Fractional CTO: Technological Leadership for Your Company
What is it?
A Fractional CTO is an experienced technology leader who works with your company on a full-time basis, but on a part-time basis. You receive strategic guidance that is typically only available to companies with a CTO budget of $200K+ per year, for a fraction of that cost.
This is not consulting or a one-time audit. A Fractional CTO integrates into your team, makes decisions, takes responsibility for results, and builds a system that works without them.
Work Format
- 2–3 days a week (depending on task intensity)
- Attends key meetings (planning, architectural discussions, 1-on-1s with leaders)
- Available for urgent questions between workdays
- In-person, remote, or hybrid—depending on the company’s needs
- Monthly progress and priority report for the CEO/founder
Who is it for?
- Startups post-funding round that need a technology strategy
- Companies with 10–70 engineers that have “hit a ceiling” in development speed
- Non-technical founders who need a technology partner
- Companies preparing for due diligence or the next funding round
Start with a workshop
Many companies start with a workshop. During the process, systemic issues within the organization become apparent — and then the transition to the Fractional CTO model happens naturally, with trust already established and a shared understanding of the context.
Engineering Strategy for Business Leaders
Scaling Engineering: From 10 to 100 Engineers
The Problem This Service Solves
Many companies find themselves in a situation where technology is critical to the business, but hiring a full-time CTO is premature, too expensive, or simply impossible to find the right person. As a result, technology decisions are made “from the bottom up” without a strategy, architecture becomes complex, teams slow down, and the business loses its competitive advantage.
A Fractional CTO bridges this gap: providing the company with strategic technology leadership right now, while the business grows to a level where a full-time CTO becomes justified.
Program
Audit of the current state and creation of a strategic plan.
What’s included:
- In-depth audit: architecture, team, processes, technical debt, delivery metrics
- Technology status report with prioritized recommendations
- 12-month strategic roadmap
- Recommendations on team structure and key hires
- Implementation of quick wins that deliver visible results within the first few weeks
Result: You have a complete picture and an action plan. You know exactly what to do, in what order, and why.
Audit plus implementation of key changes.
Everything from the 3-month package, plus:
- Restructuring teams to align with business objectives
- Implementing engineering processes: CI/CD, code review, planning, metrics
- Making architectural decisions and monitoring their implementation
- Hiring for key engineering roles (participating in interviews, evaluating candidates)
- Establishing an operational rhythm: planning, retrospectives, cross-team sync meetings
Result: The team works differently. Delivery speed is measurable and increasing. Processes do not depend on a single person.
A full cycle of organizational transformation.
Everything from the 6-month package, plus:
- Building the management layer: mentoring team leads and engineering managers
- Implementing OKRs for engineering teams aligned with business goals
- Aligning architecture and organizational structure (Team Topologies)
- Creating career paths (IC track and management track)
- Preparing the organization for 2–3x growth in the number of engineers
Result: The organization is ready to scale. It has leaders, processes, and a culture that can sustain growth.
Full transformation with a planned handover to an in-house CTO.
Everything from the 9-month package, plus:
- Searching for and hiring an in-house CTO or VP of Engineering
- Mentoring the new technical leader (3 months of working together)
- Documentation of strategy, processes, and decision-making principles
- Planned handover with checkpoints
Result: The company is fully self-sufficient. You have an in-house technology leader, a working system, and a documented strategy—not a reliance on an external consultant.
