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Custom business web applications for small companies

Valérian Zoltowski, software engineer, France.

What I do

I design and build web applications for small companies whose process has outgrown a shared spreadsheet. One person, from the data model to production: you talk to the developer, not to an account manager.

Every engagement runs on a written scope and a fixed price. No hourly billing, and no change to the scope without a written quote first.

  • Custom business application

    Replacing the shared spreadsheet with a tool your team actually uses. Roles, exports, history.

    From €3,500 · 4 to 8 weeks

  • Stripe subscriptions and billing

    Recurring payments done properly: plans, replayable webhooks, customer portal, failed payments.

    €1,800 to €3,500 · 2 to 4 weeks

  • Deployment and hosting

    Your application online: Docker, TLS, automated backups, continuous integration.

    €900 to €2,200 · 1 to 2 weeks

Proof

CasaCroqueta, a personal project that grew into a complete product, running in production. I designed it, built it, deployed it and I operate it.

Layered architecture with strict boundaries, Stripe subscriptions with replayable webhooks, PostgreSQL and Redis, four levels of tests including black box integration against a real database, Docker and Traefik with automatic TLS and nightly encrypted backups.

It is not a commercial success and I do not present it as one. It is a complete application that I keep running, and the most honest thing I can show about how I work.

casacroqueta.fr · Full case study, in French

Valérian was fully committed and knowledgeable to create our ideas into reality. Communicated well and show me progress along the way which help a lot. He works hard and fast.
Killusion, custom development for an international client
He was great to work with. He was willing to go the extra mile when I forgot to mention stuff in the first message when the order was placed. The plugin I ordered works exactly as I imagined it would and any time we ran into any problems he was quick to resolve them.
Ethan Rabideau, custom development for an international client

How I work

  • Asynchronous, with scheduled calls rather than daily meetings.
  • A written scope agreed before any code is written.
  • A fixed price and a delivery date, never an hourly rate.
  • A written reply within one working day.
  • One project at a time, so dates mean something.

Contact

Describe your situation in a few lines: what happens today, what breaks, and what you would like instead. I answer with a straight opinion on feasibility and budget, even when the answer is no.

contact@zoltowski.fr · LinkedIn