The Fractional CTO: Technical Leadership Without the Executive Overhead

You don’t need a VP Engineering. You need someone who knows when to say no.

A VP Eng costs $250k–350k/year. You’re also funding their team, their org structure, and their learning curve. For many companies in the $3M–$25M revenue range, that’s not the right answer.

What you actually need: someone with 15+ years in the trenches who can:

• Make the hard calls when the team disagrees
• Unblock technical decisions so shipping doesn’t stall
• Mentor your engineers so they level up
• Know when to refactor, when to ship, and when to change course

Why Fractional Works

You get senior leadership without the overhead. A fractional CTO works 10–20 hours a week on your problems, costs a fraction of a full executive, and brings battle-tested judgment from across the industry.

They’ve seen code wars, scaling crises, team dynamics, and organizational problems. They know the patterns.

For companies that don’t need a full-time executive but definitely need someone making good technical decisions, this is the move.

What We Bring

We’ve led engineering at scale, rebuilt teams, navigated major tech pivots, and shipped platforms from scratch. We work with your team—unblocking decisions, setting architecture direction, and mentoring engineers.

We’re not here to tell you “rewrite everything in Rust.” We’re here to help you ship faster, scale smarter, and build a team that doesn’t burn out.

How to Know If You Need This

• Your team is blocked on architectural decisions
• You’re growing but can’t attract senior engineers
• You’ve got technical debt but don’t know where to start
• You want strategic input without executive overhead

Let’s talk about what you need. No obligation, just a conversation.