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.
Everything, end to end
Architecture & technical strategy
Stack choices, scalability roadmap, build-vs-buy decisions, vendor selection. Reviewed quarterly as the business evolves.
Hiring & interviewing
Job specs, interview loops, take-home design, technical reference calls. Hire the right two people instead of the wrong four.
Code review & quality
Senior-level review of PRs, architecture decision records (ADRs), and engineering standards.
Delivery & process
Sprint cadence, planning, retros, on-call rotation. The boring 'how does work get done' that makes teams 2× faster.
Vendor & contractor management
I can run other contractors on your behalf — design, marketing, data — so you stay focused on the business.
Investor support
Technical sections of your deck, due diligence prep, infra cost narrative, security/compliance answers.
Incident & crisis support
On-call backup for outages, security incidents, and 'what do we do now' moments.
Smooth handoff to full-time CTO
When you're ready, I help hire and onboard your full-time CTO and step back to advisor.
How we deliver
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.
Fixed scope. Fixed price.
Advisor
Weekly call + async + reviews
- ◆~10 hrs/month
- ◆Architecture + hiring + ADRs
- ◆Slack/WhatsApp async
- ◆Quarterly reviews
Fractional CTO
Embedded leadership
- ◆~25 hrs/week
- ◆Run sprints, hire, review code
- ◆Investor + customer support
- ◆Pause/cancel with 30 days notice
Audit + roadmap (one-off)
One-time engagement
- ◆Engineering audit
- ◆Hiring plan + budget
- ◆12-month technical roadmap
- ◆Written report + 2 sessions
Builders, not contractors.
Built and led real teams
I've built engineering organizations from 0 to 10+ engineers across backend, frontend, DevOps, and QA. I know what works and what breaks.
Founder-friendly
I don't push process for its own sake. We add structure only where the team is currently dropping things.
Stays out of your way
Fractional means fractional. I show up on the agreed cadence, in the agreed forums, and trust your team to ship.
Before we start
How much does a fractional CTO cost in the Middle East?
Pricing depends on scope. Book a free 20-minute discovery call (or chat on WhatsApp) — you get a written scope and fixed price within 48 hours. Engagements run as fixed-scope projects or monthly retainers depending on what fits.
How many hours per week does a fractional CTO work?
Advisor tier: ≈10 hours/month. Fractional CTO tier: ≈25 hours/week embedded with your team. Quarterly business reviews included either way.
Do you cover both MENA and US timezones?
Yes. Based in Amman (GMT+3). Full overlap with EU and partial overlap with East Coast US daily.
Will you sign IP and confidentiality agreements?
Yes. Mutual NDA + IP assignment standard before kickoff.
Can I pause or cancel the engagement?
Yes. 30 days written notice. No long-term lock-in. When you hire your full-time CTO, smooth handoff is included.
How we've built systems like this
What else the studio builds
Custom Web Development
Production-grade websites, web apps, and platforms — Next.js, React, Node, Python — engineered to scale and convert.
Mobile App Development
iOS and Android apps with native performance — React Native, Expo, real-time sync, secure payments, and store-ready delivery.
Custom Business Software & Internal Systems
ERPs, finance systems, dashboards, admin tools — built for the way your company actually operates.
SaaS & MVP Engineering for Startups
From idea to shipped MVP in weeks — auth, billing, multi-tenancy, observability — investor-ready from day one.
Web & App Security Audits
OWASP-aligned audits, threat modeling, dependency triage, and concrete remediation roadmaps — not 200-page PDFs.
Ready to start?
Free 20–30 minute discovery call. No commitment. You leave with clear scope, budget, and timeline.
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