Fractional CTO

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 review

What'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
What's covered

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
Current tech stack

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

How I work

My approach to technical advisory

  1. Discovery and assessment

    Understanding your technical challenges, current architecture and business goals.

  2. Strategy and planning

    A technical strategy and roadmap tailored to your situation.

  3. Implementation support

    Hands-on guidance with regular check-ins and course corrections.

  4. Optimisation and scale

    Continuous improvement, so the technical foundation grows with the business.

Ready when you are

Ready to talk through your technical challenges?

Book a free 30-minute call. No commitment, just honest technical advice.