Fractional CTO
A fractional CTO who actually ships.
A fractional CTO gives you senior technical leadership without a full-time hire. Godelian gives you a technical partner who's in the work — owning your architecture, shipping every week, and steering the decisions this quarter that shape the next three. For founders whose product is actually moving. Not a dev shop. Not a solo advisor. One founder-operator, accountable for the outcome.
- 100%
- Job Success Score on Upwork
- Top 1%
- Expert-Vetted on Upwork
- 5.0★
- Average rating
- $1.5M
- VC funding raised
What you get
Owns your architecture
The data model, the infrastructure, the technical trade-offs — held by someone accountable, so compounding complexity doesn't turn into debt you can't pay down.
In the work, not reviewing it
Reserved time each week, running software shipped continuously — weekly demos, milestone progress, clean PRs. A partner in the build, not a consultant on the sidelines.
A partner through the raise
Roadmap and technical strategy, hiring input, and investor diligence when it counts — backed by real AI depth (a published researcher, not a generalist).
Who you're working with
Andrew — founder & CTO. Fifteen years building AI systems, trained as a founder at Entrepreneur First, raised $1.5M, had a startup acquired in 2025, and is a published AI researcher. He builds first versions that actually get used.
- Acquired
- A startup exited in 2025
- 50k+
- Users on a product built
- 15 yrs
- Building AI systems
- Published
- AI research (Nature)
What founders say
“Working with Andrew felt like a real advantage from day one. He's not just a strong builder; he's a founder who's developed real products. He didn't just improve the output — he pushed my thinking about the product itself. Investor-ready results.”
“Andrew is in a different league. What started as a product concept turned into a masterclass in how technical projects and startups should run. Response time was instant, updates were proactive, and the final deployment was flawless.”
Fractional CTO — questions
What is a fractional CTO?
A fractional CTO is an experienced technical leader who takes on the CTO role part-time — setting technical direction, making build decisions, and (in Godelian's case) actually shipping the product — without the cost of a full-time hire. It's ideal for founders who need senior technical judgment and delivery, not just advice.
How much does a fractional CTO cost?
A fractional CTO is an ongoing engagement, not a one-off project — usually priced monthly and scaled to how much of your time you need reserved, from a day or two a week up to a full CTO relationship. Every engagement opens with a short scoping call to agree the right fit, scope, and price before any commitment.
Do I need a fractional CTO or a dev agency?
A dev agency builds what you spec and owns no strategy; a fractional CTO advises but often doesn't ship. Godelian is both in one: a technical partner, not a developer — accountable for the architecture and direction, and in the work shipping it. Choose this when your product is actively moving and you need ownership, not just capacity.
Currently taking on new builds
Book a founder call.One conversation to find the right way to work together — from a day's help through to a full fractional CTO engagement. No commitment until scope and price are clear on both sides.