PostgreSQL expertise for the database decisions that matter.
Schema design, query optimization, indexing strategy, migrations, and RLS — Postgres is the backbone of most modern web applications. When the database needs expert attention, you need someone who works in it daily.
Need PostgreSQL expertise for schema design, performance optimization, or complex query work
Postgres is the right database for almost every web application. It handles relational data, JSON documents, full-text search, and vector embeddings. The mistakes that create long-term problems:
Schema design without normalization: Data duplicated across tables leads to inconsistency. Proper normalization with foreign keys enforces integrity at the database level.
Missing indexes: Every column used in a WHERE, JOIN, or ORDER BY clause needs an index. Without them, queries that are fast at 1,000 rows become slow at 100,000.
No Row Level Security: Applications that filter data at the application layer instead of the database layer have a much higher risk of data leaks.
Unsafe migrations: Schema changes that lock tables in production. Postgres has patterns for zero-downtime migrations (adding columns with defaults, renaming via views).
ORM abuse: ORMs generate queries; those queries aren't always optimal. N+1 queries from Drizzle or Prisma are a common performance issue.
Postgres database designed for performance, with proper indexing, RLS, and migration strategy
Schema design
with proper normalization and constraints
Index strategy
for the query patterns in use
Row Level Security
policies for multi-tenant data
Migration scripts
that are safe in production
Query optimization
for the slow queries identified
One honest number to start.
Fixed-scope, fixed-price. The number below is the starting point — final scope is built from your brief.
Postgres database designed for performance, with proper indexing, RLS, and migration strategy
Three steps, every time.
The same repeatable engagement on every project. No surprises, no mystery, no billable ambiguity.
Brief & discovery.
We send you questions, then get on a call. Output: a written scope with every step, feature, and integration listed.
Build & ship.
Fixed schedule, weekly reviews. No scope creep unless you change the scope — and if you do, we reprice it transparently.
Warranty & retainer.
30-day warranty on every launch. Most clients stay on a monthly retainer for ongoing features and maintenance.
Why Fixed-Price Matters Here
Database work is scoped by the tables, the query patterns, and the performance targets. Fixed-price from the schema audit.
Questions, answered.
Both work well with Postgres. Drizzle generates SQL that's closer to raw Postgres and is easier to audit. Prisma has a larger ecosystem and richer type generation. Either is fine; the choice matters less than using the ORM correctly.
Supabase provides managed Postgres with built-in auth, storage, and realtime. Good for projects that need those features. Raw Postgres (Neon, Railway, Render) gives more control. Both are Postgres — the data model and queries are the same.
Tell Ryel about your project.
Describe what you’re building and what outcome you need. You’ll have a written, fixed-price scope within the week.