Fractional CTO · 1–4 days a week
Hire a fractional CTO in 48 hours
A fractional CTO gives your product real technical leadership — architecture decisions, engineering process, AI strategy and senior hiring — a few days a week. Every CTO on Hire Fractionally is vetted through deep technical screening and a live AI-assisted interview.
What a fractional CTO does
- Architecture and build-vs-buy decisions you won't regret at scale
- Engineering team structure, hiring bar and code review culture
- AI and data strategy grounded in what actually ships
- Technical due-diligence readiness for your next raise
- Vendor, security and infrastructure cost decisions
When to hire a fractional CTO
- A non-technical founder is making technical calls alone
- Your dev agency needs senior oversight you don't have
- Engineering is growing past 5 people with no technical leader
- Investors are asking technical questions you can't answer
Fractional CTO — common questions
How much does a fractional CTO cost?
Typical rates run $100–$250 per hour depending on depth and domain, or a fixed monthly retainer. That's a fraction of a full-time CTO package with equity. Invoices are billed in INR via Razorpay.
Can a fractional CTO manage our existing developers?
Yes — most engagements include leading the existing team: planning cadence, code quality, hiring and architecture reviews, typically 2–3 days a week.
Can we convert a fractional CTO to full-time?
Yes. Many engagements convert once the fit is proven — the platform supports conversion transparently, so the trial period costs you nothing extra.
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