Senior Cloud & Full-Stack Consultant
Build fast. Scale intelligently.
I help teams ship production-ready cloud systems, modern APIs, and AI-powered products — with the speed of a startup and the rigor of an enterprise architect.
Trusted by teams at
Services / 06
Services &
Engagement Models
Clear, outcome-driven packages designed for startups, scale-ups, and teams that need senior execution across architecture, data, AI, and full-stack delivery.
01Architecture & System Design
Project · Advisory
End-to-end cloud architecture for AWS, Azure and Cloudflare. From greenfield systems to refactors, we design simple, robust foundations built to scale.
- Cloud & data architecture blueprints
- API design & integration strategy
- Security, observability & resilience
02Full-Stack Product Build
Solutions
From idea to deployed product. Fast, maintainable builds covering frontend, backend, storage, auth, and CI/CD — ready for real users.
- Next.js / React / Angular frontends
- Node, Django, or FastAPI backends
- Production-grade deployment pipelines
03AI & Automation Implementation
Applied AI · Internal tools
Practical AI added to your workflows — not hype. LLMs, assistants and data pipelines that integrate cleanly with your existing systems.
- LLM-powered tools & assistants
- Feature stores & model serving
- Workflow & data pipeline automation
04Cloud Migration & Optimisation
Audit · Implementation
Untangle legacy infrastructure, reduce costs, and move to a lean, observable modern cloud stack your team can actually understand.
- Legacy to cloud migrations
- Cost & performance optimisation
- Logging, metrics & alerting foundations
05Fractional CTO / Lead Developer
Retainer
Ongoing senior guidance without the full-time hire. Strategy, code reviews, and technical leadership embedded into your team.
- Weekly strategy & architecture sessions
- Technical direction & code reviews
- Team mentoring & hiring support
06Rescue & Stabilisation
Rapid engagement
When projects drift, we bring them back. Stabilising broken systems, cleaning up architecture, and shipping the critical missing pieces.
- Production firefighting & stabilisation
- Refactors & technical debt reduction
- Resilient rollout & deployment plans
About / Kai Parsons
Hi, I’m Kai.
I’m a senior engineer and cloud architect who specialises in turning complex ideas into practical, production-ready systems.
I work end-to-end across architecture, backend, frontend, data, AI and DevOps – so you don’t need five different contractors to move one project forward.
I help businesses with existing systems reach new frontiers, and I design new end-to-end solutions that unlock real, measurable business value. That can mean stabilising what you already have, or building something new that your team can own and extend.
My focus: intuitive systems, high leverage, unique solutions, cutting-edge deployments, and a relentless bias to shipping.
Process / 01—05
How engagements
typically work
A lean, structured process so we can move from idea to implementation without getting lost in endless documents.
- 01
Discovery & fit
We map out your current architecture, constraints and goals, and decide together if we’re a good fit to work together.
- 02
Design & plan
We sketch a lean but realistic architecture and delivery plan, aligned with your team’s capacity and timelines.
- 03
Build & integrate
I work hands-on in your stack, building, integrating and iterating with your internal team where needed.
- 04
Stabilise & handover
We put monitoring, documentation and operating guidelines in place so your team can confidently run what we’ve shipped.
- 05
Measure impact & evolve
We tie the work back to business outcomes and offer ongoing optimisation and technical partnership so the system keeps delivering value as your needs grow.
Start a conversation
Ready to explore
working together?
Share a bit about your context — current stack, challenges and goals — and I’ll come back with a suggested engagement shape or next steps.
- Remote-first, comfortable across timezones
- Limited concurrent projects for deep focus
- Available for project and retainer work