Senior engineering help, shipped to prod.

grn_mtn embeds with startups and mid-market tech teams to deliver DevOps, Python, and applied AI work — then hands it back cleanly when we’re done. No juniors. No dependencies. No bait-and-switch.

$ book_discovery_call  → ./see_services
~/services

Three disciplines. One operator.

Most consultants pick a lane. Real problems don’t respect those boundaries — so we deliver all three under one SOW.

/devops

Platform & Delivery

For teams scaling past MVP or drowning in ops toil. We rebuild the parts that bottleneck your engineers.

  • CI/CD pipelines & release automation
  • Terraform / IaC / Kubernetes
  • Observability & incident readiness
  • Cloud cost audits
/python

Backend & Data

Senior Python on a deadline — from greenfield APIs to inherited codebases nobody wants to touch.

  • APIs, async services, backends
  • ETL/ELT & data pipelines
  • Performance tuning
  • Legacy code rescue
/applied_ai

LLM & Agent Systems

For teams moving from AI curiosity to AI in production. Honest analysis, not hype.

  • LLM integration & RAG pipelines
  • Agent systems & tool use
  • Evaluation frameworks
  • Model selection & cost analysis
~/approach

Why work with us

Boutique by design. Senior by default.

// full_stack

Three disciplines under one SOW

Most real problems cross DevOps, Python, and AI. You shouldn’t have to manage three vendors to solve one.

// founder_led

The person selling is the person doing

No juniors assigned to your project. No offshore handoffs. Senior hands on your code from day one.

// clean_exit

Runbooks, not dependencies

Every engagement ends with docs, runbooks, and knowledge transfer. You own what we build.

~/pricing

How we engage

Three shapes. Pick what fits your risk appetite and timeline.

./sprint

Fixed-scope, 1–2 weeks

$5K – $15K · fixed fee

Concrete deliverable: CI/CD audit, RAG prototype, Python perf review. Low-risk entry point for new clients.

./fractional

Monthly retainer

$3K – $6K / month

Ongoing advisory, code review, architecture help. 10–20 hrs/month. Senior judgment on tap.

./project

Multi-month build

$175 – $225 / hr · T&M

Embedded delivery for defined multi-month initiatives. Clear milestones and weekly demos.

~/about

Who’s behind it

1 # about.py
2 class GrnMtn:
3     founder = "Brendan Smith"
4     based_in = "USA"
5     stack = ["devops", "python", "applied_ai"]
6
7     def why(self):
8         return """
9         Years embedded in engineering teams —
10        both scrappy startups and larger tech orgs.
11        grn_mtn delivers that same caliber of work
12        on contract, without the overhead.
13        """
14
15 # small enough to care. senior enough to ship.
$ ./start_project

Let’s talk.

Free 30-minute discovery call. We’ll scope the problem, talk approach, and tell you honestly whether we’re the right fit.