Fractional CTO.
Senior technical leadership on demand.
Architecture reviews, decision-making, and engineering uplift — without the full-time overhead. Typically 1–2 days a week, 3–6 months minimum, remote-first across EU, UK, and US.
Inside the business
Making your current engineering organisation stronger — architecture, mentorship, roadmap.
Looking outward
Due diligence, build-vs-buy, vendor evaluation — the decisions that touch your capital, not just your code.
“Why not just hire a permanent CTO?”
Short answer — when you don’t yet need 5 days a week of CTO. Fractional buys you senior judgement at the points it matters, without the runway-burn of a full hire.
Not ready to justify the salary
Full-time CTO burn rate dwarfs a 1–2 day/wk retainer.
CTO just left
Interim leadership while you run a proper search — months, not days.
You're being diligenced
Time-boxed technical representation for an investor or acquirer process.
High-stakes choices
Re-platform, major vendor, build-vs-buy — you want an outside head in the room.
What you get. What you walk away with.
Making your team stronger
Architecture Review
Deep-dive review of your system. Bottlenecks, single points of failure, modernisation opportunities — with a prioritised plan, not a 60-page PDF.
Engineering Team Uplift
Hands-on coaching, code reviews, and workshops. Level up your seniors, not just your juniors.
Technology Roadmap
Quarterly and annual planning aligned with business strategy, budget, and team capacity.
Helping you evaluate
Technical Due Diligence
Pre-acquisition or pre-investment technical assessment. Codebase, infrastructure, team capability — with findings the board can read.
Build vs Buy Analysis
Data-driven evaluation of in-house build vs SaaS vs open-source for critical systems. Includes total cost of ownership and switching-cost modelling.
Vendor Evaluation
Independent selection and procurement guidance. No kickbacks, no referral fees — the right tool for your actual problem.
Engagement Blueprint
A clear, phased approach so you always know what to expect — from audit through ongoing partnership.
Technical Assessment & Quick Wins
Deep-dive into your architecture, team structure, and engineering processes to identify critical gaps and immediate improvements.
Deliverables
In scope
Weeks 1-2
~2 hours
2-hour kickoff with founders/leadership, plus read access to source control and project management tools.
Flexible options to match your needs and budget
Fractional CTO
See typical pricing
Ongoing senior technical leadership without the full-time overhead.
- Architecture reviews
- Team mentorship
- Vendor evaluation
- Strategic technology decisions
About the engagement shape. All Fractional CTO engagements run as fixed monthly retainers, sold in weekly blocks of senior time (typically 10 hrs / wk). Scope is confirmed in the Discovery Call before any retainer begins. Minimum engagement is 3 months. Remote-first across EU, UK, and US — travel for kick-off and key sessions, async-friendly otherwise. Specific pricing, scope, and scheduling are discussed on a case-by-case basis and confirmed in writing before work starts.