East Coast • DC
DC clients span a wide range: policy nonprofits, federal contractors, lobbying shops, association management organizations, and a growing crop of govtech startups. The professional services culture here demands polished, reliable software. Anything that looks like it was built over a weekend reflects on the organization using it. Budget expectations are higher than most markets, and the decision-making process usually involves multiple stakeholders.
13
Apps shipped
1 to 4 weeks
Typical timeline
$1,000 - $6,000
Price range
24hr
Quote turnaround
// THE MARKET
The DC market is less price-sensitive than most and more quality-sensitive. An association with 50,000 members running a member portal on NationBuilder is losing credibility with its members and paying six figures a year for functionality that a purpose-built application would do better. Federal contractors running SharePoint portals for client deliverables are leaving significant amounts of billable efficiency on the table.
// LOCAL CONTEXT
Virginia-based contractors working on federal programs often need software that handles CMMC-adjacent data hygiene: audit trails, access controls, role separation, and exportable logs. That's different from building a marketing site, and most DC-area web shops aren't equipped to handle it.
// WHAT I BUILD
APIs that your team can build on top of without fear. Versioned, documented, tested, and deployed with proper error handling.
// WHY MGT
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Not demos. Real apps running with real users. Regal Title, eXp Black Lion, InflexTech, 2K Service Plug, and more.
24hr
Tell me what you need. I send back a full scope and fixed price within 24 hours. No lengthy discovery phases before you see a number.
Fixed
One price. Agreed upfront. No scope creep invoices or "additional hours" surprises. If the scope changes, I talk to you before any additional work starts.
Stack for this service
// PROCESS
15 to 30 minutes. You tell me what you need. I tell you if I can build it, how long it takes, and what it costs. No pitch.
I write a clear scope document: what's included, what isn't, timeline, and fixed price. One document. No surprises.
I build in focused sprints with real progress updates. You see working software, not status reports.
Deploy to production. 30 days of post-launch support. Most issues resolved same day.
// FAQ
Every API ships with OpenAPI specification and a Postman collection. For public-facing APIs I build a documentation site with live request examples. Your team can onboard without me being in the room.
Yes. Internal integration APIs are a common project. I scope exactly which systems need to talk to each other, what data flows where, and build the glue layer that makes it work.
Yes. GraphQL for data-heavy applications where clients need flexible querying. REST for most other cases. I recommend the right approach based on your use case, not personal preference.
Yes. Most of my client work is fully remote. I'm based in Virginia and serve clients across East Coast. Everything is async-friendly: scoping, updates, and delivery all happen over documented channels so you always know where things stand. Same-day responses during business hours.
Tell me what you need. I'll send back a full scope and fixed price within 24 hours. No agency overhead. No middlemen.
New launches and build logs, ~2 per month. No spam.