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Ongoing Retainer & Fractional CTO.
Engineering leadership on a retainer. The judgment call layer your operation needs — without the overhead of a full-time hire. Most eCommerce brands at scale are making technical decisions that will compound for years. Having the right technical perspective in the room is worth more than any specific piece of code.
“The decisions that shape a brand's technical trajectory are rarely the big dramatic ones. They're the dozen small calls made each quarter that no one reviews.”
What this covers
- Monthly or quarterly engineering review — what's working, what's a risk
- Tech stack decisions — build vs buy, platform selection, migration planning
- Vendor and agency management — reviewing proposals, protecting from oversell
- Technical due diligence for investment or acquisition
- Hiring support — interviewing engineers, writing briefs that attract the right people
- Sprint oversight and code quality standards for in-house or agency teams
- Incident support — on hand when things go wrong at speed
- Roadmap input — sequencing decisions that have commercial and technical trade-offs
Common questions
Interested in a retainer?
Tell us about your setup and what decisions you're facing. We'll tell you honestly if this is the right fit.
Talk to us