Necmettin Karakaya - Independent AI Engineer
Your team already pays
for AI. Now make them fluent.
I embed with your engineers for a focused sprint - in your codebase, on your real work - until Copilot, Cursor, and agents are part of how they ship every day.
Upwork Expert-Vetted · Built AI systems for 3M, Koch, and QuEra.
Stuck on POCs
Your team has tried Copilot, ChatGPT, maybe Cursor — but nothing made it into your actual workflow. POCs sit in branches, never merged.
Tool Chaos
Every engineer uses different AI tools differently. There's no shared playbook, no standards, no way to measure what's actually working.
Shipping Slower
Despite the AI hype, your cycle times haven't improved. PRs still take days. QA is still the bottleneck. Developers are busy but not faster.
After our engagement, your team will have AI integrated into their daily workflow — not as a toy, but as infrastructure. Real adoption, not just awareness.
Team Sprint
$40,000
A focused 4–6 week sprint. I embed with one team and turn the AI tools you already pay for into daily workflow.
- >Embedded in your codebase
- >AI workflow setup (Copilot, Cursor, agents)
- >Hands-on pairing & PR review
- >4 team workshops
- >Operating playbook handoff
Transformation Program
$120,000
Per quarter. A multi-team rollout - workflows, training, and an operating model, with adoption measured, not assumed.
- >Everything in Team Sprint
- >Multi-team rollout
- >AI operating model & standards
- >Adoption metrics & reporting
- >Leadership enablement
- >Quarterly roadmap & reviews
Enterprise
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Org-wide AI enablement across many teams. Custom scope and pricing, on your security and procurement terms.
- >Everything in the Program
- >Org-wide rollout
- >Security & compliance review
- >Custom AI agent & RAG builds
- >Dedicated support & SLAs
- >Procurement-friendly contracting
4x more PRs per sprint
of manual QA & ops tasks
reduction in time to ship
“Neco got our 8-person engineering team using AI in their daily workflow within two weeks. Not just Copilot autocomplete — actual agentic workflows for code review, testing, and deployment. Our sprint velocity doubled.”
Sarah Chen
VP Engineering, Series B Fintech
“We tried to roll out AI tools ourselves for months and got nowhere. Neco came in, audited our workflow, and built a system that actually stuck. The ROI was obvious within the first week.”
Marcus Weber
CTO, Enterprise SaaS ($20M ARR)
“The workshops alone were worth it. But the custom AI workflows he built for our QA pipeline saved us 15 hours a week. We renewed for a second engagement immediately.”
Ayumi Tanaka
Head of Engineering, Health Tech Startup
- Software teams of 5-50 engineers
- You've tried AI tools but adoption didn't stick
- You want measurable shipping speed improvements
- Engineering leadership is bought in
- Looking for a generic AI strategy deck
- No engineering team to implement with
- Need a full-time hire, not a sprint engagement
How is this different from AI consulting firms?+
I don't write decks. I write code. I embed into your team, work in your codebase, and build workflows that your engineers actually use after I leave.
What tools do you work with?+
Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, custom MCP servers, LangChain, RAG pipelines — whatever fits your stack. I'm tool-agnostic and focused on outcomes.
How long is a typical engagement?+
The Embedded tier runs month-to-month but most teams see transformative results in 4-8 weeks. Advisory is ongoing. Full Build depends on scope.
Can you work with remote teams?+
Yes. Most engagements are fully remote. I work async-first with synchronous touchpoints built into the cadence.
What if our team doesn't adopt the new workflows?+
That's the whole point of embedding vs. consulting. I don't hand you a playbook and leave. I build the workflows alongside your engineers so adoption happens naturally through the work.
Ready to ship with AI — for real?
Limited availability. I take on 2-3 new clients per quarter.
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