Services
Chaba works with software teams that need experienced technical judgment, focused execution, or an independent review of important engineering decisions.
Technical Advisory
Advisory work is useful when a team needs a clear technical point of view without adding a full-time role. Engagements can be lightweight and ongoing, or focused around a specific decision.
Representative work:
- Architecture and system design review.
- Technical strategy and roadmap feedback.
- Vendor, platform, and tooling evaluation.
- Engineering process and delivery guidance.
- Technical diligence and risk assessment.
Consulting
Consulting work is scoped around a defined problem, decision, or outcome. The goal is to help a team understand the tradeoffs, decide what to do next, and move with less uncertainty.
Representative work:
- Backend and platform architecture.
- Reliability and operational readiness.
- Observability strategy.
- Migration planning.
- Technical planning for product initiatives.
Engineering Team Development
Engineering team development is useful when a team needs to grow its technical capacity without losing clarity, quality, or operating discipline. The work focuses on the structure, practices, and leadership needed for a team to make good technical decisions consistently.
Representative work:
- Engineering role and team structure design.
- Hiring criteria and interview process feedback.
- Onboarding plans for new engineers.
- Technical leadership support for founders and engineering leads.
- Development process and team operating guidance.