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Interim & Fractional CTO

Hands-on technical leadership from someone who has founded, built, and scaled engineering from the first commit — for founders without a technical co-founder and teams that have outgrown their original setup.

A few days a month to full interimAvailable for new work
What you get

Architecture you can grow into

Simple, reversible designs that keep shipping safely as the team and product scale.

Team and hiring

A clear engineering bar, sensible boundaries, and the structure to hire and onboard well.

Delivery unblocked

Testing, CI/CD, and standards that turn ad-hoc shipping into a dependable cadence.

Decisions that hold up

Visible, explained trade-offs grounded in the real codebase — not slideware.

Selected proof

Technical leadership that has done the job before

I co-founded an interactive live-streaming platform, wrote its first line of code, set its architecture, and led engineering for six years — growing the team from three people to around fifty and steering it through an acquisition.

That means I can step in and own the technical side of a company: the architecture, the team, the standards, and the judgement calls that decide whether a product scales or stalls.

Where it helps

  • Founders without a technical co-founder who need someone to own architecture and early hiring, and to translate product goals into a system that can grow.
  • Scaling teams that have outgrown their original setup and need structure — clear boundaries, testing, CI/CD, and a hiring bar — before things grind to a halt.
  • Companies in transition — a departure, a pivot, an integration after an acquisition — that need a steady, experienced hand on engineering for a defined period.

How I work

The architecture and the team mirror each other, so I work on both at once: simple, reversible designs and a team that can keep shipping safely as it grows. I keep decisions visible and explained, and I stay hands-on enough that my advice is grounded in the real codebase.

Looking for the geo-specific version? See my Interim CTO page for availability across the Netherlands and Europe.

Frequently asked

What does an interim CTO engagement look like?+

It depends on where you are — setting architecture and standards, hiring and shaping the team, unblocking delivery, or steadying engineering through a transition. I scope it with you up front.

Are you hands-on or purely advisory?+

Hands-on. I've written the first line of code more than once and stay close enough to the work to make decisions that hold up in practice.

How much time can you commit?+

Flexible — from a few days a month as a fractional CTO to a fuller interim engagement. We agree the shape based on what you actually need.

Have you scaled a team before?+

Yes. I co-founded a platform and grew its engineering organisation from three people to around fifty, through to an acquisition.

Have a project in mind?

Tell me a little about what you’re working on — I reply quickly.

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