Cloudesk · Fractional CTO & Solutions Architect
Hire a Fractional CTO & Solutions Architect on Subscription
Hire a Fractional CTO & Solutions Architect on subscription — system design, technical roadmaps, and dev team leadership from $599/week.
3 seats = 10% off · 5+ seats = 20% off · 7-Day Risk-Free Trial Guarantee
What a Fractional CTO & Solutions Architect seat is
A Fractional CTO seat gives non-technical founders and growing companies senior engineering leadership without the $250k executive payroll. Your architect translates your business vision into bulletproof technical specifications, selects optimal database and cloud stacks, performs code reviews, and coordinates development pods to ensure clean, scalable delivery.
Who this seat is for
- Non-technical founders who have funding or an idea but need seasoned technical direction
- Growing startups whose codebase has outgrown its initial architecture and needs refactoring
- Businesses seeking an experienced technical voice in investor meetings and partner negotiations
Skills on this seat
Stacks you can select on Pricing for this seat (+$0 on the fixed package).
- API Contract & Architecture Specs
- Security & Compliance Strategy
- Sprint & Roadmap Scoping
- System Architecture & DB Design
- Team Mentorship & Code Reviews
- Tech Stack & Cloud Due Diligence
Duties on your project
What this seat does under your Project Manager.
- Translate founder product ideas and feature requests into clear technical architecture specifications
- Select optimal cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Supabase), databases (PostgreSQL/Redis), and frameworks
- Conduct technical due diligence on third-party APIs, AI models, and software vendors
- Perform senior code reviews, PR inspections, and enforce engineering best practices
- Scope sprint backlogs and guide developers to maintain high development velocity
Example deliverables
- Comprehensive system architecture blueprint and database schema documentation
- Prioritized engineering roadmap with sprint breakdowns and realistic time estimates
- PR and code review audit reports ensuring security, performance, and scalability
- Direct async advisory and weekly strategic architecture reviews with your Project Manager
When to choose a different seat
- Full-time in-person management (delivered on flexible Weekly/Monthly async subscription)
How the subscription works
- Select the Fractional CTO seat starting from $599/week on Pricing.
- Book an initial scoping session with your Project Manager to align on product vision.
- Your CTO delivers an architectural audit and technical roadmap within the first sprint.
- Development tasks are scoped and delegated directly to your specialist coding seats.
- Baseline QC validates all architecture decisions against long-term scalability standards.
Compare models on subscription development team, then configure on Pricing.
Seat packages
Dedicated PM, Baseline QC, and daily async standup included on every seat.
Showing Weekly (20% Intro Offer) seat tiers
3 seats = 10% off · 5+ seats = 20% off · All prices USD
Starter
10 hrs/wk$749$599/week20% OFFStarter · 10 hours per week on your one active project — dedicated Project Manager, unlimited role-matched tasks.
- Popular
Growth
20 hrs/wk$1,498$1,198/week20% OFFGrowth · 20 hours per week on your one active project — dedicated Project Manager, unlimited role-matched tasks.
Dedicated
40 hrs/wk$2,995$2,396/week20% OFFDedicated · Full 40 hours per week on your one active project — dedicated Project Manager, unlimited role-matched tasks.
Fractional CTO & Solutions Architect FAQ
How does a Fractional CTO work with our Cloudesk developers?
Your Fractional CTO defines the architecture and task scope, which your Cloudesk Project Manager assigns to labelled specialists (Frontend, Backend, AI). This creates a complete end-to-end engineering department under one subscription.
Opens fixed packages with this role ready to add as a seat — add 3+ seats for team discount.