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Fractional CTO / First Engineer

// for startups & scale-ups

Your CTO starting Monday

A senior engineer with 10+ years of production experience who takes over your full technical stack. Architecture, development, recruitment. A single point of contact replaces a team of 3 to 5.

// why a fractional cto

A senior who replaces a team

AI Speed

Thanks to AI agents and custom MCP tools, a senior delivers in 1 week what takes a traditional team 3 weeks.

Enterprise Credibility

10 years of production missions at TF1, PMU, PSA/Free2Move, Zeturf. Not a junior with ChatGPT.

Controlled Cost

One salary instead of 3-5. No recruitment, no management, no turnover. Immediate ROI.

// pricing

Pricing

Monthly retainer

€7-15K/month

Monthly retainer from €7,000 (2 days/week) to €15,000 (5 days/week), aligned with an €800 day rate with a commitment discount. Minimum 3-month commitment to ensure technical continuity. Monthly billing.

  • Complete technical architecture (frontend, backend, infra)
  • Stack selection and CI/CD setup
  • Fully autonomous product development
  • Code reviews and quality standards
  • Tech recruitment and team onboarding
  • Technical reporting for investors
  • Flexible availability: 2 to 5 days/week
  • Minimum commitment: 3 months

// frequently asked questions

Fractional CTO: your questions

What is a fractional CTO?

An experienced technical leader who joins your company 2 to 5 days a week, with no hiring process and no payroll overhead. They own architecture, stack decisions, development and recruiting, at a fraction of the cost of a full-time CTO.

How much does a fractional CTO cost?

Between €7,000 and €15,000 per month depending on involvement (2 to 5 days per week). The French fractional CTO market sits between €800 and €2,000 per day. Three-month commitment, no hiring risk, no payroll charges.

Fractional CTO or full-time CTO: how to choose?

Below 8 to 10 developers, a full-time CTO is rarely 100% busy with actual technical leadership. A fractional CTO covers architecture, structural decisions and technical management, and you switch to a full-time hire when team size justifies it.

Does the fractional CTO work remotely?

Yes, I work fully remote for clients in France and internationally: weekly video check-ins, written reporting, asynchronous code reviews. Based in Paris, I can travel for key moments (kick-off, board meetings, hiring rounds).

What happens during the first 30 days?

A full audit of what exists (code, infrastructure, team, processes), quick wins shipped within the first two weeks, then a technical roadmap aligned with your business goals, with reporting you can share with investors.

Do you actually code, or only advise?

I code. That is the core of the offer: a hands-on CTO who ships the architecture AND the features, augmented by AI to produce the output of a team. Advice without execution is exactly what this format avoids.

I already have developers, what is your role?

I structure the team: code standards, code reviews, CI/CD, mentoring and hiring. At TF1, I am Tech Lead of a 4-developer squad within a multi-squad organization; that same playbook applies directly to your existing team.

What is the minimum commitment?

3 months, renewable, to guarantee technical continuity, with a one-month notice period and no penalty. If the format no longer fits, you stop, with clean documentation and handover.

Need a CTO right now ?

Book a free 30-minute technical audit. We assess your situation (code, infra, team) and I propose a concrete action plan, whether you work with me or not.

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