Looking for professional help with your Python GUIs project? I can help.
With over 10 years real product-focused experience building desktop applications with Python & Qt, I can help get your project to market.
I specialize in code review, bug fixing, security, packaging, UX and refactoring helping you get your work released as quickly as possible.
If acceptable for your project, I can use AI tools to speed up turnaround and reduce implementation costs. Ask for details.
Martin Fitzpatrick
Senior Engineer, creator of PythonGUIs.com and author of Create GUI Applications with Python & Qt
PyQt6/PySide6 Developer for Hire
I have helped a number of teams successfully launch Python-based software both internally and commercially. My focus is on ensuring stability, usability and maintainability of software, and supporting teams setting up packaging and release workflows. Recently I've also been working with teams to refactor, test and optimize AI-generated applications ready for release.
Before working in software development, I worked in biomedical research and data science (PhD and post-doc). That means if you talk to me about your project, I will probably understand it. I'm comfortable wrangling data to provide useful and accurate visualizations in scientific software.
- Desktop Applications (PyQt6/PySide6)
- Developing desktop applications with PyQt6/PySide6 Qt Widgets & QML
- Structuring real-world GUI applications
- Managing state, signals, and complexity
- Moving from "working UI" to maintainable software
- Licensing, packaging and distribution
- AI Refactoring for Release
- Identifying AI-generated architectural issues, inefficiencies
- Removing redundant, duplicated implementations
- Refactoring, merging multiple AI-prototypes into coherent apps
- Architecture & Structure
- Refactoring messy codebases
- Designing systems that are easy to extend
- Reducing technical debt
- Python Expertise
- Writing clean, maintainable Python
- Improving reliability and readability
- Fixing patterns that cause long-term problems
- Performance & Stability
- Identifying bottlenecks
- Fixing slow or fragile systems
- Making software behave predictably
- Problem Solving
- Debugging tricky issues
- Untangling architecture
- Providing a clear path forward
Consultant developer services are available on hourly or daily rates. For longer-term projects this can include joining your team at set regular hours, including stand ups and progress meetings.
Rates (2026) are $295/hr or $2000/day
Get in touch to find out how I can help your team get your PyQt/PySide app ready for launch.
1:1 Office Hours - Quick help, when you need it
Senior Python Developer based in the Netherlands. I'm available for 1:1 office hours to help you overcome stumbling blocks.
Things I can help with:
- Getting unstuck—fast
- Debugging together
- Breaking down overwhelming problems
- Replacing guesswork with clear next steps
- Structuring real projects
- Turning messy code into something maintainable
- Organizing files, modules, and logic
- Moving from "scripts" to real applications
- Filling in the missing mental models
- How everything fits together
- When to use what (and why)
- Understanding—not memorizing
- Python done properly
- Idiomatic Python (not just "it works")
- Debugging effectively
- Avoiding common traps self-taught devs hit
- Building real applications
- Desktop apps (PyQt / PySide)
- Tools, utilities, and small products
- Moving beyond toy projects
When booking you'll be able to provide details about your project and a link to the code. That way I'll be up to speed before we speak.
Need something else? Get in touch and we can come up with a plan that works for you.
Looking forward to working with you.
Martin Fitzpatrick, PySide6 & PyQt6 consultant