delivers
AI Software
That Moves Metrics
I transform ideas into reliable production-ready software
Measurable ROI from MVP to scale: faster delivery, lower costs, happier users
Full-Stack AI Expert
Global Availability
18+ Years Experience
Engineering Excellence
Trust indicators
- Pragmatic
- Solutions focused on concrete results: revenue, margins, retention, KPIs.
- Efficient
- Days and weeks, not months and quarters. Short iterations with visible impact.
- Professional
- Efficient architectures: tests, docs, observability, cost controls baked in.
- Accountable
- I take decisions, unblock teams, and finish what I start: you get outcomes, not tickets.
Complete Solutions
From Plan to Production
AI-ready applications and senior engineering leadership for teams that need measurable progress in weeks, not quarters
AI Discovery
Two-week discovery sprint to identify high-ROI AI opportunities, validate feasibility, and define an execution-ready plan.
Prioritized use cases mapped to business KPIs and owners
Feasibility assessment: data readiness, model fit, risk constraints
Architecture sketch covering data flow, guardrails, and cost envelope
Execution plan with milestones, dependencies, and delivery sequence
Clear go/no-go recommendations for each candidate use case
2 weeks
~10-15k / plan
Modernization Boost
Focused modernization engagement to improve reliability, performance, security, and developer velocity.
Risk map across stability, scalability, and security
Refactor roadmap with effort-versus-impact scoring
Quick-win backlog for the next 1-2 delivery sprints
Performance and cost baseline with improvement targets
2 weeks
~8-12k / boost
Build & Integrate
Delivery phase for production features: APIs, internal tools, workflow automation, LLM copilots, and RAG applications.
Weekly milestones and demos, with working software shipped from week one
Production-grade observability, cost monitoring, and reliability safeguards
Documentation and runbooks that support clean team handoff
Evals and guardrails for AI features where applicable
4-8 weeks
~30-50k / phase
Fractional CTO
Part-time senior technical leadership for roadmap decisions, architecture governance, and execution oversight.
Quarterly technical objectives aligned with business goals
Architecture and vendor decisions with documented trade-offs
Execution governance through weekly review cadences
Monthly reporting with progress, risks, and next-step priorities
1-2 days / week
~7-14k / month
Technology Partners
Built on proven platforms: modern frameworks, enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure, and cutting-edge AI tools that reduce risk and accelerate delivery
Choose Your Starting Point
From AI discovery sprints to full-stack builds: flexible engagements designed to prove value quickly and scale with your needs
Start Small
AI Discovery Sprint → Prove Value Fast
Focused Fix
Modernization Assessment → Unblock A Roadmap
Feature Delivery
Build & Integrate → Ship Production Value
Ongoing Support
Fractional CTO → Keep Quality And Velocity High
Ship Fast, Stay Aligned
Short discovery, tight execution plan, weekly demos: you stay informed and I deliver tangible progress every step of the way
Step 1: Discovery
Define business goals, timeline and deliverables.
Step 2: Strategy
Technical roadmap with clear milestones, risks & costs.
Step 3: Execution
Short iterations with regular demos to keep you informed.
Step 4: Delivery
Handoff with documentation and deployment support.
Move A Metric That Matters
Book a free call: let's identify your highest-ROI opportunity and map a plan to make it happen!
Ciprian Cimpan
Senior full-stack software engineer for AI-ready products
I help founders and product teams ship production software that improves revenue, delivery speed, or operating margin.
My work spans backend APIs, modern frontends, cloud infrastructure, and pragmatic AI integrations (LLMs, RAG, and workflow automation). Every engagement is execution-focused: short discovery, decision-ready plan, then weekly milestones with visible progress.
You get senior engineering ownership from architecture to deployment, with clear trade-offs and measurable outcomes.
Global Availability
From $150/hour
What Drives My Work
Ownership, speed to value, and engineering excellence: the principles behind every project I deliver.
Outcomes over output
I optimize for the numbers you care about.
Revenue, conversion, cost savings, speed: your metrics improve, or we adapt the plan until they do.
Ownership mindset
Decisions made, not deferred.
I take the lead, make calls, solve challenges and always keep things moving.
You get production-ready software, deployed and working.
Pragmatic choices
The right tool for the problem, every time.
Simple architectures over clever ones: AI where it moves metrics, proven reliability everywhere else.
Clean handoffs: you own the result fully.
Speed with discipline
Delivered in weeks, not quarters.
Short discovery → tight plan → tangible results fast.
You see progress constantly, course-correct early, and stay in control of budget and scope.
Battle-Tested Toolkit
Ready for modern, scalable, and intelligent applications, refined through years of experience.
AI & Intelligence
Systems that learn, adapt, and deliver value
Autonomous agents, RAG pipelines, custom LLMs, and more. Every AI solution is built for reliability, cost control, and measurable business impact.
Backend & APIs
Scalable systems that power your business logic
High-throughput APIs, event-driven architectures, and complex integrations: built clean, tested thoroughly, and adding value from day one.
Data & Storage
From simple queries to billion-row analytics
Transactional databases, real-time analytics, and graph relationships: designed for the queries you run today and the scale you'll need tomorrow.
Frontend & UX
Interfaces that drive engagement
Responsive, performant frontends: from landing pages and dashboards to AI-powered experiences that keep users engaged and coming back.
DevOps & Infrastructure
Ship fast, stay observable, control costs
CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing and monitoring to give your business velocity without sacrificing reliability.
Built With. Shipped For. Trusted By.
Partners who trusted me to deliver, and came back for more
Results Worth Repeating
A track record built one shipped project at a time
<2wks
First Milestone
kickoff to working version
100%
Production Ready
built for ROI, not prototypes
80%
Return Clients
hired once, chosen again
We had a working prototype in nine days. I've waited longer for proposals from agencies. Ciprian just gets in there and builds.
Marco Silva
Founder, Solvara Health
I expected a pitch about machine learning. Instead, Ciprian showed us which three processes were costing us the most and automated the one with the fastest payback. Very practical, zero hype.
Anna Lindström
CEO, Cadwell Logistics
When the engagement ended, our team picked up the codebase on day one. Tests, docs, clear architecture, we didn't need a month-long knowledge transfer. That almost never happens with contractors.
Daniel Okafor
CTO, Stackmeld
Before We Begin
The practical details decision-makers ask before kicking off a project
Fixed scope, clear price, no open-ended bills.
I price by engagement type, and every option has a defined scope and timeline.
- Discovery sprints and assessments: $8k-$15k over two weeks
- Build projects: 4-8 week phases, typically $30k-$50k per phase
- Fractional CTO support: starting at 1-2 days per week
Bring your budget range to a call and I'll tell you what's realistic.