CTO-level guidance without the full-time hire.
Strategic technology leadership for SaaS companies that need architecture direction, team mentoring, vendor evaluation, and board-ready reporting. Engagement-based, scoped to your needs.
We work alongside your founders and engineers. You get the strategic layer you need without the overhead of a full-time executive.
What you get
Technology Strategy
Technology roadmap aligned to your business goals. Priorities set, trade-offs understood, and direction clear before the next sprint starts.
Architecture Direction
System design decisions reviewed and documented. Scalability, security, and operational concerns addressed before they become incidents.
Team Mentoring
Engineers and tech leads coached on architecture, communication, and delivery. Grow your team's capability through the engagement, not just the output.
Vendor and Tool Evaluation
Third-party platforms, SaaS tools, and cloud services assessed against your requirements. Unbiased recommendations, not vendor-aligned.
Board Reporting
Technology translated for boards and investors. Risk, progress, and roadmap communicated clearly without jargon or ambiguity.
Operational Playbooks
Incident response, on-call processes, change management, and engineering standards documented so they survive team turnover.
Engagement-based. Fixed scope. Your team owns the output.
Strategy
- Technology roadmap
- Architecture review
- Risk and gap register
- Vendor shortlist
- Board summary template
Execution
- Architecture decision records
- Team coaching sessions
- Hiring interview support
- Vendor evaluation scorecard
- Technical due diligence pack
Enablement
- Engineering playbooks
- On-call runbooks
- Process documentation
- Leadership handover notes
- Ongoing uplift options
How it works
Each engagement has a clear shape. We do not bill open-ended retainers. Each phase produces something you keep.
Discover
Understand your current state: architecture, team, processes, and goals. Output is a written assessment with prioritised gaps.
Advise
Roadmap, vendor recommendations, and architecture direction delivered. Presented to founders, board, or team as needed.
Execute
Decisions actioned. Architecture records written, team coached, playbooks drafted, hiring support provided.
Enable
Knowledge transferred. Your team runs independently. Clear path forward whether you continue, pause, or hire a full-time CTO.
Audited and certified
AWS DevOps Competency
ISO 27001 Certified
AWS SaaS Competency
Talk to us about fractional CTO support.
Tell us where you are, what you are building, and where the gaps are. We will scope an engagement on the first call.
Fractional CTO FAQ
What does a fractional CTO do?
A fractional CTO provides CTO-level strategic leadership on a part-time or engagement basis. We set technology direction, guide architecture decisions, mentor your team, and represent technology to your board and investors, without occupying a full-time seat.
How much time do you commit?
That depends on the engagement scope. A discovery and roadmap engagement is typically two to four weeks of focused work. Ongoing advisory arrangements are structured around a defined number of days per month, agreed upfront.
Do you replace our tech lead?
No. We work alongside your tech lead or senior engineers. The goal is to give your team a strategic layer and a sounding board, not to take over delivery. Most teams find their existing leads perform better with this kind of support.
How long do engagements run?
Engagements are scoped, not open-ended. A first engagement might be four to eight weeks. Some clients continue with ongoing advisory sessions after that. We do not lock you into long contracts.
Can you help us hire a full-time CTO?
Yes. We can help define the role, assess candidates, and run the technical interview process. We have helped several SaaS companies hire their first full-time CTO after working with us as a fractional arrangement.
What industries do you work with?
Primarily SaaS companies on AWS, across verticals including fintech, healthtech, proptech, and marketplace software. The common thread is a product-led business that needs technology leadership to scale safely.