Principal Architect &
Fractional Engineering Leader
Principal Architect and Fractional Technical Leader. I help scaling teams build infrastructure that holds under pressure, and stabilise systems that have already broken.
What I Do
Senior engineering leadership across the full delivery lifecycle
Fractional CTO
Strategic engineering leadership embedded part-time in your organisation — without the full-time headcount cost.
Principal Architect
Deep-level system design and architectural decision-making that keeps your platform scalable and maintainable as you grow.
Interim Engineering Lead
Hands-on engineering leadership during transitions, hiring freezes, or while you search for the right permanent hire.
Technical Due Diligence
Structured assessment of codebase, infrastructure, and engineering team ahead of acquisition, investment, or partnership.
Greenfield Builds
From blank canvas to production: architecture, implementation, and operational runbook for new products and platforms.
Recovery & Stabilisation
Diagnose and resolve performance degradation, reliability failures, and accumulated architectural debt under pressure.
Stack
What I build with
Backend
- Go
- .NET / C#
- Node.js
Frontend
- Next.js
- Astro
- React
Cloud
- GCP (primary)
- AWS
- Azure
Infrastructure
- Terraform
- Cloud Run
- Docker
- GitHub Actions
Data
- PostgreSQL
- Firebase
- Redis
About
13 years building distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. I work with scaling startups and established teams who need senior engineering leadership without the full-time hire.
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Let's talk
If you're looking for a Principal Architect or Fractional Technical Leader, book a call or send an email. I read everything.