Lite Review
$1,800
One product, a shorter written review, a 30/60/90-day plan, and one week of async questions.
Engineering & AI Advisor · Argentina
Remote engineering & AI advisor for early-stage startups
I'm Cristian Calabro, an Engineering & AI Advisor in Argentina. I have 15+ years in software engineering. I work with early-stage startups as a remote AI advisor.
Who it's for
I work with founders of early-stage software startups. That includes a team just starting out and a team of about 3 to 30 developers.
You can be in the US, in Europe, or somewhere else. I'm a freelance engineering AI advisor, and I work remotely from Argentina.
What I help with
Architecture
How the product is put together, and what should change first.
Cloud and costs
Where the money goes, and what you can cut without changing what the product does for customers.
Deploys and tests
A release path the team can run and trust. That includes AI-assisted code review and tests, with a person reviewing before anything ships.
Access
Who can reach the code, the cloud, and the tools, and how that stays limited.
AI in everyday engineering
Practical ways to bring AI into the daily development work, with a person reviewing before anything ships.
How remote work goes
Most of the work is async. I write decisions down so your team can read them on their own time.
I overlap with US and EU time zones from Argentina.
We use a short call when talking is faster than a document.
Ways to start
Foundations Review
Fixed price, $3,000 founding-client rate
A review of your technology, your team, and how you use AI. You get written decisions, a plan, and a handover.
Technical due diligence
$1,500 for a 5-day red-flag review. $2,500 for a 7-day full review.
A clear verdict on a software company before an investment or an acquisition.
I can help put the plan in place afterwards.
Results
Helped a company cut its cloud costs by about 60%, without changing what the product does for its customers.
Traffic between two accounts was going out to the internet. Keeping that traffic private cut cloud spend by about 10%.
Questions
Do you work remotely with startups?
Yes. I'm a remote AI advisor for startups. Most of the work is async, and I overlap with US and EU time zones from Argentina.
Do you join the team full time?
No. I'm a freelance engineering AI advisor. I work with the people who already build your product. I don't replace them.
What does it cost?
The Lite Review is $1,800. The Foundations Review is a fixed price, with a $3,000 founding-client rate. Technical due diligence is $1,500 for a 5-day red-flag review, or $2,500 for a 7-day full review.
Can you help after the plan is written?
Yes. I can help put the plan in place afterwards.
Let's talk
If this sounds familiar, let's have a 20-minute chat about where you are and what would help most.
Book a 20-minute chatOr email me at cristian@ccalabro.dev
What to expect
- 20 minutes, by video call.
- We talk about your product, your team and what's slowing you down.
- You leave with a clear idea of whether and how I can help. No pressure either way.