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Social cuts & product reels

Tight 15–45s product edits: jump cuts, b-roll inserts, burned-in captions, and loudness-normalized exports.

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8+ yrs · ~1hFrom $295

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E-comm & Shopify hero trims

Crops from your master footage, end cards, and vertical variants for ads — keeps SKUs readable on mobile.

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Sam Rivera

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Subtitles, SRT & on-screen text

Clean caption styles, safe margins, and .srt handoff — matches the basic-scope brief you described.

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Color polish for social (Rec.709)

Quick grade pass on product clips so skin and fabric look true-to-life before you post or boost.

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Alex Morgan

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Talking-head trims for founder clips

Remove filler, tighten pacing, add lower-thirds once — good when your reel mixes face-cam with product shots.

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Casey Nguyen

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Dmitry Vyrvich

Dmitry Vyrvich

Almaty, Казахстан

$2000/hr · 2 services

Hello! I'm Dmitry Vyrvich — Product Architect, Product Expert, and Founder of Reacto Studio. I don't just write code. I help medium-to-large enterprises, fintech platforms, and startups design fault-tolerant digital systems, offload internal R&D teams, and securely scale their infrastructure. How my team (Reacto Studio) and I can add value to your business: • Discovery Phase & Architecture Design: I translate chaotic business requirements into a rigorous technical architecture language (PRDs, Miro boards, Data Flow Diagrams - DFD). I safeguard products against design errors that typically burn up to 40% of the development budget. • Technical Audit & Optimization: I conduct independent assessments of lagging or frequently crashing legacy systems. I pinpoint bottlenecks in databases and system logic without proposing to "rewrite everything from scratch." • B2B & Web3 Infrastructure: Architecture design and On-Premise integration of isolated payment gateways, crypto processing (powered by CryptoPay solutions), and asynchronous AML screening for regulated CASPs and institutional platforms. • CTO-as-a-Service: Interim or part-time technical strategy management and architectural oversight for your engineering team. Engagement Models: We operate both through targeted architectural consultations/Discovery sessions and full-scale end-to-end project development driven by a dedicated Reacto Studio team. Let's design a system built to handle exponential growth. Drop me a message to discuss your technical challenges!

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Architects who design resilient services, clean domain boundaries, and deployment-ready infrastructures for products that need to grow without breaking.

Hire software architects for scalable system design, microservices, APIs, and cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and Terraform.

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Find the right Software Architect for any project

Need platform architecture, solution design, application modernization, or technical advisory support? Find software architects for startups, SaaS products, internal tools, and enterprise systems.

Hire software architects for system design, solution architecture, API and database modeling, cloud migration, security reviews, scalability planning, microservices, event-driven architecture, DevOps alignment, and technical leadership across AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.

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Hire software architects with verified system design expertise

If you need to hire software architects for a serious build, the right brief matters more than a long list of tools. The best freelance software architects help you define the target architecture, identify risks early, and choose a practical path for delivery across product, platform, and infrastructure. On Selfwork, you can find remote software architects who work with startups, scale-ups, and enterprise teams on system design, API strategy, cloud migration, performance tuning, and technical governance.

Use Selfwork when your project needs more than coding. A strong software architect can turn a vague idea into a clear service map, propose boundaries for microservices or modular monoliths, design data flows, review security and reliability needs, and align engineering decisions with business goals. Whether you are building on AWS, Azure, or GCP, or standardizing deployment with Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform, you can hire software architects who are comfortable explaining tradeoffs and guiding implementation.

The best results come from a concise brief: what you are building, current stack, expected load, critical integrations, timeline, and who will implement the design. Include constraints like budget, compliance, legacy systems, or required uptime. That helps remote software architects scope the work accurately, recommend the right architecture, and quote with confidence. If you want a specialist who can lead discovery, write architecture docs, or support your engineering team through review and rollout, Selfwork makes it easy to compare profiles and match fast.

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Pricing for software architect work

Software architecture pricing depends on the scope, depth of discovery, and whether you need advisory support, a full architecture plan, or ongoing implementation guidance. Many clients start with a fixed-price discovery phase, then move to milestone-based delivery or hourly advisory.

