I'm Michael McCoy. I've built and run production software since 1996. Today I build SaaS products, AI features and real-time data systems for businesses across the UK. You get a small team's delivery speed with an architect's judgement.
From new products to keeping the systems you already run secure and current. New work starts with a small, fixed-price first step so you can judge the fit before committing.
Keep your .NET applications supported, secure and cheap to run
Learn moreFrom idea to paying customers in weeks, not quarters
Learn morePut AI to work inside the software you already use
Learn moreLive data that arrives correctly, on time, every time
Learn moreKeep the system your business runs on secure, current and looked after
Learn moreYour developer has gone. Your system still needs looking after.
Learn moreKnow what you're buying before you sign
Learn moreSenior hands for your team or agency, when you need them
Learn moreSoftware that runs in production for years, in front of real customers and real audiences. Most of my clients stay with me for the long term.
Freelance server-side developer for the BBC, building and running the real-time data services that on-air results graphics request their data from, with some front-end work on operator tools.
Freelance developer · 2020 to present
Read moreA bespoke system that runs a UK drivetrain repair and parts business day to day, from booking a job in to month-end reporting. In daily use for more than 11 years.
ASP.NET MVC · C# · Entity Framework · SQL Server · Power BI
Read moreCo-created with a financial-services partner: a multi-tenant platform that let advice firms exchange messages and documents with clients securely, built for GDPR and FCA confidentiality. I architected, built and ran it in production for five years.
ASP.NET Core · Angular · IdentityServer · Azure App Service, SQL & Blob Storage
Read moreStabilised a struggling online shop, then moved it to Shopify in about eight weeks. The store took orders from the first day, and a second European store followed.
Shopify · Liquid · WooCommerce migration · Cloudflare
Read moreOnline sales, cataloguing and gallery administration for a Glasgow gallery of original Scottish art: around 28,000 artworks from about 500 artists, re-platformed twice.
ASP.NET Core · EF Core · PostgreSQL · Auth0 · Cloudflare · Azure / DigitalOcean
Read moreA personalised week-by-week house-move plan for UK households, with ready-made change-of-address letters and PDF export.
Architected, built, hosted and run end to end
Visit myhousemoveplan.co.ukYou deal directly with a senior developer, not an account manager passing your requirements down a chain. I move fast because I've solved most of these problems before, and I build things to be run and maintained long after launch.
The tools I use day to day, chosen to fit the problem rather than the fashion.
A simple, low-risk process, the same whether it's a new product or an upgrade to a system you already run. Requirements, advice and specifications are delivered in the paid discovery step, so your project gets my full attention from day one.
Use the contact form. I'll reply as soon as I can to say whether it's a fit and which fixed-price first step suits it.
A fixed-price discovery or audit, from £1,500. We work through the requirements together and you get a written scope, architecture and a cost estimate for the build.
Development against the agreed scope and plan, on terms we agree after discovery.
Go-live, monitoring and an optional monthly plan to keep it secure and improving.
Tell me what you're trying to achieve, and I'll reply as soon as I can to say whether it's a fit and what the fixed-price first step costs.