I’m Erik Budanov, founder of DigiDog and independent product engineer. I redesign websites, build MVPs and connect business tools with AI — with direct senior ownership from the first conversation to launch.

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For businesses improving an existing website and founders with a concrete product idea, early customers or a pilot to deliver.
I bring content, design and engineering together so visitors can understand your offer and take the next step.
The goal: a clearer path from first visit to qualified enquiry.
I connect your existing tools and automate defined workflows, with appropriate permissions and human review.
The goal: fewer manual handoffs between your systems.
I turn your product idea into a practical scope and build the features your first customers or pilot actually need.
The goal: a usable product with clear next steps.
Discover what our clients say about working with digidog. Authentic reviews from real partners on Upwork.
“Outstanding work! Managed the MVP project proficiently, demonstrating deep knowledge of React. Great communication also, and timely delivery. Highly recommend for future projects. Thanks.”
Callbot Crypto
Project Manager for MVP development
“Top Work! Reliable, honest and determined to complete promises. Very good know-how in the field of expertise.”
Davit Roth
Website Architecture and Creation
“DigiDog is super reliable and supportive. They always consulted and followed the time schedule. They work precisely and accurately. I can recommend working with them to anyone.”
Klaudia Jovcevska
WordPress Elementor Developer
I work independently, using AI agents to support research, implementation and testing. I make the engineering decisions, review the work and remain responsible for delivery.

Our own infrastructure: 12+ SaaS tools replaced with AI-operated systems on a single VPS. $1,200/month → $210/month.
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Design implementation for the United Nations FP2030 Progress Report website, featuring interactive Highcharts data visualizations and immersive parallax animations.
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Three years of enterprise web administration and content management for PRÜFTECHNIK, the industrial condition-monitoring brand of Fluke (Fortive group, Fortune 500).
View ProjectAnthropic shipped Claude Skills — folders of instructions Claude reads on demand. They replace half the use cases we used to need MCP servers for. Here's when to use which, and how to build one.
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Read MoreI canceled my team's subscriptions to Asana, Pipedrive, Apollo, and Make. Replaced them all with Docker containers on a $10 VPS and Claude Max. The secret: design tools for AI, not humans.
Read MoreShare your website or product brief. We’ll discuss the business goal, technical requirements and a practical first step.

Founder & Product Engineer
Send your website, project goal and target timeline. I’ll get back to you with next steps.