Engagement type Typical use case Typical price range
Architecture audit Review an existing system, identify bottlenecks, risks, and modernization priorities $300–$1,500
Discovery and solution design Define target architecture, tech stack, service boundaries, data flow, and implementation plan $1,000–$5,000
Cloud migration planning Plan migration from on-prem or legacy hosting to AWS, Azure, or GCP $2,000–$8,000
Ongoing advisory Weekly reviews, design decisions, team support, and change control $60–$180/hour
Full architecture leadership Complex SaaS, marketplace, platform, or enterprise initiatives $5,000–$20,000+

Rates vary based on seniority, industry, and complexity. A software architect who has shipped at scale, led migrations, or worked in regulated environments may charge more, especially for projects involving compliance, security, resilience, or high availability.

Formats and use cases

Hire software architects in the format that fits the stage of your project:

  • Discovery workshop: Ideal when you have an idea but need a clear technical path, tradeoff analysis, and a recommended stack.
  • Architecture review: Best for existing systems that are slow, hard to scale, expensive to run, or difficult to maintain.
  • Solution design document: Useful when your dev team needs a concrete plan covering services, APIs, databases, auth, observability, and deployment.
  • Cloud migration roadmap: A good fit for moving workloads to AWS, Azure, or GCP without downtime or costly surprises.
  • Fractional architecture lead: For teams that need ongoing decisions, codebase guidance, and communication between product, engineering, and operations.
  • Security and reliability review: Helpful for applications that need better access control, backup strategy, disaster recovery, or compliance alignment.

Typical briefs include SaaS platforms, internal business systems, fintech products, marketplaces, APIs, data-heavy applications, and legacy modernization efforts. If you need microservices, event-driven architecture, multi-region deployment, or a monolith refactor, a freelance software architect can help you select a solution that is maintainable rather than overengineered.

Four hiring steps on Selfwork

  1. Post your brief: Describe the product, current stack, goals, constraints, and what “done” should look like.
  2. Review matching architects: Compare verified profiles, experience, past projects, and availability.
  3. Discuss scope and deliverables: Align on architecture diagrams, documentation, workshops, reviews, or implementation oversight.
  4. Start securely: Fund the job through escrow, track milestones, and release payment when the agreed deliverables are completed.

This workflow is designed to help you hire software architects quickly without losing control over quality or scope.

Common brief mistakes to avoid

  • Being too vague about the problem: “We need scalable architecture” is not enough. Explain what is failing now.
  • Not naming the current stack: Include languages, frameworks, databases, hosting, and deployment tools.
  • Skipping constraints: Mention compliance, latency targets, uptime, budget, team size, and deadlines.
  • Requesting implementation without design clarity: If you want code changes, be explicit about whether you need architecture only, advisory, or hands-on delivery.
  • Ignoring existing technical debt: A good architect needs to know what cannot be changed immediately.

A strong brief helps freelance software architects estimate accurately and prevents expensive redesign later.

Verification and escrow

Selfwork is built to support safe hiring for high-trust technical work. Verified profiles help you assess experience before you hire, while escrow protects both sides by keeping payment secure until milestones are completed.

For software architects, this matters because the deliverables often include strategic decisions, diagrams, documentation, and review sessions rather than just code. Escrow creates a clean payment flow for discovery, architecture audits, migration plans, and advisory retainers. Brief-led matching also helps you connect with remote software architects who fit your stack, timeline, and budget.

FAQ

How do I hire software architects for a new SaaS product?

Share your product goals, expected users, core workflows, integrations, and preferred cloud provider. The best architects will propose a practical MVP architecture and identify what can be deferred.

Can I hire a freelance software architect for an existing codebase?

Yes. Many clients hire software architects to review legacy systems, reduce technical debt, improve deployment reliability, or plan a staged refactor.

What should I ask a software architect before starting?

Ask about relevant system size, cloud experience, database choices, security considerations, and how they document decisions and tradeoffs.

Do software architects also help with implementation?

Some do. Others focus on design and reviews. If you need implementation support, include that in the brief so you match with the right profile.

What deliverables should I expect?

Common deliverables include architecture diagrams, written recommendations, migration roadmaps, API and data models, security notes, and implementation priorities.

If you want to hire software architects who can balance scalability, reliability, and delivery speed, Selfwork gives you a fast way to compare talent and start securely.