Everyone's building with AI. Almost nobody knows if it's built right.
I'm Deepak Malhan. I built an 80-person engineering firm and shipped 500+ web, mobile and AI products for Fortune 500 companies. Now I'm the independent expert founders and teams call before a bad build costs them — audits, security, architecture, cost reviews, and hands-on guidance.
Free intro call · No pressure · NDA on request
Delivered for Fortune 500 & global brands
The problem
Building software has never been easier. Knowing if it's good has never been harder.
AI and cheap outsourcing put a working demo within anyone's reach. What they don't give you is the judgement to know whether what you have is solid — or a liability waiting to surface.
You built it with AI
It demos beautifully. But is it secure? Tested? Built to scale? AI tools will confidently ship code that looks right and quietly isn't.
You outsourced it
An agency or freelancer delivered — but is the code actually good, and was the price fair? Most clients have no honest way to tell.
You're betting big
A rewrite, a migration, a six-figure build. Your vendor is conflicted and your team is too close. Who is your unbiased second opinion?
That's where I come in — an independent, expert second opinion with nothing to sell you but the truth.
What I do
One expert. Every angle of your build covered.
Web, mobile and AI — from a one-off audit to an ongoing technical partner. Start wherever it hurts most.
AI Build & Code Audit
Is your AI-generated or outsourced code actually production-grade?
Learn moreSecurity & Compliance Audit
Find the holes before someone else does.
Learn moreArchitecture & Second-Opinion Review
An unbiased read on the big technical bet you are about to make.
Learn moreVendor & Cost Sanity-Check
Is the price fair, the scope right, and the work worth it?
Learn moreWeb & Mobile App Consulting
Hands-on guidance to build the right thing, the right way.
Learn moreFractional CTO & Advisory
Founder-grade technical leadership, on a retainer.
Learn moreTechnical Due Diligence
Know what you are really buying or investing in.
Learn moreGDPR & Data-Protection Audit
Handle personal data the way European regulators expect.
Learn moreFixed-price where it counts
Small, direct offerings — not a big retainer.
Most people start with one focused piece of work. Fixed price, fast turnaround, no lock-in.
AI Code Audit
AI-driven deep audit of your codebase — quality, security, architecture and maintainability — reviewed by me and written up in plain language.
AI Security Audit
Automated security scan plus expert review — vulnerabilities, exposure and prioritised fixes you can act on immediately.
AI Infrastructure Audit
Your cloud and infrastructure reviewed for configuration, cost, reliability and security posture.
Strategy Call — "This vs That"
Bring any decision — stack, vendor, architecture, a hire, a trade-off — and get a straight answer, live on a call.
Plus manual reviews, vendor & quote audits, GDPR, incident response, offshore team setup and more — see the full menu.
Why me
Most reviewers have only seen one side. I've lived all of them.
I've priced and delivered software for Fortune 500 clients, and I've rebuilt an entire org around AI. That's a rare vantage point — and it's exactly what you need in a second opinion.
I have sat on both sides
14 years running an agency that scoped, priced and delivered software for Fortune 500 clients. I know where the bodies are buried in a proposal and a codebase.
I actually understand AI-built code
I moved an 80-person org to AI-native, agentic delivery and built a multi-agent governance system. I know how AI code fails, not just that it does.
I am independent
No product to upsell, no vendor to protect, no dev shop waiting to quote the rebuild. My only incentive is to tell you the truth.
I speak both languages
Deeply technical, but I translate it into business terms a founder or investor can act on. No jargon, no hiding behind complexity.
Selected work
The track record behind the judgement.
Regulated fintech, connected cars, award-winning consumer apps, platforms at scale, and production agentic-AI systems.
Insurance & compliance platforms for a global insurer
Built and delivered insurance and compliance mobile platforms for one of the world's largest insurers — where data protection, auditability and reliability are non-negotiable.
Connected-vehicle apps for a global automotive supplier
Delivered connected-vehicle mobile applications for DENSO — integrating hardware, real-time telemetry and mobile experiences at automotive-grade reliability.
Award-winning resilience app — Best of Swiss Apps
Designed and built Resilyou, a mental-resilience mobile app recognised at Best of Swiss Apps — proof that craft and product thinking, not just delivery, live in the team.
COMPLY — a multi-agent AI governance system
Designed and built COMPLY: a multi-agent, RAG-based AI system that autonomously monitors 100+ delivery KPIs across every project, files findings to Jira by severity, and auto-escalates.
Agentic-AI & developer API marketplace at scale
Founded and scaled AllThingsDev — an agentic-AI and developer API marketplace on AWS reaching 400+ APIs, 10,000+ developers and ~100k API calls/day at peak.
How it works
Simple, low-risk, and honest from the first call.
Free intro call
A short, no-pressure call to understand your situation, your stack and what is keeping you up at night. If I am not the right fit, I will tell you and point you somewhere better.
Scoped engagement
I define exactly what I will review or build, the timeline, and a clear, honest quote. You know precisely what you are getting before anything starts.
Deep work
I go through the code, architecture, security, contracts or decision in real depth — the way I would for a Fortune 500 client, applied to your project.
Findings & a clear path
You get a plain-language report and a walkthrough call: what is good, what is risky, what to fix first, and exactly what to do next. Ongoing advisory if you want it.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Still unsure? Book a free call and just ask.
What exactly do you do?
I am an independent technical consultant. Founders and teams bring me in for an unbiased expert opinion on their software — auditing AI-generated and outsourced code, reviewing security, sanity-checking architecture decisions, judging whether a vendor's price and scope are fair, and giving hands-on guidance on web and mobile builds. I have no product to sell you and no stake in your vendor, so you get the truth.
Why is an independent second opinion worth it?
Your vendor is conflicted, your team is close to it, and AI tools will confidently ship code that looks fine and is not. A few hours of independent review before a big decision routinely saves months of rework and a lot of money. I have sat on the delivery side for 14 years and led an entire org's move to AI-native development, so I can judge both traditional outsourced work and AI-built code.
Can you really audit AI-generated or "vibe-coded" software?
Yes — this is core to what I do. I led the transition of an 80-person engineering firm to AI-native, agentic delivery and built COMPLY, a multi-agent AI governance system. I know exactly how AI-built code fails: missing tests, invented logic, silent security holes, and architecture that cannot scale. I will tell you plainly whether yours is solid, salvageable, or a rebuild.
Do you only do audits, or can you help build too?
Both. Consulting spans the full lifecycle — from scoping the right MVP and choosing a stack, to reviewing work in-flight, to acting as a fractional CTO. Audits are often how engagements start; many turn into ongoing advisory. It is web, mobile and AI, across every area.
How much does it cost?
Much of it is fixed-price and small. An AI code or security audit is $500 with a report in 24 hours; an AI infrastructure audit is $200; a one-hour strategy call is $200. Manual reviews and larger engagements are scoped to your project and lines of code. See the full menu on the Pricing page — or book a free call and I will point you to the smallest piece of work that solves your problem.
How do we start?
Book a free intro call. We will talk through your situation, I will tell you whether and how I can help, and if it is a fit I will scope the engagement. If it is not a fit, I will say so and point you in a better direction.
Who do you work with?
Non-technical founders, funded startups, SMBs digitising for the first time, and investors doing technical due diligence. I have delivered for Fortune 500 companies including Allianz, Danone, DENSO, Google and TX Group, and I bring that same standard to a two-person startup.
Are our code and details kept confidential?
Always. Everything you share is treated as confidential, and I am happy to sign an NDA before we get into specifics. Trust is the entire point of an independent review.