CTO as a Service
A hands-on CTO, architecture first.
15 years leading small teams building big cloud applications, now as your CTO. I lead your engineering team, own the architecture, and shape the product direction with your product team, hands-on in the architecture, code design, and technical decisions while your team builds.
What I lead
Architecture
Full ownership of the system architecture: a complete review up front, then the stack, the boundaries, and the hard technical calls. The architecture lives as code in your repo and stays ahead of the product.
Team Leadership
Day-to-day leadership of your engineering team: priorities, structure, engineering practices, and the standards the team builds by. Small teams, big output.
Product & Strategy
Working side by side with product management on the roadmap, new products, and technical strategy, so what gets planned is what the architecture can carry.
AI Engineering Workflow
An AI coding workflow your team controls, with rules, context, and specs aligned to the architecture, so the whole team moves faster without losing control.
Who it's for
No CTO yet
A growing company that needs senior technical leadership now, ahead of a full-time hire.
Between CTOs or after a merger
The technology needs a steady hand while the company changes around it.
What you get
- A hands-on, architecture-first CTO leading your team
- Full architecture review and ongoing ownership
- Product and technical strategy, aligned with your product team
- Engineering practices and standards your team builds by
- An AI coding workflow under control, aligned to your architecture
Terms
Custom scope, monthly (4 weeks), shaped around your company and team.
Delivered directly by me, Jeremy Chone, 15 years building big apps with small teams.
Need architecture guidance without full leadership? See Ongoing Rust Code Architect.