Dedicated async integration engineer for early startups—zero meetings, automated tests, delivered as clean GitHub PRs.
Pay $150 only if you merge · Otherwise $0 · Delivered in 48 hours
Ali Akbar
Fractional integration engineer for YC & early startups
Shipped Stripe, Twilio & OpenAI webhook fixes for early-stage teams — delivered as merge-ready PRs.
Focus on your core product. I handle the rest.
You don't need a $180k/yr full-time backend engineer just to maintain 3rd-party APIs and fix breaking webhooks.
Stripe, OpenAI, Twilio, PostHog, or custom ERP sync—clean wrappers, handlers, and fallbacks dropped in as GitHub PRs.
Unit, integration, and E2E coverage with Jest, Vitest, or PyTest so regressions never reach production.
Retries, dead-letter queues, and schema-break monitoring so third-party API changes don’t take down your product.
You shouldn't spend 3 hours explaining a webhook task on Zoom. Here is how Syncify operates alongside your startup.
Founders post a brief specification or snippet in Slack: "We need to integrate Stripe Metered Billing for our API endpoint."
I build the backend integration independently, construct 100% automated test coverage (Unit & Integration), and handle edge cases.
You receive a clean PR passing all CI checks, along with a concise Loom video showing tests passing and API behavior in sandbox.
Tests, schema checks, and a short Loom—so your team reviews async without a call.
"Hey team! Executed the 4-hour trial task. Fixed the Stripe webhook handler for the new API version, added fallback retries, and wrote 6 Jest integration tests. Clean to merge!"
To keep trial turnaround fast (delivered within 48 hours) and completely risk-free ($150 if merged, $0 if not), we focus on tight, high-impact micro-tasks.
Resolve silent failures, signature validation bugs, or unhandled payloads in Stripe, Twilio, OpenAI, etc.
Comprehensive Unit & Integration tests (Jest/Vitest/PyTest) with mocked sandbox fixtures.
Implement exponential backoffs and graceful degradation if third-party APIs go down.
Complete code breakdown showing tests passing asynchronously without needing a call.
Connecting complex custom ERPs, multi-tenant billing systems, or large CRM sync pipelines.
Tracking breaking changes across all external providers and keeping dependencies modern.
Ongoing monitoring of webhook dead-letter queues and instant fix PRs when exceptions trigger.
Standard 30-day notice period (or optional 15-day minimum window) for smooth engineering handoff.
Test the partnership with zero risk.
Start with a $0-risk trial, then choose maintenance or full ownership.
One real integration issue. You judge the PR—not a sales call.
Up to 4 hours · Delivered within 48 hours
Two clear scopes. Pick the capacity that matches your integration load.
Predictable offboarding: Month-to-month with a standard 30-day notice (15-day minimum handoff available) so nothing drops mid-sprint.
You share one broken webhook or integration issue. I spend up to 4 hours solving it, writing tests, and submitting a PR + Loom within 48 hours. If you merge, it’s $150. If you’re not satisfied, you pay $0.
Retainers are month-to-month. If needs change or you hire full-time, give 30 days notice (or 15 days minimum by agreement) so ongoing PRs finish and handoff docs are complete.
Maintenance ($2k) is fixes-only (~10 hrs/wk): broken APIs, schema hotfixes, async updates — no automated test suites and no new endpoints. Full ownership ($2.5k) adds new endpoints, migrations, and full unit / integration / E2E suites (~15 hrs/wk), plus a faster Slack window.
Founders need deep work. Updates happen via Slack, PR descriptions, and Loom videos—so you get shipping without calendar tax.
Start with a $0-risk trial. Merge the PR only if it’s worth $150.
Start $0-risk trial