Mellow — Consulting & Engineering by George Michael Mellow
I'm George — a senior technical lead who steps into unstable or partially-built products, stabilizes them, and gets them to production. Any stack, clear milestones, no fluff. Based in Bengaluru, working with clients worldwide. Available now; replies in 0–4 hours.
What I do
- Stabilize & ship — take ownership of an existing codebase, fix architectural issues early, complete the core flows, and deliver a production-ready system.
- Fractional CTO — architecture, technical direction, and delivery oversight for founders who need senior judgment without a full-time hire.
- Build from zero — MVP to launch: booking, payments, workflows, admin systems — scoped into milestones, shipped on a timeline.
- Team & delivery — stand up Agile delivery and lead distributed engineering teams to predictable velocity.
How I work
- System audit — start with a quick audit of code, infrastructure, and the real gaps.
- Stabilize first — fix what's unstable before building anything new.
- Ship in milestones — clear deliverables, each ending with something working and stageable.
- Direct communication — consistent, plain updates; blockers surfaced early with a path through.
Selected work
- Rapidloops (Logistics) — multi-app platform, 10+ user roles, real-time workflows and a payout engine; led 8 devs over two years with zero missed milestones.
- Investo (Fintech) — portfolio analytics and real-time market data via an event-driven architecture; compliant and production-ready at launch.
- Verdure (Healthcare) — ETL pipeline over 100,000+ medical records with a CPT-code management interface; zero data-integrity issues.
- Klae (AI SaaS) — AI-driven website builder; weekly demos, zero production incidents.
- Sahi (Fintech) — mobile-first trading app for active Indian traders; in-chart trading, SEBI-compliant, flat-fee.
- NeoCars (Mobility) — web & mobile ride-hailing platform; surge pricing and live tracking.
Also building (our own products)
- Bytecompass — engineering studio (bytecompass.tech).
- Afterfive.social — curated small-group social experiences (afterfive.social).
- Spotter — adaptive SAST security platform (meetspotter.dev).
- Mela — brand–creator collaboration marketplace (visitmela.com).
Testimonials
"He took complete ownership across the lifecycle — from strategy to a scalable, production-ready product." — Manish R. "George anticipated challenges and implemented solutions for long-term success rather than quick fixes." — Rushabh J. (5.0 average, verified on Upwork.)
Contact
Book a 30-minute call — replies in 0–4 hours. mellow.geoael.com · A Geoael practice · Bengaluru, India.
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