A fractional CTO for startups that need to ship, not just plan.
Senior technical leadership two to three days a week. I own the roadmap, the architecture and the team, and I still write code when it matters. 15+ years, 100+ products shipped across e-commerce, SaaS, AI and logistics.
What does a fractional CTO do for a startup?
A fractional CTO is a senior technology leader who works with a startup part-time, usually one to three days a week, and does the real CTO job: technical roadmap, architecture, hiring, vendor decisions and delivery. Omer Muneer Qazi is a fractional CTO with 15+ years of experience and 100+ products shipped across e-commerce, SaaS, AI and logistics, working with founders from Dubai and Lahore.
Everything a CTO does, without the full-time salary
Technical roadmap
A 90-day plan tied to revenue, not a wish list. What to build, what to kill, what to buy.
Architecture that scales
Cloud, data, APIs and security designed for 10x the load you have today.
Hiring and team
Job specs, interviews, code review standards and the first engineering hires done right.
Hands-on delivery
I review PRs, unblock releases and ship the hard parts myself when speed matters.
AI in production
LLM features, voice agents and automation that real users touch every day.
Investor-ready tech
Due diligence prep, technical story for the deck, and answers for the CTO questions in the room.
From first call to a team that runs without me
Discovery week
I audit the code, stack, team and costs. You get a written plan with quick wins.
Roadmap
We agree the 90-day priorities, owners and the metrics we report on.
Execution
Weekly leadership, architecture decisions, hiring and hands-on delivery.
Handover
When you are ready for a full-time CTO, I help hire them and hand over cleanly.
O Trucking: search at logistics scale
Co-founder and CTO. I built the site, the data layer and the programmatic SEO system behind a US truck dispatch business: hundreds of thousands of indexed pages, each answering a real search.
Read the case study →Who this is for
A good fit if
- You are pre-seed to Series B and the tech is slowing the business down
- You have a product in market and need someone senior to own engineering
- You are non-technical and need a partner you can trust with the stack
- You are raising and need the technology story to hold up
Not a fit if
- You need a full-time CTO in the office five days a week
- You only want an agency to build a fixed spec
- You are looking for the cheapest developer available
Questions founders ask
What does a fractional CTO do for a startup?
A fractional CTO is a senior technology leader who works with a startup part-time, usually one to three days a week, and does the real CTO job: technical roadmap, architecture, hiring, vendor decisions and delivery. Omer Muneer Qazi is a fractional CTO with 15+ years of experience and 100+ products shipped across e-commerce, SaaS, AI and logistics, working with founders from Dubai and Lahore.
What is a fractional CTO?
A fractional CTO is a senior technology leader who works with your company part-time, usually one to three days a week, and takes on the real CTO job: roadmap, architecture, hiring, vendors and delivery.
How much does a fractional CTO cost?
Much less than a full-time CTO. Most engagements are a fixed monthly retainer based on days per week. After the discovery call you get a clear number, no hourly surprises.
Fractional CTO vs full-time CTO: which do I need?
If you have fewer than 15 engineers or are still finding product-market fit, a fractional CTO usually gives you the same senior judgment at a fraction of the cost. When the team outgrows that, I help you hire your full-time CTO.
Can you work with my existing developers or agency?
Yes. Most of my engagements start with an existing team. I set standards, review work and make the calls so the team ships faster.
Do you work with startups outside Dubai?
Yes. I work with teams in the UAE, Pakistan, the US, Canada and Malaysia, remote-first with overlap across time zones.
Tell me what you are building.
Send the short version. I read every message myself and reply within 24 hours with a straight answer on whether I can help.
- Free 30-minute call, no obligation
- Straight answer on fit, timeline and cost
- Dubai and Lahore based, working with teams in 6 countries