Engineering Leadership
for the AI Era
Fractional CTO and software architect helping startups scale their engineering organizations, ship AI-augmented products, and build systems that last.
Building the Future, One System at a Time
I'm a software engineer and technical leader with a passion for distributed systems, developer experience, and AI integration. I've spent my career helping startups scale from early-stage to Series C, building teams and architectures that grow with the business.
More about me →Fractional CTO Services
Helping Series A-C startups build engineering organizations that ship with confidence.
Architecture Leadership
System design, tech stack decisions, and scalability planning for growing teams.
AI-Augmented Delivery
Integrating AI tools and workflows to accelerate engineering output.
Strategic Guidance
Engineering roadmaps, hiring strategy, and technical due diligence.
Open Source
Projects I maintain and contribute to.
Nakago
A lightweight Rust framework for building applications with dependency injection.
Phantom
AI agent orchestration platform with event-driven architecture.
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Writing
Thoughts on engineering leadership, AI systems, and startup scaling.
AI Orchestration Patterns for Production Systems
Lessons learned building multi-agent systems that actually work in production.
The Fractional CTO Playbook
What I look for in the first 90 days with a new startup.
Scaling Engineering Teams Without Losing Velocity
How to grow from 10 to 50 engineers while shipping faster.
Let's Build Something Together
Whether you're looking for a fractional CTO, technical guidance, or just want to talk shop, I'd love to hear from you.