Hire the Right Engineers—and Know What Your Team Actually Ships.
One bad senior hire or unchecked dev agency can burn six months of capital. For US and UK founders without deep engineering management bandwidth, we design your team topology, run technical interviews, govern sprints, audit PRs, or deploy an accountable CTO-led delivery squad.
Mis-Hire Risk
Eliminated
Operator-led live architecture & code vetting
Recruiter Commission
$0 / £0
Zero headhunter percentage markups
Sprint Visibility
100%
Weekly executive delivery scorecards
- FAST STARTStart Within 48 Hours Under Mutual NDA
- EQUITY0% Equity Taken · 100% Your Code & IP
- CLOUD BILLS25%–45% Saved on AWS, Google Cloud, Azure & AI
- INVESTORSSeed, Series A & M&A Tech Checklists Handled
- SECURITYSOC 2 · ISO 27001 · Cyber Essentials · GDPR · HIPAA
- UPGRADESModernize Old Software & Spreadsheets With 0 Downtime
- PRIVATE AI100% Private Company AI That Saves 15+ Staff Hrs/Wk
- PROVEN20+ Years · 15+ SaaS Products Built · US & UK Hours
Tailored for High-Velocity Startups & Established Operators
Technical bottlenecks look different at a 12-person Seed startup in London or New York than at a profitable 20-year operating business modernizing its core workflows. We structure every engagement around your commercial stage.
US & UK Startups (1–30 Employees)
US & UK founders hiring their first 1–10 engineers post-funding, managing remote/distributed contractors, or rescuing a roadmap from an underperforming dev agency.
Established UK & US Businesses Making the Tech Shift
Established companies building their first internal software team or needing an impartial technical executive to hold external vendors and IT contractors accountable.
4 Signals You Need Immediate CTO Intervention
- You cannot tell whether a feature legitimately takes 3 days or 3 weeks
- Senior engineering candidates in London, NY, or SF are impossible to vet without a technical peer
- Your external agency bills every month while deadlines slip and quality stays opaque
- Engineers are working hard in silos, but product milestones keep missing target dates
Core Stacks, Cloud & Standards Audited
- AI-Era Technical Interview Rubrics
- In-House, Hybrid & Nearshore/Offshore Topologies
- Dev Agency Code & Billing Audits
- Linear / Jira / GitHub PR & DORA Metrics
- Future Full-Time CTO / VP Eng Handover
Concrete Deliverables & Timeline
Every engagement produces tangible engineering artifacts, executive clarity, and shipped improvements—never vague slideware.
- 01Phase 1Week 1
Team Topology, Role Scoping & Compensation Benchmarking
Defining the exact sequence of hires (staff/senior vs. mid-level, onshore vs. distributed) matched to your runway and 12-month product milestones.
- 02Phase 2Ongoing Per Hire
Technical Vetting, Live Architecture Interviews & Code Assessments
Practical, AI-era-proof technical evaluations testing system judgment, debugging skill, and product ownership—filtering out resume embellishers.
- 03Phase 3Weekly Cadence
Sprint Cadence, PR Standards & Engineering KPIs
Weekly sprint planning, architecture RFCs, code-review standards, cycle-time visibility, and plain-English weekly executive status reporting.
- 04Phase 4As Needed
Agency Audit, Transition or Turnkey Squad Option
Objective evaluation of existing vendors—either bringing them under strict CTO governance or transitioning cleanly to in-house hires or our vetted delivery squad.
How GotYourTech Compares to Status Quo Alternatives
Dev agencies profit from longer hours and ground-up rewrites. Unassisted teams accumulate silent risk. Our incentives are 100% aligned with your P&L and valuation.
| Dimension | Without Senior CTO | Typical Agency / Junior Lead | GotYourTech Principal CTO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate Vetting | Founders rely on charisma & keyword resumes | Recruiters charge 20%–25% fee with zero code depth | 20-year CTO conducts deep architecture & debugging interviews |
| Vendor Accountability | Accepting agency estimates at face value | Fox guarding the henhouse | Line-by-line PR & estimate scrutiny on your side of the table |
| Long-Term Transition | Chaotic handoffs when scaling past 15–30 staff | Vendor lock-in by design | Helps recruit, onboard & hand off to your future full-time CTO |
Hiring & Managing Devs — Frequently Asked Questions
Can you manage our existing developers or external agency without replacing them?
Do you charge recruitment placement fees when you help us hire engineers?
What if we want you to bring a vetted engineering team as well as the CTO?
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Architecture Review & System Design
Principal-level software architecture reviews for US & UK startups (1–30) and growing SMBs. Eliminate bottlenecks, single points of failure, and tech debt.
Investor Prep & Technical Due Diligence
Pass Seed, Series A, and PE technical due diligence with confidence. Fractional CTO data-room prep, architecture defense, and investor pitch representation.
Cloud, Infra & AI Cost Optimization
Cut AWS, GCP, Azure, and LLM API bills by 25%–50% without sacrificing uptime. Fractional CTO FinOps audits and infrastructure restructuring for US/UK teams.
App Performance & Reliability Optimization
Fix slow load times, database bottlenecks, production crashes, and Core Web Vitals. Fractional CTO performance engineering for web, mobile, and SaaS.
Legacy Tech Modernization & Digital Shift
Modernize aging software, ERPs, spreadsheets, and monoliths without disrupting daily operations. Fractional CTO digital transformation for UK & US businesses.
AI Architecture, Agents & Modern Tech Strategy
Move beyond AI hype to production-grade LLM features, RAG pipelines, AI agents, and modern cloud stacks. Fractional CTO AI advisory for US & UK companies.
Scope Your Hiring & Managing Devs Engagement
Share your stage, region, and primary technical bottleneck—or skip straight to a live 30-minute strategy call with a Principal Fractional CTO.