Technical Direction
Architecture decisions, build-versus-buy calls, technology choices, and technical-debt priorities — made deliberately, with someone accountable for them.
Jason Wadsworth LLC · Fractional CTO
A CTO's judgment,
a few days a month.
Part-time technology leadership with a product mindset — setting technical direction, shaping the roadmap, and guiding the team that does the building, without the cost of a full-time executive.
What you get
Leadership, not another pair of hands
A Product-Minded Roadmap
Sequencing what gets built and — just as important — what doesn't. I help you connect engineering effort to the outcomes the business actually needs.
A Stronger Team
Hiring plans and interviews, mentoring, engineering practices that raise the bar — including putting AI to work where it genuinely helps.
A Translator
Clear, honest communication between engineering and the rest of the company — founders, boards, investors, and customers hear what's true, in language that lands.
How it works
An ongoing seat at the table
Fractional means ongoing, not occasional: a standing commitment of a day or two a week — or a few days a month — scaled to what your company needs. I join your leadership conversations, own the technology decisions, and stay available between sessions for the questions that can't wait.
A typical month includes roadmap and priority reviews, architecture and design decisions as they arise, hiring and team development, and a regular working session with your engineers — because direction set from a distance doesn't stick.
This works best when there's a team doing the building — yours, or one we hire together. If what you need first is the software itself, start with a consulting engagement and grow into the fractional relationship.
Contact
Wondering if this fits?
Tell me where your company is and what's keeping you up at night. I'll tell you honestly whether a fractional arrangement makes sense.
jason@jwadsworth.com