Fractional CTO
For startups and product teams
Technical strategy, delivery, engineering management, and critical architecture decisions without hiring a full-time CTO.
Primary outcome
A clearer technical roadmap.
Fractional CTO | AI Transformation | Architecture
Fractional CTO for AI, architecture, and product growth
16 years of experiencetime-to-market up to 3× fasterinfra cost down by up to 30%
I help startups and product teams adopt AI, improve delivery, and build resilient technology platforms without hiring a full-time CTO.
How I can help
AI transformation
For product, support, and engineering
Practical AI adoption through agents, LLM integrations, and AI-assisted workflows with a focus on ROI and speed.
Primary outcome
Less manual work.
Architecture audit
Reliability and infrastructure cost
A focused review of bottlenecks, reliability, observability, infrastructure cost, and modernization options without unnecessary rewrites.
Primary outcome
A more reliable platform.
Cases
I have worked with EdTech, SaaS, and deep-tech teams where technology leadership affected both architecture and business speed.
EdTech · 1M+ users
Algorithmics
- −30% infra, −20% IT services (~$100K/year).
- AI agent in support: −20% cost.
- Platform stable for 1M+ users through the business split.
Primary outcome
up to 2×time-to-market, AI
SaaS · 5,000 companies
BotHelp
- Engineering team 6→19.
- −30% infra at 2× load.
- 7× fewer incidents, <10 min response.
Primary outcome
2×MRR, integrations
Deep Tech · $1M+ round
MetaPax
- MVP in 2 months, engineering team of 8.
- 4× cheaper AWS.
- $2,000 streaming-glasses prototype for investor demo.
Primary outcome
$1M+raised after MVP
About me
Michael Ledin
A CTO with 16+ years of experience. I help product companies where they need technical strategy, architecture, team leadership, and practical AI adoption.
Fractional CTO / AI and architecture consultant
- Fractional CTO and technical leadership.
- AI transformation across product, support, and engineering.
- Architecture modernization, reliability, and observability.
- Infrastructure cost optimization.