Founder-led by Christos Malamas · Hands-on technical operator
Senior technical judgment when revenue is on the line.
Work directly with a hands-on CTO on the systems that block launches, payments, automation, and enterprise deals. Start with one small decision, then keep the operator who already knows the system.
8+
Years shipping
15+
Products shipped
1M+
Startup capital raised
$100K+
Earned on Upwork
About Christos
Close to the code. Clear on the business risk.
Christos has delivered 15+ products through Malamas Devs. He stays hands-on across payments, AI workflows, automation, product engineering, and production reliability.
Focus
Systems design, technical judgment, automation, and go-to-market execution
Work style
Hands-on. Clear. Direct. Embedded in the reality of the system.
Operating model
One priority at a time, written scope before payment.
Case study · real product artifact
Aphra
AI secretary workflows for founders and teams.
Christos · Lead Engineer & Backend Owner
A proactive personal-AI system that turns signals across email, calendar, reminders, and connected services into prioritized, per-user insights and reviewable actions - not another chat interface.
Review the full proof01
Signal ingestion
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Context fusion
03
Priority detection
04
Reviewable action
05
Human approval
Principle
AI suggests. Humans review consequential actions.
Published client references
Named proof, in the clients' own words.
These are verbatim references already published on Christos's public work profile. No generated headshots or anonymous claims.
“
Malamas Devs did amazing work in a super quick and effective manner. Communication was on point and all deadlines were met. 10/10 would recommend.
Andre Luque Costa
Founder & CEO, Terratec
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We hire Malamas Devs all the time — reliable and strong at communication. Looking forward to working with Christos again.
Cham Ho
Founder, Alter Horizons
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Immediately grasped the concept and delivered promptly without any problem. Strongly recommend them for professionalism and quality.
Ioannis
Software Developer
Two ways to start
01 · Paid first decision
24-hour launch-blocker triage
€250
Send the live blocker. Receive a written diagnosis, the smallest useful next move, and the boundary for any follow-on work.
Review the 24-hour scope02 · Founding systems operator
Keep the senior operator who already knows the system.
€1,950/month
- Up to 16 hands-on hours each month
- First two founder-led clients
- Then €2,500/month for new clients