Is this a replacement for a CTO?

No. It’s senior reinforcement to arbitrate, structure, and de-risk, often alongside a technical founder or while you hire the right CTO profile.

What cadence do you work on?

Often a few days per month to start, or short focused missions depending on context (fundraise, scale, incident).

Do you help with hiring?

Yes: job framing, role definitions, technical interviews, and onboarding support.

Can this include hands-on development?

Yes, as a complement on a JS/TS stack when a critical module or prototype needs to be secured.

Does this map to searches like “fractional CTO” or “startup technical support”?

Yes: senior input on architecture, decisions, and team, flexible formats, without the commitment of a full-time technical executive.

Fractional CTO

Technical leadership, at the fraction of time you actually need.

You have structural technical decisions to make, but not yet the volume or the budget for a full-time CTO.

I bring the judgement calls, the architecture and the team support, on a regular rhythm sized to your needs.

Discuss your situation

What it really looks like in startups and scale-ups

In a startup or scale-up, problems show up fast:

technical decisions made under pressure
debt piling up invisibly
not enough seniority to arbitrate
the team ships… but without structure

Then one day everything is slower, more fragile, and more expensive.

What the engagement covers

A regular presence, a few days a month, on the decisions that shape the product’s future.

In practice:

Architecture choices and technical trade-offs, documented
Technical roadmap, debt and prioritisation against product goals
Standards, code reviews and hands-on support for developers

One-to-one mentoring still fits inside this arrangement, but it is no longer the main purpose of the engagement.

What I actually do

Architecture review

Surface fragilities and short- to medium-term risks.

Decision support

Stack choices, product breakdown, technical prioritisation.

Team structure

Roles, ownership, workflows, quality.

Good practice rollout

Code, CI/CD, monitoring, documentation.

Focused support on critical topics

Scaling, complex bugs, strategic refactoring.

Engagement formats

A few days per month

To keep continuous senior oversight.

Targeted intervention

On a specific topic (critical release, refactor, technical crisis).

Temporary support

While you hire a CTO or internal lead.

How I work

Pragmatic, direct, no over-processing:

get to the problem quickly
propose realistic solutions
adapt to your maturity level

I plug into your tools and your team.

Typical situations

You’re a founder without a CTO
Your CTO is overloaded
The team grows but quality drops
You’re preparing a fundraise or scale-up
Something feels wrong technically

Outcome

You gain:

clearer decisions
speed without sacrificing quality
more calm on the technical side

FAQ

Is this a replacement for a CTO?
No. It’s senior reinforcement to arbitrate, structure, and de-risk, often alongside a technical founder or while you hire the right CTO profile.
What cadence do you work on?
Often a few days per month to start, or short focused missions depending on context (fundraise, scale, incident).
Do you help with hiring?
Yes: job framing, role definitions, technical interviews, and onboarding support.
Can this include hands-on development?
Yes, as a complement on a JS/TS stack when a critical module or prototype needs to be secured.
Does this map to searches like “fractional CTO” or “startup technical support”?
Yes: senior input on architecture, decisions, and team, flexible formats, without the commitment of a full-time technical executive.

Let’s talk about your technical setup