Managed AI software development.
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FEAT-0042
Add OAuth2 SSO integration
ASSIGNED → Ellis
$ assembly-line run
Analyzing requirements...
Generating development plan...
Creating feature branch feat/oauth2-sso...
Files changed:
+ src/auth/oauth2.ts
+ src/auth/sso-provider.ts
~ src/config/auth.config.ts
+ tests/auth/oauth2.test.ts
PR #187
OAuth2 SSO Implementation
by Ellis
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A fractional engineer, an AI development team, one invoice.

Every engagement pairs your business with a dedicated fractional engineer — a staff-level software professional who becomes your single point of contact. Behind them: a coordinated suite of AI development tools that write, review, and ship code under their direction.

You get the output of a full engineering team at a fraction of the cost, and the clarity of knowing exactly who owns every deliverable.

Your point of contact
Your Fractional Engineer

A staff-level software professional assigned to your business. They learn your product, direct the AI toolchain, and take accountability for every deliverable.

  • Single, named point of contact
  • Owns architecture, quality, and delivery
  • Directs the AI tools doing the heavy lifting
  • Reachable via Slack, phone, or email
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The AI Development Stack
Proven tools. Real leverage.
Claude Code
Anthropic
Feature implementation, refactors, bug fixes inside your repo.
OpenAI Codex
OpenAI
Parallel code generation and automation at scale.
Claude Managed Agents
Anthropic
Code review, test coverage, quality enforcement.
Claude API
Anthropic
Orchestration layer that coordinates the toolchain.
Your CI/CD
Integrated
We plug into the pipeline and tooling you already use.

Your fractional engineer chooses the right tool for the job — and is responsible for everything the tools produce.

This isn't software you install. It's a managed service that ships.

Modern SDLC. AI-driven throughput. Human accountability.

Your fractional engineer runs the software development lifecycle the way it should be run — with discipline, transparency, and the most capable AI tools available today applied at every stage.

01

Plan & Design

Requirements gathering, architecture decisions, and clear scoping before a single line of code is written.

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02

Build

Feature implementation, bug fixes, and refactors — written quickly, reviewed carefully.

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03

Review & Test

Code review, test coverage, and security scanning before anything reaches your main branch.

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04

Ship & Operate

Deployment, monitoring, and iteration using your existing pipeline — enhanced with AI-driven ops.

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We work inside your world.

Your repositories, your cloud accounts, your CI/CD, your ticketing system. No data leaves your environment. No new tools for your team to learn. Your fractional engineer integrates with what you already have — or helps you set up the pieces you're missing.

Built for business owners tired of agency roulette.

Traditional consulting firms sell you hours. Digital agencies sell you junior developers with senior billing rates. You get shuffled between account managers, project managers, and whoever happens to be available. We built EngineerForAI to fix that.

One person accountable.

No account managers. No staffing churn. Your fractional engineer is the engineer — not a middleman. When something breaks, there's one number to call, and that person wrote or reviewed the code that broke.

AI-driven output, human-driven quality.

AI tools produce code faster than any human team. But speed without judgment is noise. Your fractional engineer applies staff-level technical judgment to every deliverable — architecture, security, maintainability — so what ships is actually production-grade.

Modern SDLC, not cowboy coding.

Agencies often cut corners on testing, documentation, and code review. We don't. Every change goes through version control, automated review, test coverage, and human sign-off before it touches your production systems.

Simple monthly pricing. No long contracts.

Traditional agency retainers for dedicated development start at $20,000–$40,000+ per month. Managed AI engineering delivers equivalent or better throughput at a fraction of the cost — because one AI-driven engineer ships what three traditional developers used to.

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Starter
One focused software initiative
$0/mo
Dedicated fractional engineer (standard availability)
Full AI development toolchain
Integration with your existing tools
Weekly progress reporting
Direct access via your preferred channel

Business owners shipping their first product, automating a specific workflow, or rescuing a stalled project.

Equivalent to ~1 senior developer
Growth
Multiple product initiatives
$0/mo
Dedicated fractional engineer (priority availability)
Expanded AI agent capacity
Daily async updates, weekly sync
Architecture and code quality oversight
Proactive tech debt management

Growing businesses where software is a competitive advantage and the backlog keeps outpacing delivery.

Equivalent to ~2–3 developers
Scale
Software is the business
$0/mo
Dedicated senior engineer, embedded deeply
Parallel AI workstreams across multiple projects
Daily reporting, embedded in your ceremonies
Architecture review & roadmap input
Enterprise tooling integration

Revenue-generating platforms, multi-product portfolios, or companies treating their fractional engineer as a de facto head of engineering.

Equivalent to ~4–6 developers

Every tier includes direct access to the engineer who knows your business. Slack, phone, email — your channel, your person. No support tickets. No strangers.

No long contracts.Start monthly. Scale up or down with 30 days' notice. First deliverables ship in Week 1 — evaluate quality on real work before committing.

Canadian company, Canadian accountability. Based in Toronto, Ontario. Your fractional engineer is a Canadian professional. Invoices in CAD. Your data stays in your environment.

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