Man-day rates

Pricing by complexity, not by role

I don't sell man-days. I sell architectural decisions that mean the software won't need rewriting in five years.

This pricing is aimed at companies that need an experienced software architect, technical consultant, or senior developer for systems built to last.

Three man-day rates (one MD = one working day, i.e. 8 hours) depending on what the work requires — from implementation to responsibility for the architecture. Any given engagement is always a mix of these rates based on the work actually performed.

100% remote · working with clients across the Czech Republic
35+ years of experience · systems running for 15+ years

Implementation & development

CZK 5,000 / MD

The standard rate for the vast majority of the work performed.

  • Implementing features and modules to spec
  • Integrations, connectors, APIs
  • Bug fixes and maintenance of existing code
  • Testing and documentation of your own code

Architectural work

CZK 15,000 / MD

The decisions that determine whether, in ten years, you're rewriting the system from scratch or it's still running.

  • Architecture assessment and independent IT oversight
  • System architecture design from scratch
  • Key decisions affecting the system's future development (contracts, invariants)
  • Independent assessment of vendor proposals
About IT oversight →

Rates exclude VAT; billing is based on man-days actually worked. A given engagement usually combines several rates — e.g. an architectural design at CZK 15,000/MD and its implementation at CZK 5,000/MD. The scope and mix of rates is always agreed in advance, based on the complexity and risk of the specific project.

This work can be drawn under an alternative performance scheme

If your company has more than 25 employees, you can use part of your mandatory levy to fund development or architectural oversight of your software — I am a registered provider of alternative performance (náhradní plnění) under § 81 of Act No. 435/2004 Coll. (the Czech Employment Act).

How alternative performance works →

Let's discuss your project
and estimate the scope?

A free introductory consultation takes place online — I'll tell you straight how many MDs and which rates the project realistically requires.

Free-of-charge inquiry →

Jakub Lebeda · Company ID (IČO) 19074671 · +420 607 720 317