The Problem
Your business needs technical leadership, but a full-time CTO costs $300K+ and you're not at that scale yet. Meanwhile, you're making technology decisions that will shape your company for years—and you're not sure if you're making the right ones.
Your team needs guidance. Your architecture needs review. Your vendors need evaluation. You need someone who's been there before and can help you avoid expensive mistakes.
The Solution
Get experienced technical leadership on a fractional basis. I bring 10+ years of engineering management experience—including a CTO role at a tech startup—to help you make better technical decisions.
I've led distributed teams across multiple continents, navigated legacy modernization at enterprises like Rakuten, and built engineering processes from scratch at startups. I can help you avoid the pitfalls I've already learned from.
What's Included
Technical Strategy
Roadmap development aligned with your business goals. What to build, when to build it, and how it fits together.
Architecture Review
Deep analysis of your current systems with actionable recommendations for improvement, scaling, and modernization.
Team Mentorship
Level up your engineering team through code reviews, process improvement, and individual coaching.
Vendor Evaluation
Objective assessment of tools, platforms, and services. Cut through the sales pitches to find what actually fits.
Technical Due Diligence
For investors or acquirers: comprehensive assessment of a company's technical assets, team, and risks.
Legacy Modernization
Strategic planning for updating legacy systems. Phased approaches that balance risk with progress.
Why Work With Me
Enterprise experience: Engineering Manager at Rakuten, working with global teams and enterprise-scale systems.
Startup experience: Led an engineering team at tvScientific (later acquired by Pinterest). Currently CTO at a legal tech startup.
Hands-on credibility: I still write production code daily. My technical recommendations come from current, practical experience.
Engagement Models
Advisory
Regular check-ins, strategic guidance, and on-call access for when questions arise. Ideal for teams that have day-to-day execution covered but need experienced guidance.
Embedded
Deeper involvement: attending team meetings, participating in architecture decisions, conducting code reviews. For teams that need more hands-on technical leadership.
Project-Based
Specific deliverables: architecture review, technical due diligence, modernization roadmap. Defined scope with clear outcomes.
How It Works
Initial Conversation
We discuss your situation, challenges, and what kind of support would be most valuable.
Assessment
I review your current state: codebase, architecture, team, processes. Understanding before prescribing.
Proposal
A clear engagement structure with scope, time commitment, and pricing that fits your needs.
Ongoing Partnership
Regular cadence of check-ins, reviews, and guidance. Adjusted as your needs evolve.
Need Technical Leadership?
Let's discuss how fractional CTO support could help your business.