Fractional CTO

Fractional CTO Services

Not every company needs a full-time CTO—but most still need solid technical leadership.

If you’re scaling a product, modernizing a legacy platform, or making high-impact engineering decisions without a seasoned lead in place, I offer fractional CTO support built around experience, not theory.


What I Help With

  • Architectural reviews, technical planning, and system audits
  • Vendor and platform selection (queues, auth, infrastructure)
  • Team structure recommendations and hiring input
  • Migration and modernization guidance (e.g., PHP → Go)
  • Security, scalability, and delivery best practices
  • Developer coaching or onboarding support

Engagement Format

  • Weekly syncs + async support via email or chat
  • Flat hourly or monthly retainer
  • Typically 4–10 hours/week depending on involvement

Why Work With Me?

  • 30+ years experience building and shipping software
  • Deep background in both legacy systems and modern Go-based architectures
  • Successfully migrated and scaled multiple platforms (e.g., Vueterix, dittos.io)
  • Focused on getting it done, not writing decks

Ideal Fit

  • Founders and teams with technical debt or scaling friction
  • Agencies delivering custom platforms and needing oversight
  • SaaS companies between Seed and Series B who need architecture sanity without full-time burn

Next Steps

Contact me or email marc@caffeinatedsoftworks.com to schedule a call.

Let’s figure out what’s working, what isn’t, and what to do next—without making it a full-time thing.

Need a Service Like This?

Modernizing a critical platform or scaling your infrastructure takes more than code—it takes experienced technical leadership. If you need strategic oversight without a full-time hire, I offer architecture, guidance, and execution support tailored to your needs.

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