Sometimes the organization needs CTO-level judgment before it needs a CTO.
I provide senior technical leadership for organizations that need strategic guidance, architectural oversight, and execution support without making a full-time executive hire.
Who this is for.
Does this sound familiar?
The founder is still acting as CTO.
Hiring the right engineers has become a challenge.
Delivery is becoming unpredictable.
Engineering growth is outpacing process.
Architecture decisions are becoming expensive.
The work itself.
Technical strategy
Roadmaps and prioritization.
Architecture oversight
Review major technical decisions before they get expensive.
Hiring & team design
Build engineering organizations that can scale.
Vendor evaluation
Evaluate technologies and avoid lock-in.
Executive communication
Translate technical decisions into business impact.
What changes.
- Clear technical roadmap
- Better hiring decisions
- Reduced technical risk
- Improved delivery
- Stronger leadership alignment
What an engagement looks like.
Weekly or bi-weekly strategic meetings.
Participate directly with engineering leadership.
Act as a temporary technical executive.
Carrying production without a platform team?
Start with a 15-minute intro call, or send an email. We’ll talk through where your systems are today and what it would take to make them reliable.
Pick a time that works and it’s booked: a quick call to see whether I’m the right fit for what you’re building.
Pick a timePrefer email? Send a note about your team and systems and I’ll get back to you, usually the same day.
brent@brentmillsllc.com Send an email