Technical Advisor

Sometimes you do not need ongoing technology leadership, you need a specific question answered well. Technical advisory is lighter-weight than a fractional CTO engagement, focused on particular decisions, evaluations or challenges where an experienced outside perspective adds the most value.

I bring 15+ years of hands-on engineering and architecture experience across fintech, developer tooling and infrastructure. That means practical advice grounded in real systems, not theoretical frameworks.

What's involved

• Architecture reviews: Independent assessment of your system design, identifying risks, bottlenecks and improvement opportunities
• Technology evaluation: Objective analysis of platforms, tools and approaches for specific technical decisions your team is facing
• Team assessment: Evaluate engineering team structure, capabilities, processes and culture with actionable recommendations
• Strategic roadmapping: Help define a technical roadmap that aligns with business priorities and resource constraints
• M&A technical due diligence: Assess target company technology, architecture, technical debt and team capabilities for investors and acquirers

Who this is for

• Engineering leaders wanting a sounding board: A second opinion from someone who has faced similar challenges at scale
• Companies evaluating major migrations: Cloud migrations, platform changes or architecture overhauls where the stakes are high and the options are many
• Boards and investors seeking technical due diligence: Independent assessment of a company's technology for investment or acquisition decisions
• CTOs and VPs of Engineering: Experienced technical leaders who want an outside perspective on specific strategic decisions

How engagements work

Advisory engagements are structured around deliverables rather than time commitments. That might mean a few hours per week for ongoing advisory, a focused two-week architecture review, or a structured due diligence assessment. The format adapts to what you actually need rather than fitting into a fixed template.

Based in London, I work hybrid locally or remotely with teams across UTC-4 to UTC+4 timezones.