How I can help

Companies usually bring me in when product growth starts to outpace engineering structure, architecture, and technical leadership.

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.

Additional outcomes

Stronger engineering execution.
Faster and more predictable time-to-market.

What this usually includes

I align technical strategy with product and business goals.

I bring structure to delivery, ownership, and engineering processes.

I support hiring, team development, and critical architecture decisions.

I help launch new products and MVPs faster with less organizational friction.

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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.

Additional outcomes

Faster delivery of product and internal improvements.
A more controlled and practical AI rollout.

What this usually includes

I identify AI use cases with clear business value.

I design AI rollout across product, support, and engineering workflows.

I reduce the risk of random experiments and unnecessary implementation cost.

I help integrate AI into actual team workflows rather than isolated demos.

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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.

Additional outcomes

Lower infrastructure cost.
A clearer modernization plan without unnecessary replatforming.

What this usually includes

I review bottlenecks, technical risks, and platform constraints.

I help improve reliability, observability, and readiness for scale.

I identify opportunities to reduce infrastructure and tooling cost.

Where needed, I propose open-source or Russian alternatives to external services.

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You can quickly check which engagement format fits best

Send a short brief of the situation and I’ll tell you whether this calls for a Fractional CTO engagement, an audit, a workshop, or more focused support.

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When to involve me

Usually this is not one dramatic problem, but a set of recurring symptoms that start getting in the way of product growth.

You need CTO-level leadership, but it is too early for a full-time hire.

Delivery is slowing down and ownership is becoming unclear.

The team is growing faster than processes and architecture can support.

You want to adopt AI without turning it into random experimentation.

Infrastructure costs are growing faster than business value.

The product needs a realistic modernization or scaling plan.

Engagement formats

Advisory support

an ongoing outside perspective on architecture, AI, delivery, and technical decisions.

Fractional CTO

ongoing involvement in technology leadership, team development, and roadmap decisions.

Audit / workshop

a short intensive engagement with a concrete outcome, recommendations, and an action plan.

How I work

To get to a useful result quickly, I keep the process short, transparent, and free of unnecessary operational overhead.

A short discovery call.

A review of context, constraints, and goals.

Assessment and identification of real bottlenecks.

A prioritized roadmap.

Support during implementation and decision-making.

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.

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