FOUNDER-LED ENGINEERING / CHICAGO & REMOTE

Something technical
need fixing?

I’m Jorge. I’ve helped game developers, website owners, and small SaaS teams with their technical work. Today I take on infrastructure, automation, private AI setups, troubleshooting, and the jobs that keep getting pushed aside. Tell me what’s going on. I’ll tell you how I can help.

SMALL PROJECTS WELCOME. TALK DIRECTLY WITH ME.
EXPERIENCE WITH SMALL CLIENTS AND LARGE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
layerframe / WORKFLOW ACTIVE
01 / THE INPUT
↗A project is stuck.
Someone needs to own it.
···
02 / THE WORK✳
Figure out the issue.
Get to work.
INFRASTRUCTUREAUTOMATIONSOFTWAREINTEGRATIONS
✓Working as it should.With a plan to keep it that way.↗
ONE ENGINEERNO HANDOFFS
let’s fix it.✳
THE IDEA

Have a server that keeps breaking? A website that needs work? An idea for a tool your team could use? You don’t need to hire a full-time engineer to get started.

01 / WHAT I CAN HELP WITH

Cloud, code, and
the things in between.

Not everything fits neatly into a service category. These are the areas I spend the most time in.

01⌘

Infrastructure & systems

Set up a server, move an application, fix a network issue, or get your hosting into better shape.

LINUX · WINDOWS · VSPHERE
02⇄

DevOps & automation

Make deployments less painful. Automate the work your team keeps doing manually.

ANSIBLE · TERRAFORM · CI/CD
03{ }

Software & integrations

Build a small internal tool, connect an API, or give your team a simpler way to get something done.

TOOLS · APIS · WORKFLOWS
04◎

Reliability & troubleshooting

Slow apps, random outages, missing alerts, and problems that keep returning after a restart.

DIAGNOSTICS · OBSERVABILITY
05▧

Private AI & self-hosted models

I've set up models on private GPUs and servers. I can handle the model deployment, inference service, access, monitoring, and integrations for your setup.

SELF-HOSTED MODELS · GPU INFERENCE
06↗

That other technical thing.

Something else? Send it over. I'll be upfront about whether I can do it.

Tell me about it
03 / ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Some of the work
I’ve done.

My full-time roles have involved production systems, infrastructure automation, and operations in demanding environments. Here are a few examples.

PREVIOUS ROLE / 001 ↗

Infrastructure without the manual steps.

Built AWX and Ansible workflows backed by Git so infrastructure tasks could be run consistently instead of pieced together by hand.

AWX & AnsibleTerraform & vSphere
PREVIOUS ROLE / 002 ↗

Keeping production running.

Supported business-critical systems and financial-market operations, including incident response, deployments, and disaster recovery testing.

Production operationsIncident response
PREVIOUS ROLE / 003 ↗

Replacing costly tools.

Built internal alternatives to paid tools and helped consolidate infrastructure to reduce ongoing cost and maintenance.

Cost optimizationPlatform engineering
HANDS-ON TECHNOLOGIES
Linux / WindowsPython / PowerShell / BashSQL / Redis / RabbitMQDocker / KubernetesGitHub / GitLabMonitoring / CI/CD

This section covers work done in full-time engineering roles. Client work is featured separately on the Selected Work page. Past employers are not Layer Frame clients or endorsers.

Jorge Delgado, founder of Layer Frame
YOU WORK DIRECTLY WITH JORGE.
05 / ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Jorge.

I'm an infrastructure engineer, but the work I take on isn't limited to infrastructure.

I’ve worked in financial-market operations and enterprise infrastructure, and I’ve helped game developers with cloud work, website owners, and smaller SaaS teams. I like figuring out why something isn’t working, fixing it, and making sure the same problem doesn’t come back next week.

Layer Frame is how I take on independent projects outside my full-time work. I’ll talk through the problem with you, be clear about what I can take on, and do the engineering myself. If a project isn’t a good fit, I’ll say so.

Jorge DelgadoFOUNDER / LAYER FRAME
06 / A FEW QUESTIONS

Before you
reach out.

Here’s how I usually work with new clients.

Can you help with a small, one-off project?

Yes. I’m happy to hear about a small fix, a script, a migration, or a short period of support.

What if I’m not sure what kind of help I need?

Tell me what you’re trying to get working. We can work out what sort of help you need from there.

How does pricing work?

For defined projects, I can quote a fixed price. For open-ended work, we can use an hourly arrangement. We’ll agree before any billable work starts.

Can you run AI models privately on our own hardware?

Yes. I've deployed self-hosted models on GPU hardware and worked on the services around them. If you have an existing server or are starting from scratch, we can figure out what fits your workloads and budget.

Who will actually do the work?

I do. You’ll talk directly with me, from the first call through delivery.

07 / SAY HELLO

Got a problem?
Let's figure it out.

Tell me what’s broken, what you want to build, or what keeps slipping to the bottom of your team’s list. The first conversation is free.

Initial conversation is free. No obligation.
BASED INChicago, IL · Working remotely
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