Are you available full-time? W-2?

I take contract and fractional engagements through Make Real LLC — not W-2 employment. US companies get W-9 invoicing, a named senior on the work, and overlapping PT / CT / ET hours. If you need someone on US payroll in an office, I am not the hire.

What timezone are you in? Will you overlap US business hours?

I am based in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The booking calendar is Pacific Time (PT). I overlap business hours across PT, CT, and ET — you are not waiting overnight for a reply. Same-day responses are the norm.

How do you work with an existing engineering team?

I join as a senior IC who owns a slice: architecture, PRs, tests, and deploys. I match the team's repo conventions, write things other people can maintain, and communicate in writing so hiring managers and founders can both follow along. I do not need a PM layer to stay unblocked.

Do we own the code? IP? W-9?

Yes. Full source, full ownership, no licensing trap. Repos transfer to your accounts. Make Real LLC invoices with a W-9. Happy to put IP transfer in the contract in plain language.

You're one person. What happens if you get sick?

Fair question. I have done this for six years and I do not take more than I can handle, which leaves margin. If something comes up, you hear from me immediately — not after a week of silence.

What if scope changes or we need more hours?

We talk before I go over — not after. I estimate impact on timeline and cost, we decide together whether to include it now or phase it. No surprise invoices. Unused retainer hours carry over.

Why contract with you instead of an agency or a US FTE?

An agency at $150–250/hr often staffs juniors and adds account overhead. A US FTE is right when you need a long-term seat on the team. I am the middle path: a senior who already ships production SaaS, AI, and mobile, overlapping US hours, at a rate that does not require a funding round — with full IP transfer when the engagement ends.