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Gaurav Sharma
Independent Tech Partner
20+ years building and shipping production software

Most companies do not need another developer they have to manage.

They need one experienced person who can understand the problem, design the solution, build it, deploy it, and stay accountable for the outcome.

That is what I do.

Trial month
$300 (~₹28,000)
Monthly retainer
$600 (~₹52,000)
Full terms below ↓
No interviews. No lengthy hiring process. Just one intro call to see if we are the right fit for each other, and we go from there.
What I do

I work directly with anyone who needs senior technical ownership without the overhead of hiring and managing a team.

I sit at both ends of the spectrum.

Strategic
Architecture and technical decision-making
Execution
Hands-on implementation and delivery

I do not stop at recommendations or diagrams. I write the code, deploy the solution, and remain accountable for how it performs in production.

Who this is for
✓Founders building software products, technical or non-technical
✓Non-technical founders who need someone they can trust with the entire technical side
✓Small teams that need senior technical ownership without adding headcount
✓CTOs or product leads who need a senior owner for a specific system, without a full-time hire
✓Teams whose previous developer left and the codebase needs an experienced hand to take over
✓Companies modernizing existing systems
✓Startups that cannot yet afford to hire and manage a full engineering team
✓Organizations looking to integrate AI into real, production products
Areas I work in
.NET and backend systems
  • ASP.NET Core
  • .NET / C#
  • APIs
  • Microservices
  • SQL Server
  • Modernization of existing applications
Cloud and operations
  • Azure
  • CI/CD
  • Observability and diagnostics (Azure Application Insights, Datadog, New Relic, Seq)
  • Cost optimization
  • Production troubleshooting
AI integration
  • LLM APIs
  • RAG systems
  • Agentic workflows
  • AI-assisted development using Claude Code and Copilot
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Analytics
  • Google Analytics
  • Mixpanel
Typical engagements
→Building a new product from scratch
→Modernizing an existing application
→AI-enabling an existing product
→Taking ownership of a business-critical system
→Fixing projects that have stalled or become difficult to maintain
What I have built solo
RuntimeIQ
runtimeiq.dev ↗
A diagnostics and observability platform for IIS-hosted ASP.NET Core applications. Designed, built, launched, and maintained independently.
The True Code
thetruecode.com ↗
A technical blog on architecture, production systems, AI, and software engineering. Type 'the true code' on Google and you will find it in the top 3.
Live tools
tools.thetruecode.com ↗
A collection of tools built and deployed independently. Live in production.
How engagement works
Getting started
No interviews. No lengthy hiring process. Just one intro call to see if we are the right fit for each other, and we go from there.
Trial month
✓ Risk-free
$300 (~₹28,000)
If you are genuinely not happy with the work, you do not pay.
Ongoing engagement
$600 / month (~₹52,000)
Month to month. No long-term commitment required.
Notice period
You can walk away anytime with no notice. I give 15 days if I need to step back.
What you get / What I get
What you get
Zero overhead
100% remote, asynchronous-first. No office space, onboarding friction, or logistics for you to manage.
Total peace of mind
One highly experienced engineer who owns your problem space end to end. No managing a junior team, no explaining requirements twice.
Speed and momentum
Architecture-level decisions translated into clean production code, shipped directly to your users.
100% focused attention
I take only one client at a time. Your project is not a side engagement. It is my only one.
What I get
Remote independence
The freedom to work entirely from my own setup, optimized for deep, uninterrupted engineering focus.
Pure engineering scope
No corporate politics, no endless alignment meetings, no multi-layered management overhead. Just problem-solving and shipping software.
Long-term partnership
A chance to build a deep, high-trust, long-term working relationship with a client who values serious technical ownership.
My working style

I take one client at a time. You get my full attention, not a fraction of it.

You will work directly with the person making the technical decisions and writing the code. No layers. No hand-offs. No communication gaps.

Just ownership, execution, and delivery.

If you have a project to build, fix, modernize, or maintain, reach out directly on LinkedIn or by email. I respond to every serious enquiry.

Connect on LinkedIn thetruecode.gaurav@gmail.com