Paul — Romania, Remote

I ship products.
Fast.

Developer and fractional CTO for founders who need a working product — not a roadmap.

I write the code, shape the product, and get it live. One person, full stack, no handoffs. You talk to the person who builds it.

Rails + Hotwire for backends that ship in days. React + Expo for native mobile. AI when it solves a real problem — not as a buzzword.

I work best with founders who have an idea and zero patience for slow. Prototype in days. MVP in weeks. Real product in months.

~$200K raised after a prototype I built in weeks
3,000+ users on a product I designed, built, and run
10+ years shipping web and mobile — Rails since 2015

What you get

Prototype Sprint

A working prototype in 3–5 days. Real enough to put in front of users or investors. You walk away with the demo, a technical plan, and a clear scope for what comes next.

MVP Build

A launchable product in 2–6 weeks. Core flows working, deployed, monitored. Not a throwaway — a foundation you keep building on. I ship weekly so you see progress, not promises.

Fractional CTO

Senior technical leadership on a weekly cadence. I'll set the architecture, make the hard calls, write code myself, and help you hire when the time comes. All the clarity of a CTO, none of the full-time overhead.

Track record

01

Elaris Labs

Our own products — built from scratch, run by us.

Food and Fit 2025–present

Nutrition and fitness platform — Rails API, React Native + Expo apps. 3,000+ active users and growing. Every line of code, every design decision, ours.

More products in development.

02

Social Impact

Building technology for people who need it most.

Breast Cancer Survivors Platform 2019–2026

Lead developer on a Rails platform and mobile apps that connected thousands of survivors with resources, community, and ongoing support.

NGO Projects 2019–present

Rails and React Native platforms for organizations supporting vulnerable families. Long-running, quietly impactful work.

03

Startups

Helping founders go from idea to funded product.

Tailwise 2017–2018

Founding developer at a UK pet-tech startup. Built the prototype that helped close ~$200K in pre-seed. Rails, fast iteration, real users from week one.

Additional startup work available on request.

Got something to build?

Send a short email with what you're working on. I'll reply with honest thoughts and a clear next step — no forms, no sales funnel.

hi@soypaul.co

Booking projects for Autumn 2026.