Local agency talent thin on senior
Calgary has a real SaaS scene (Solium, Benevity, Symend) but senior independent talent is harder to source than in Vancouver or Toronto.
Calgary + Alberta
Senior Engineer for Alberta Founders.
Web apps, mobile apps, AI automation, and voice agents for Calgary and Alberta startups. One-hour-east time zone overlap, no agency markup.
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Banff
- MT time zone
- Same-day response
10+Years shipping
MT + PTTime zone aligned
1-3 moDelivery window
FixedPricing
The Alberta SaaS landscape
Common Calgary founder problems
US-equivalent rates for less senior work
Local agencies pricing like Bay Area senior with mid-level execution. Founders often overpay or wait too long.
Remote-but-not-aligned engineers
Eastern Europe or Asia teams: cheap, but the time-zone gap costs you cycles every sprint.
Co-founder hunt for an MVP
Equity for an idea pre-revenue rarely attracts senior engineers. Cash beats equity in early conversations.
Services for Alberta founders
What I build for Calgary clients
SaaS MVP build
Zero to launched product in 6-12 weeks. Next.js, Postgres, Stripe, auth. You own everything.
Mobile apps
Native iOS + Android via React Native. Often shared codebase with the web product.
Fintech-grade backends
Postgres, audit logs, role-based access, third-party API integrations. For Alberta fintech, energy, real estate.
AI agent integrations
Production LLM workflows for sales qualification, customer support, document processing.
Fractional CTO
Architecture guidance, hiring help, technical due diligence for funded Alberta startups.
Voice agents
AI receptionist for service businesses or qualification agent for sales teams. Built on Vapi.ai.
FAQ
Calgary founder questions
Why work with a BC-based engineer?
Time zones: PT and MT are 1 hour apart. We overlap 7+ hours/day. Code quality, communication, and language alignment are at parity with anyone in Calgary - often at a lower rate.
Do you fly to Calgary for meetings?
For larger engagements (CAD 30k+), yes - kickoff and milestone reviews in person. Otherwise weekly video demos and async updates.
What's a typical Calgary SaaS MVP cost?
Lean web MVP: CAD 15k-30k. Web + mobile MVP: CAD 25k-50k. Full product with payments + custom backend: CAD 45k-120k. Fixed-price quotes after the strategy call.
Can you replace a junior team I'm thinking of hiring?
For the first 6-12 months of an MVP: almost always yes, and faster. One senior engineer with no PMs/coordinators beats a 3-person junior team for early-stage shipping.
Do you take equity?
Occasionally - meaningful equity on top of reduced cash for projects I find unusually compelling. Cash-only is the default.
Alberta founders ship faster with senior + accountable.
Free 30-minute strategy call. Fixed-price quote within 48 hours. Same-day response.