Engagement model
A fractional CTO gives a founder or a non-technical leadership team someone accountable for technical decisions. Architecture direction, hiring and vetting, vendor selection, and an honest read on whether the current build is on track.
A 30-minute call to establish what exists today, what has to be true at the end, and what the real deadline is. No proposal is written before this.
You receive three to five profiles with the specific experience the work needs, their rates, and their availability. You interview whoever you want.
Most engagements start with a short paid trial on a real task. You pay nothing until you decide to hire, and nothing at all if the trial does not convince you.
One person owns the outcome and reports weekly against what was agreed. Scope changes are priced before they are built, not after.
When this is the wrong choice
If you need someone writing code daily, this is the wrong hire. A senior or staff engineer costs less and delivers more of that.
Tell us what you are trying to ship. You get a matched shortlist in 48 hours and pay $0 until you hire.
One to two days a week covers most companies under 25 engineers, plus availability for decisions between sessions.
Yes, and it is one of the highest-value parts of the role for non-technical founders. Bad engineering hires are expensive and hard to reverse.
Fractional CTO engagements typically run $120 to $220 per hour, or a fixed monthly retainer for an agreed allocation.
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Vetted engineers, matched in 48 hours. No recruitment fees, no payment until you hire.
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