Engineering Leadership,
On Your Terms
I help startups and growth-stage companies scale their engineering organizations — from architecture and hiring to culture and delivery. Fractional, advisory, or project-based.
How We Can Work Together
Flexible engagement models structured around your needs, timeline, and budget.
Fractional CTO / VP Engineering
Embedded part-time technical leadership for teams that need senior engineering guidance without the full-time commitment. I integrate with your team 2-3 days per week to drive strategy, hiring, architecture, and culture.
- Technical strategy and roadmap development
- Engineering hiring and team structure
- Architecture review and decision-making
- Process improvement and delivery cadence
Best for: Series A-C startups scaling from 5 to 50 engineers
Technical Advisory
Ongoing strategic advisory for founders and engineering leaders. Regular sessions focused on the decisions that shape your engineering organization.
- Architecture and technology choices
- Team dynamics and organizational design
- Growth strategy and scaling patterns
- Vendor evaluation and build-vs-buy decisions
Best for: Founders and eng leaders navigating critical inflection points
Project Consulting
Focused, time-boxed engagements around specific technical challenges. I come in, diagnose, build a plan, and help execute.
- Platform migrations and modernization
- CI/CD and DevOps transformation
- AI/ML integration and strategy
- Performance and scaling bottlenecks
Best for: Teams facing a specific technical challenge with a deadline
Full-Time Opportunities
Selectively open to full-time roles where the mission, team, and challenge are an exceptional fit.
- VP/Director of Engineering
- CTO or founding engineer roles
- Platform and infrastructure leadership
- AI-native product companies
Best for: Companies building transformative products at scale
What to Expect
A straightforward process designed to get to value quickly.
Discovery Call
A 30-minute conversation to understand your situation, challenges, and goals. No pitch — just listening.
Proposal
A clear scope document outlining the engagement model, time commitment, deliverables, and timeline.
Kickoff
Deep-dive into your codebase, team, and processes. I come up to speed fast and start contributing from week one.
Ongoing Partnership
Regular check-ins, transparent communication, and measurable progress. I treat your problems as my own.
What Clients Say
A few words from the people I've had the privilege of building with.
Jeff has been an invaluable technical partner. The AI-powered tools he built helped us demonstrate real-world value to customers faster than I thought possible. He understands the sales cycle and delivers production-quality software on startup timelines.
Matt P.
Founder & Lead Investor · Sabir Homes
I came to Jeff with a messy set of manual workflows and walked away with a platform that actually runs my business. He asked the right questions, moved fast, and built something my team adopted immediately. Worth every dollar.
Jamiel S.
Founder · Property Management
Jeff joined us as a fractional technical lead at a critical moment — we were under deadline pressure to deliver a government proposal platform and needed someone who could architect it right and get it across the finish line. He did both, and the quality of the work gave us real credibility with our first clients.
Brian R.
CEO · GovTech Startup
Jeff has been an indispensable AI advisor for our team. He cuts through the noise and keeps us oriented on what actually matters in the AI ecosystem — the right tools, the right timing, and how it all applies to our business. His guidance has shaped how we think about our product roadmap.
Justin U.
CEO · Document Storage
Let's build something together
Tell me about your challenge. I respond to every serious inquiry within 24 hours.