Your external technical lead, without hiring a CTO. I build products, guide technical teams and recover stuck projects — a role often called fractional CTO. I sell development too, and that's exactly why the diagnosis is its own job, paid on its own: it can end with “no need to buy anything here” — not even from me. No reselling, no vendor to place.
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Fractional CTO · Forward Deployed AI Engineer · Senior Backend Engineer · Tech Lead
I pick the right technologies for your stage. No over-engineering, no resume-driven choices.
I dive into inherited codebases, figure out what works and what doesn't, and tell you exactly how to move forward.
If you have a team or freelancers, I take the technical helm. You don't need to translate anything.
In 2-4 weeks you have a working version in production, ready for real users.
When the product grows, the infrastructure shouldn't slow you down. We plan ahead, not after.
Technical vetting of candidates, freelancers and vendors. Avoid hiring the wrong person and losing months of work and thousands of euros.
The how: I use AI agents (Claude Code and the like) as a multiplier. They do the grunt work across whole codebases, I keep the decisions, the control and the quality. The result is faster — not sloppier.
Consistent changes across thousands of files in a fraction of the time. I decide architecture and strategy, the AI executes, every step goes through my review.
I analyze entire inherited codebases in hours instead of days: the AI maps and flags, I draw the conclusions and tell you what actually matters.
Missing test coverage, dead code, outdated dependencies: I tackle them quickly with AI agents, with human validation on anything that touches production.
AI speeds up execution. The technical decisions stay human — mine.
I work with a few projects at a time, and it only works when we're aligned. Better to say it up front:
If none of this sounds like you, chances are we're a good fit to work together.
Clear scope, defined timelines. We align on the financial details in the call, based on your specific case.
I analyze your project and tell you, in writing, what isn't working and how to fix it.
I step in directly. Fix, complete, ship what's stuck. Concrete results in a few weeks.
Ongoing support. I'm your technical reference for the decisions that matter. Monthly, flexible, focused.
Looking for something different? Reach out and we'll find the right format.
30 free minutes. I reply within 24 hours of booking, always.
I figure out where you are, what you really need and what you don't. No fluff.
What I do, in how much time, at what price. All written down.
We work together. Constant updates. Results visible from the first week.
Book a free 30-minute call — or drop me a line on WhatsApp or email. I reply within 24 hours.
30 minutes · Slots available this week · Italy & remote
An Italian network of psychologists wanted a personalized matching system between patient and therapist — not a generic marketplace.
Platform with intake questionnaire, founder-curated matching, free first consultation and full session management. Built to put the quality of the patient–therapist relationship first, not a generic marketplace.
Turn scattered documents (contracts, deadlines, policies) into an active system for personal admin life.
Production-ready zero-knowledge architecture. Decoupled frontend and backend, automated deploy, scalable from day one.
It depends. I know "it depends" isn't satisfying, but it's honest: audit, project rescue and fractional CTO have different sizes and timelines. I give you the price in our first call, after I understand what you actually need. What's certain: it's written down before we start, and it's fixed. No quotes that keep growing, no surprises halfway through.
Audit: written report in your hands in 2-3 days. Project rescue: first changes live within 1-2 weeks, completion in 2-4 weeks. Fractional CTO: from the first week you have a written technical roadmap and the first decisions made — you don't wait a month to see what's changing.
Remote, mostly. I come on-site when it actually matters — kick-off, strategic workshops, on-site audits. Veneto, Lombardia and Emilia covered easily; other regions with travel expenses. No theater of mandatory presence.
Yes — I'm a Tech Lead at an enterprise company, and that's exactly where the technical level I bring to your project comes from. That's why I work with very few clients at a time, with clear scope: audit, time-boxed rescue, light monthly retainer. My availability is limited by design, not despite everything. If you need someone full-time every day, you need an in-house dev — and I'll be the first to tell you.
Nothing bad. The report is yours, take it home — it contains everything another dev or team needs to act. The initial 30-minute call is free, the audit has a fixed price agreed up front. Zero ambiguity, no hidden clauses.
Both. Founders validating an idea, CTOs inheriting a codebase, SMBs with stuck internal software or a developer who stopped replying to emails. I bring value in all these cases — it's not the company size that matters, it's whether you actually need a senior technical reference.
Yes, and it's one of the most common cases. You have devs (internal or external) but no one makes technical decisions or coordinates. That's the role I play: I don't replace the team, I lead it. Direct Slack, weekly call, no disappearances. If there's a promising senior dev, my goal is also to help them grow until they can replace me.
Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS, Vercel — that's where I'm fastest. But fractional CTO isn't about the stack: it's about picking the right one for your stage and executing. I also work with inherited codebases on other stacks — actually, that happens often. If I think the stack choice is wrong, I'll tell you.
Italian invoice with VAT. Audit and project rescue: 50% upfront, 50% on delivery. Fractional CTO: monthly invoice, renewable quarterly contract (no annual lock-ins). Payment by bank transfer. Clean, invoiced, traceable.
Fractional CTO · Software project unblocker
I've been building software for over ten years, and I founded two startups. The combination isn't a CV detail: it's the reason I understand the business problem, choose the architecture, and then actually build it.
I work with a limited number of projects at a time. I'm not an agency that hands you off to a junior collaborator after the contract: it's me, directly, from start to finish.
