Fractional CTO
An experienced tech lead, without the hire.
You're responsible for technology but have no CTO in-house. We take on the part that needs experience: architecture decisions, choosing vendors and tools, hiring, mentoring your team and reporting to the board or investors.
- For whom
- For founders and managing directors who are responsible for technology but have no CTO in-house.
- Duration
- Monthly, ongoing
- Outcome
- Architecture reviews, reporting, mentoring, on call for outages
For founders, managing directors and digital teams.
You're growing, make an architecture or hiring decision every few weeks and need someone with the big picture, without creating a full-time role. Or you run a product we built and want someone who knows it to stay involved.
Agreed results, not calls on demand.
For each month we agree what you get. Scope and days per month we settle in the call.
Architecture reviews
A regular look at code architecture, data model, scaling and cost.
Choosing vendors and tools
Build or buy, shortlists, contract reviews from a technical point of view.
Hiring
Sharpen job profiles, join technical interviews, help assess senior candidates.
Reporting
A monthly tech report for management, board or investors, ready to forward.
Mentoring
1:1 with your tech lead. Senior to senior, not beginner coaching.
On call for emergencies
For outages or urgent architecture questions, within the agreed window.
Common questions
How long is the term?
We recommend at least six months, because good guidance takes time. Notice periods are set in the contract.
How is confidentiality handled?
We sign an NDA before we start. Architecture, code access and reports stay confidential. Without your approval we use none of it for marketing, not even anonymised.
Are you responsible for running our production systems?
No. As Fractional CTO we guide architecture and strategy. Releases, incident response and on-call stay with your team. We help you set that up.
Can this turn into a product build?
Yes. The engagement often leads to a concrete project. Then we build it, with the context we already have.
Who looks after technology at your company?
In 30 minutes we clarify your situation, the scope and whether it's a fit. Before you sign anything.
On working days we usually reply within 24 hours.