I build
that work for you.
From a small business website to a custom tool to a product you sell — I take rough ideas and turn them into things people actually use, then keep them running as you grow.
Where the work runs
Engler Contracting
Full business website
12+
Products shipped
iOS + Android
Published apps
Web · Mobile · Enterprise
All built by one person
One developer. The whole thing.
One person who scopes it, builds it, and is still there a year later.
Websites & business tools
A website that brings in customers, or a custom tool that runs your operation. Built around how you actually work, not a template.
Stop doing it by hand
Daily reports, invoice chasing, data syncing — repetitive work turned into something that runs itself. With or without an AI step.
Apps for phones
Real iOS and Android apps. One codebase, both stores. Like the property records app I built that's live on Google Play.
Products you can sell
User accounts, payments, the whole stack. I build the product you can show paying customers on day one.
What I've actually shipped.
All four are live right now — open any of them.
An idea, in three scenes.
Scroll to watch one real project go from a phone call to a live website.
01
Plan
02
Build
03
Result
Project plan
Engler Contracting
Discovery
Jun 1 — Jun 7
Design system
Jun 8 — Jun 21
Build & ship
Jun 22 — Jul 19
Launch
Jul 20 — Jul 26
A real plan, not a guess.
Fixed scope. Fixed timeline. Fixed price.
What working together looks like
Discovery Call
You send me what you've got — a rough idea, a process you hate, a spreadsheet you're embarrassed by. I ask the questions. You don't write a spec.
Build
I scope it, price it, and build it. You get updates along the way. I make the technical calls — that's what you're paying for.
Launch
Your product goes live. I walk you through how it works. You won't need a developer just to use what I built you.
Maintain & Improve
Launch isn't the end. I keep systems running, add features as the business grows, and fix things when they break.
The solo dev advantage
An honest look at the tradeoffs — including where an agency is the better call.
You talk to the person writing the code
Josh
Agency
Freelancer
SometimesReal deployed products with active users
Josh
Agency
Freelancer
SometimesOngoing maintenance & improvements
Josh
Agency
Freelancer
Works from a rough idea — no formal brief needed
Josh
Agency
Freelancer
Uses AI in the build process — ships faster
Josh
Agency
SometimesFreelancer
SometimesNo agency overhead in the price
Josh
Agency
Freelancer
Full-stack: web, mobile, AI, automation
Josh
Agency
Freelancer
Sometimes| Feature | Josh | Agency | Avg Freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| You talk to the person writing the code | Sometimes | ||
| Real deployed products with active users | Sometimes | ||
| Ongoing maintenance & improvements | |||
| Works from a rough idea — no formal brief needed | |||
| Uses AI in the build process — ships faster | Sometimes | Sometimes | |
| No agency overhead in the price | |||
| Full-stack: web, mobile, AI, automation | Sometimes |
Got something
in mind?
Tell me what you're working on. I'll give you an honest read on whether I can help and what it would take to build it.
I'll get back to you within 24 hours.