Architecture decisions, hiring, delivery, engineering culture. For founders pre-series-A and growth-stage companies who need a senior brain on call but not a full-time CTO yet.
Five steps you can follow.
Discovery call (free)
What's your stage, your team, your pain. Where would a fractional CTO move the needle most.
30-day trial month
First month is structured: audit, architecture review, hiring plan, quick wins. End of month: keep going or part ways.
Ongoing retainer
Monthly retainer, fixed hours, paused/canceled with 30 days notice.
Quarterly business reviews
Reset goals, review progress, adjust focus areas. You always know what you're paying for.
Handoff
When you hire your full-time CTO, smooth transition included — usually 4–6 weeks of overlap.
What's in every engagement.
- 01
Architecture & technical strategy
Stack choices, scalability roadmap, build-vs-buy decisions, vendor selection. Reviewed quarterly as the business evolves.
- 02
Hiring & interviewing
Job specs, interview loops, take-home design, technical reference calls. Hire the right two people instead of the wrong four.
- 03
Code review & quality
Senior-level review of PRs, architecture decision records (ADRs), and engineering standards.
- 04
Delivery & process
Sprint cadence, planning, retros, on-call rotation. The boring 'how does work get done' that makes teams 2× faster.
- 05
Vendor & contractor management
I can run other contractors on your behalf — design, marketing, data — so you stay focused on the business.
- 06
Investor support
Technical sections of your deck, due diligence prep, infra cost narrative, security/compliance answers.
- 07
Incident & crisis support
On-call backup for outages, security incidents, and 'what do we do now' moments.
- 08
Smooth handoff to full-time CTO
When you're ready, I help hire and onboard your full-time CTO and step back to advisor.
Three ways in.
There is no rate card. Every engagement is scoped in writing after a discovery call, with one fixed fee.
| Tier | For | Includes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory retainer | Weekly sync + async reviews |
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| Senior hiring calls | Per senior candidate |
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| Audit + roadmap (one-off) | One-time engagement |
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Before we start
How much does a fractional CTO cost?
How many hours does an advisory retainer take?
Do you work on Gulf time?
Will you sign IP and confidentiality agreements?
Can I pause or cancel the engagement?
Fractional CTO and engineering leadership for startups — a senior leader on your team without the full-time salary.
Architecture decisions, hiring, delivery, engineering culture. For founders pre-series-A and growth-stage companies who need a senior brain on call but not a full-time CTO yet.