AGX Consulting specialises in technical debt assessment and system design review for engineering teams. I partner with CTOs and founders to pressure-test systems, surface latent risk, and produce decisions you can act on inside a single sprint — not a 90-page deck.
I'm an independent architecture review consultant with over a decade of experience designing and reviewing complex platforms across fintech, gaming, and digital systems. I've led architecture at the department head level — owning decisions that shaped how platforms were built, scaled, and maintained. CTOs and engineering leads trust me because I've sat in the same seat they're in, made the hard calls, and know exactly where the risks hide.
AGX Consulting is built around two disciplines — technical debt assessment and system design review. I work with engineering teams to pressure-test existing systems, quantify and prioritise technical debt, and review system designs from the ground up — uncovering hidden risk and delivering recommendations clear enough to act on immediately.
Every engagement is run personally, end to end. No subcontracting, no juniors, no deck-driven deliverables. You get a written report — prioritised, defensible, and short enough to actually read.
Every engagement ends in something written — a blueprint, a memo, a register of findings. No slideware, no recommendation theatre. The right format depends on where you are.
Full end-to-end system design review and architecture for new platforms — from concept to blueprint. Ideal for founders and CTOs starting a complex build who want the system designed properly before a line of production code is written.
A thorough technical debt assessment and system design review of an existing platform — identifying risks, gaps, scalability ceilings, and the debt that's quietly slowing your team down. A great first engagement that often leads to bigger work once the picture is clear on paper.
Independent technical due diligence for investors or acquirers evaluating a technology platform before committing capital. A clear-eyed system design review covering the codebase, the team, and what you'd actually be buying.
Ongoing access to senior architecture advisory on a fixed monthly basis. Covers reviews, guidance, team Q&A, and strategic input as the product evolves — a second pair of eyes always on standby.
A structured engagement to assess and improve how your engineering team works — covering delivery workflows, sprint cadence, code review practices, team structure, and development standards. The outcome is a leaner, faster, more consistent engineering operation.
Every architecture review engagement runs the same way: a short call to see if it's the right fit, a written scope you can take or leave, then the review itself — an independent engineering second opinion, on a calendar, with a written deliverable at the end.
A short, confidential call to understand the system, the stakeholders, and the question worth asking. No obligation — you leave with a one-page memo either way.
The review itself. Code, infra, data, runbooks, the people on call — read carefully, in context, against an agreed brief. One written report at the end. No deckware.
After the report, an optional standing advisory — a second opinion on designs, ADRs, and incidents while you act on the findings. Bi-weekly, written, async-first.
The fastest way in is a 30-minute scoping call. You describe the system and the worry; I describe how (and whether) I would review it. If we proceed, you have a written scope inside a week.