I help startups build the right technical foundations from first commit to Series A.
Fractional CTO & Technical Consultant. I use AI agents as force multipliers to ship faster without cutting corners. I align delivery with proven frameworks like DORA, OWASP Top 10, and Building an AI-Native Engineering Team.
Three ways I help early-stage startups get their technical foundations right
Team building, hiring, culture, and delivery processes. Pragmatic engineering management — no cargo-cult agile, no unnecessary ceremonies. Just what works for your stage.
Software auditing, architecture reviews, and AI-augmented workflows. I review your code, define the right patterns, and set up the tooling your team will actually use.
The technical co-founder you need but don't have yet. I provide senior technical leadership for non-technical founders — from architecture decisions to investor conversations about your tech.
The technical partner startups need at their earliest stages
I'm Jose, a software engineer and engineering leader who spent over a decade building products and scaling teams in the iGaming industry — one of the most regulated, high-stakes, and technically demanding sectors out there. I've held CTO and Head of Engineering roles at companies shipping software at massive scale under strict compliance. Now I bring that same rigor to early-stage startups, augmented by AI tools that multiply what a small team can deliver.
I've been the engineer, the tech lead, the engineering manager, the head of engineering and the CTO. I know what it's like at every level, and I bring that full-stack perspective to every engagement.
Drop me a message — no pitch deck required. Let's figure out if I can help.