Monthly Retainer · 2 Slots OpenContinuous weekly guidance

Fractional AI & Systems Architect Retainer

Senior-level AI system architecture, weekly RFC reviews, and cost governance without adding a permanent six-figure executive payroll.

Target Audience: Seed to Series A startups with active development teams needing senior AI architectural unblocking.
$2,500
/month
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Why Teams Need This Now

Common technical bottlenecks and expensive mistakes startups encounter without senior architecture guidance.

Engineering teams guessing their way through production-grade LLM pipelines, prompt regressions, and fragile agents.

Lacking the budget or justification for a $250k+/year full-time Principal AI Architect.

Uncontrolled token consumption and database infrastructure scaling costs as daily active users increase.

Costly architectural mistakes going undetected in pull requests until production outages occur.

What You Receive on Delivery

No vague high-level advice. You receive production-grade engineering documentation and actionable plans.

01

Weekly Architecture & Strategy Syncs

Dedicated weekly sessions guiding your team on model selection, agentic loops, evaluation harnesses, and database infrastructure.

02

Async PR & RFC Reviews

Direct Slack and GitHub PR review access to unblock engineering bottlenecks, audit prompt architectures, and prevent technical debt.

03

Cost & Latency Governance

Continuous monitoring and architectural reviews to keep token consumption, server infrastructure, and end-to-end latency strictly controlled.

How It Works

Streamlined asynchronous execution designed for fast-moving founders and engineers.

01

Kickoff & Systems Audit

Initial review of your current repositories, cloud infrastructure, AI models, and upcoming product milestones.

02

Integrated Async Collaboration

We integrate directly into your Slack or GitHub workflow, reviewing architectural RFCs and key pull requests.

03

Continuous Velocity & Guidance

Weekly strategy syncs, continuous performance tuning, and month-to-month flexibility with a 14-day cancellation notice.

Why Work With Aething Inc

  • Battle-tested background in high-load enterprise environments translated into lean startup velocity.
  • Immediate availability with clean B2B contracting via Aething Inc.
  • Flexible month-to-month commitment without recruiter fees or executive equity grants.

"We don’t sell junior engineering hours or theoretical slide decks. We provide pragmatic, battle-tested systems engineering derived from high-concurrency Telecom networks and HIPAA-compliant MedTech."

Ihar Kul — Systems Architect & Founder, Aething Inc.

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Service:Fractional AI & Systems Architect Retainer
Delivery Timeline:Continuous weekly guidance
Total Investment:$2,500 (/month)

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Got Questions?

Everything you need to know about delivery, scope, and process.

How many hours are included in the retainer?

This is an outcome-based architectural retainer. You get regular weekly syncs, continuous async PR/RFC reviews, and priority access to unblock your engineers whenever architectural decisions arise.

Can we cancel if our needs change?

Yes. The retainer operates on a flexible month-to-month basis. You can pause or cancel at any time with 14 days notice before the next billing cycle.

Does the architect write production code?

The role focuses on architecture, system design, PR reviews, model evaluation, and unblocking your existing team. For hands-on implementation sprints, we provide custom scoped packages.

Ready to Architect Your AI the Right Way?

Don’t burn capital on trial-and-error. Get decisive systems engineering guidance today.

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