Gears for Engineers

Fractional CTO & advisory

With over 15 years of startup experience, I bring expertise in building, scaling, and optimizing engineering teams and products for SaaS companies. My fractional CTO services offer cost-effective, high-impact technical leadership for companies that need strategic guidance without the full-time overhead. Below are some of my key services:

Happy engineers that build products your customers love

Iterate fast, build quality products, and ensure your teams and customers see the immediate results of your team's hard work. This, I believe, is at the core of a successful engineering and product team. Ensure your team drives real business results and takes pride in their work.

Why Work with a Fractional CTO?

By engaging a fractional CTO, you get access to experienced technical leadership without the long-term commitment or cost of a full-time executive. This flexible arrangement allows you to scale technical leadership as your business grows, providing the strategic oversight you need to make confident, informed decisions. Let’s discuss how I can help your SaaS business scale efficiently, optimize engineering processes, and align your product vision with market demands.

1. Architecture Review

A strong architecture is the foundation of a scalable, resilient SaaS product. I provide a thorough assessment of your software’s architecture, ensuring it meets your current and future needs.

  • Scalability & resiliency: evaluate if the architecture can scale as your customer base grows.
  • Infrastructure: review cloud infrastructure for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
  • Security & Compliance: assess vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with relevant industry standards
  • Tech-debt: identify areas of technical debt and propose strategies for addressing them.

2. Product Strategy

A cohesive product strategy ensures that technology supports business objectives and market demands. I align your technical direction with your product vision to drive sustainable growth.

  • Roadmap development: collaborate with your leadership to create a product roadmap that balances innovation with delivery.
  • Market alignment: ensure your product features and technical capabilities meet market demand and customer expectations.
  • Data-Driven Decision Making: leverage data insights to inform feature prioritization, user experience improvements, and customer retention strategies.

3. Engineering Strategy

Building an effective engineering team and setting up scalable processes is key to your SaaS company’s success. I help optimize your development lifecycle and improve team efficiency.

  • Fast iteration: help your teams deliver quality software fast, allowing you to steadily ship product increments and get customer feedback.
  • Development Processes: implement Agile, DevOps, and continuous delivery practices to improve velocity and quality.
  • Technology Stack Review: evaluate your current tech stack and make recommendations for tools and technologies that align with your growth trajectory.
  • Team structure & leadership: assess current team dynamics and provide recommendations for structuring teams for optimal performance and scalability.
  • Hiring & Talent Strategy: help attract, hire, and retain top engineering talent, ensuring your team can scale as your product grows.

4. DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure

Efficient DevOps and cloud practices are critical to managing a SaaS product at scale. I work with your teams to ensure your infrastructure is robust, automated, and cost-effective.

  • CI/CD Implementation: continuous integration and deployment is at the core of engineering workflow. I will help your teams setup or improve continuous integration and deployment pipelines to reduce time-to-market and improve quality. Helping your engineers release software as fast as possible, with confidence and quality to your customers.
  • Cloud Cost Optimization: review cloud resource usage and optimize for cost-efficiency without sacrificing performance.
  • Monitoring & Alerting: establish best practices for system monitoring, incident management, and on-call protocols to minimize downtime.

Bring experience onboard

No matter the stage of your SaaS product, Gears for Engineers can assist engineering teams and VCs by offering due diligence, technical, and strategic advice

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