Independent infrastructure consulting
Your team needs to ship the next feature, but slow queries, rising infrastructure costs, and difficult releases keep taking time away. I help you fix those problems so your engineers can get back to the product.
Availability: I take on a limited number of projects alongside a full-time role. Work is scheduled in advance, with response times agreed before we start. I do not provide on-call coverage.
“Rishi is the infrastructure engineer every small team wishes it had. While the rest of the team stayed focused on growth projects, he quietly took on the foundational work: security, compliance, and moving our services onto a cleaner, more modern platform. None of it pulled people off the roadmap, and things just got more solid underneath us. He's careful with production, and he's willing to push back when needed. He explains tradeoffs clearly and doesn't over-engineer. I'd work with him again in a heartbeat.”
“As a small startup team, Rishi has been invaluable in helping us scale our infrastructure. From AWS price optimization to helping us to reach Soc2 compliance, Rishi has helped us with it all!”
Services
We can start with the issue that is costing your team the most time or money. Security is part of each project.
Your systems need to support more customers without unnecessary cost.
I have done this work with AWS. I review resource use and capacity, reduce unnecessary spending, and test whether your infrastructure can support the demand you expect.
Discuss infrastructure scalabilitySlow queries are making customers wait.
I have scaled and tuned PostgreSQL clusters. I investigate query execution and connection use, then help your team improve performance and decide whether more capacity is needed.
Discuss database performanceEngineers wait too long to verify and deploy changes.
AI tools can produce changes faster than a team can review them. I improve build, test, and deployment pipelines so engineers can verify those changes quickly and release them safely.
Discuss CI/CDYour application servers take too long to respond.
I use observability tools to find bottlenecks in application servers. I work with your engineers to diagnose the cause, make changes, and measure their effect on response times.
Discuss application performanceProduct engineers need to understand how their software behaves.
I have worked with Datadog, Honeycomb, and Grafana. I improve instrumentation and tools around the questions product engineers need to answer, and help them use the data in their daily work.
Discuss observabilityAI tools need to fit the work your engineers do each day.
I have built internal AI agents and harnesses for engineers. I help teams build and adopt tools that fit their development workflow, so engineers can use them effectively in day-to-day work.
Discuss AI development toolingYour team needs to implement controls and prepare audit evidence.
I help implement AWS controls and prepare audit evidence. Your team learns how to maintain those controls. An independent auditor provides the SOC 2 attestation.
Discuss SOC 2 supportHow we work
You work directly with me. I talk with the people who run the system and review the evidence with them. Then we agree on what to change and how we will measure the result.
Start a conversationI investigate what is happening and explain how it affects performance, cost, or your team’s time.
We define the work and agree on a schedule and price. You know what I will do and where I need your team’s help.
I help implement and test the work, compare the results, and document what your team needs to operate it.
Common questions
No. I provide consulting alongside a full-time role. Work is scheduled in advance, and I do not provide on-call coverage.
ARAM is my consulting practice. I work directly with your team and stay involved in implementation.
I can implement AWS controls and organize audit evidence. An independent auditor provides the SOC 2 attestation.
I investigate the problem, then help implement and test the agreed changes. Before a production change, we agree on how to test it and how to reverse it if needed. I explain what could go wrong and how we would respond.
Describe the problem and its effect on your team. Recent changes, measurements, and any deadline are useful, but a rough note is enough.
Start here
Send a short description through the form. We can discuss what is happening, what you need to improve, and whether I am the right person to help.
A rough note is enough. Please leave out passwords and customer data.
