Fractional CTO
Senior technical leadership
, part time
A senior engineer who answers for your product: technical decisions, standards and steady delivery, without the cost of a full-time CTO. From $3,995/mo.
Who It's For
Growing products without a technical lead
You have a product that matters, developers or vendors building it, and nobody senior making the technical calls. A fractional CTO gives you that person for a fraction of a full-time salary.
Developers, no lead
Your developers or contractors need someone setting direction and reviewing their work.
Code you didn't write
The people who built it have moved on, and you need someone senior to take responsibility for it.
Vendors and quotes
Proposals, estimates and tools to evaluate, with nobody technical to ask.
AI in the workflow
Your developers use AI coding tools and need standards so the output holds up.
What You Get
Technical leadership that answers for the result
Decisions are measured against the AWS Well-Architected Framework: operational excellence, security, reliability, performance, cost and sustainability.
Technical decisions
Architecture, tools and trade-offs decided by someone who answers for the result.
Standards and review
Code review, testing and release standards your developers can follow.
Guardrails for AI-assisted work
Clear rules for how AI coding tools are used, and review that catches what they get wrong.
Vendor and contractor review
Proposals, estimates and deliverables checked before you pay for them.
A technical roadmap
A plan that matches your business goals and budget, kept current as things change.
Hands-on when needed
Fixes and features built directly when that's the fastest way forward.
How It Runs
The same engineer, every month
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A free call
We talk through your product, your people and what's in the way.
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The first month
We learn the system, the people and the risks, and set up the tools and standards that run from then on.
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Every month after
Decisions, reviews and delivery from the same senior engineer. No hand-offs.
Building a product that handles patient data? See how we approach HIPAA
Plans
Fractional CTO services, month to month
Fractional CTO
From $3,995/mo
- Senior technical leadership, part time
- Technical decisions and roadmap
- Standards and review for your developers and AI tools
- Vendor and contractor review
- Hands-on fixes and features when needed
Heavier engagements are quoted after a short call.
Prefer a project first?
Start with one specific problem, at a fixed price.
- A review of what's there and what's risky
- A fixed quote before any work begins
- Fixes in order of risk, each one verified
FAQ
Fractional CTO questions
Plans start at $3,995 a month. Heavier engagements are quoted after a short call.
A developer builds what they're asked to. A fractional CTO decides what should be built and how, reviews the work, and answers for the result. Hands-on work is included when it's the fastest way forward.
Yes. Most of the job is setting direction, reviewing work and keeping standards, alongside the people you already have.
Yes. We sign an NDA before you share anything sensitive, and a Business Associate Agreement for products that handle patient data.
Yes. Plans run month to month, and you can pause or cancel anytime.
Not sure it fits? Book a free 30-minute call (opens in a new tab) and we'll talk it through.
We couldn't be happier with the result!