Technical leadership, with clear boundaries.
Ongoing technical decisions and reviews for founders without a CTO. Scope, access and response times are agreed upfront, so it stays useful instead of becoming open-ended.
FROM £500/DAY · OR £2K/MONTH RETAINER · FLEXIBLE ENGAGEMENTS
Best started after a review
Most fractional work makes more sense once there's a NOW vs LATER roadmap to work from. If you haven't had one yet, start there.
See the readiness reviewWhat's agreed upfront
- Which decisions I make and which stay with you
- How often I review the work
- What access I have, and to what
- Response times, in writing
Drawing on real experience building SquadGames
15+ years in tech, with hands-on Flutter, Node.js, AWS and GCP.
CTO advisory and mentoring
Strategic technical leadership for startups, from someone who's been there.
- Technology stack recommendations
- Technical architecture review
- Development process optimisation
- Team leadership coaching
Technical architecture
System design guidance based on scaling real applications on AWS and GCP.
- System architecture design
- Scalability planning
- Cloud infrastructure strategy
- Performance optimisation
Product development guidance
From idea validation to technical execution, drawing on current SquadGames development.
- MVP development strategy
- Feature prioritisation
- Technical implementation planning
- Launch and scaling advice
Code review and QA
Review from someone who breaks and fixes code daily, so your codebase is production-ready.
- Code quality assessment
- Security review
- Performance analysis
- Best-practice recommendations
What I'm using to build SquadGames
Flutter
Cross-platform mobile
JavaScript
Frontend and backend
Python
Backend and data processing
Node.js
Server-side JavaScript
AWS
Cloud infrastructure
Google Cloud
Cloud services and ML
My approach to technical advisory
Discovery and assessment
Understanding your technical challenges, current architecture and business goals.
Strategy and planning
A technical strategy and roadmap tailored to your situation.
Implementation support
Hands-on guidance with regular check-ins and course corrections.
Optimisation and scale
Continuous improvement, so the technical foundation grows with the business.
Ready to talk through your technical challenges?
Book a free 30-minute call. No commitment, just honest technical advice.