Fractional Leadership

Hire a Fractional CTO

You don’t just need an extra pair of hands. You need a technical partner. As you scale, the decisions you made as a 3-person team start to slow you down. I help companies hire and integrate the senior technical leadership they need to reach the next level, or act as that leader myself until you're ready for the full-time move.
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What Does Hiring a Fractional CTO Mean?

It means buying senior-level technical insurance. It’s an engagement where I own the "Hard Decisions"—the ones regarding database choice, scaling strategies, and infrastructure security. You get a technical executive on tap for strategic planning, without the massive equity and salary burn of a permanent full-time executive.
Strategic Insurance

“A fractional role ensures the most expensive architectural mistakes are avoided before they are baked into the core.”

Low Burn rateHigh Impact

When to Hire a Technical Partner?

It is often better to hire a fractional partner early than a full-time person too late.

You are outgrowing your current technical capabilities
Your senior dev is overwhelmed and needs mentorship
You need to prepare for technical due diligence
You are unsure if your stack will handle 10x traffic
Hiring is stalled because you can't vet senior talent effectively

Hiring Challenges We Solve

Hiring for senior technical roles is high-risk. We eliminate that risk:

01

“We can’t find the right CTO”

  • Vetting technical depth
  • Identifying leadership fit
  • Avoiding "hype-driven" candidates
02

“Our roadmap is a black box”

  • Unclear milestones
  • Feature creep
  • Disconnected product/engineering goals
03

“Cloud costs are spiraling”

  • Invisible waste
  • Bad scaling habits
  • No observability guardrails

The Placement & Partnership Process

I integrate quickly to stabilize the ship and then set course for the long term.

1

Phase 1: Deep Audit

  • Code quality review
  • Infrastructure security
  • Team velocity assessment
2

Phase 2: Tactical Fixes

  • Addressing immediate stability risks
  • Closing security gaps
  • Optimizing hot-path bottlenecks
3

Phase 3: Strategic Roadmap

  • Architecture for the next 12 months
  • Hiring plan
  • Process implementation
4

Phase 4: Transition to Full-Time

  • Defining the CTO profile
  • Vetting candidates
  • Ensuring a seamless handoff

The Deliverables

Documented Architecture Blueprint
Prioritized Technical Roadmap
Stabilized Production Environment
Vetted Engineering Hiring Pipeline
Peace of Mind for Non-Technical Founders

Experience That Matters

Direct experience being the "Rescue CTO" for multiple startups
Architected high-scale systems for global products
Expertise in AWS, DevOps, and Backend Engineering
Proven track record of building and managing remote teams

The $250k Decision

A full-time CTO at $250k+ can be a distraction if your primary need is still stabilization. Fractional hiring allows you to: * Save budget for engineering talent * Get executive quality immediately * Iterate on the CTO role definition as you scale

Production Verified

Helped Seed-stage startups reach Series A with stable tech

Reduced time-to-hire for lead engineers by 50% through better vetting

Eliminated recurring "mystery" production outages

FAQ

How do you bill for this?

Typically as a monthly retainer based on the number of days or hours per week requested for leadership.

Will you help us hire our full-time CTO?

Yes. That is often the natural end of a successful fractional engagement.

Do you take equity?

I prefer cash retainers for clarity, but I am open to discussing equity for long-term strategic partnerships.

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