Architecture Leadership & Technical Strategy for Startups
I help founders and product teams scale with confidence, aligning technical execution with product goals, funding stage, and team growth.
Who I Help
- Early-stage startups evolving from MVP to production
- Scale-ups facing architecture debt or legacy modernization
- Founders and product leaders needing CTO-level input without a full-time hire
What I Offer
🛠 Architecture & Technical Strategy
- Design scalable systems using CQRS, Event Sourcing, Microservices, or Modular Monoliths
- Evaluate and evolve existing stacks with growth and performance in mind
- Align architecture decisions with product roadmap and investor expectations
👥 Team Enablement & Culture
- Advise on engineering team structure, hiring, and onboarding
- Mentor engineers and leads to scale quality and autonomy
- Set up delivery practices that support iteration and reliability
🚀 Startup-Ready Execution
- Translate business and product goals into robust tech plans
- Act as interim CTO or architecture lead during key phases
- Support technical due diligence or major platform transitions—
🤖 AI Enablement & Strategy
- Support for startups and scale-ups looking to integrate AI in a way that aligns with product goals and delivers measurable value.
- Identify realistic, high-impact use cases
- Guide generative AI integration (e.g. LLMs, copilots, automation)
- Design scalable, secure data and inference pipelines
- Validate concepts through prototypes and business-driven pilots
- Address ethical, privacy, and regulatory considerations
Engagement Models
| Model | Ideal For |
|---|---|
| Advisory Retainer | Ongoing strategic input for CTOs or founders |
| Architecture Sprint | Deep-dive into architecture review & roadmap |
| Fractional CTO (1–2 days/week) | For startups between Seed and Series B needing embedded tech leadership |
Why Work With Me?
- 15+ years in software architecture, engineering leadership, and team enablement
- Led architecture transformations and startup launches across sectors
- Trusted by clients like AxonIQ, ING, Randstad, and early-stage founders
- Balanced mix of deep technical skill and business-savvy guidance
Also offering? Hands-on Engineering Services →
In addition to strategic and architecture leadership, I also provide software engineering and delivery services, either directly or through a trusted network of senior engineers.
Availability
Remote (global) · Flexible hours · Currently booking for Q3 2025
Currently based in Amsterdam, fluent in English, Dutch, and Spanish.
Let’s Talk
If you’re building something ambitious and want to ensure your tech supports your growth, not blocks it, reach out.