Find the Right Fractional CTO for Your Business

Scalable Path connects you with elite fractional CTOs who bring strategic leadership, technical expertise, and hands-on execution—without the full-time commitment.

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Steven

Senior Product Manager

United States

What our leaders are saying

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Scalable Path provided me with a highly competent technical leader who guided me through the process of defining my requirements, designing and building my application. First-class experience, all the way!

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Annie Pezza

Founder, Pinerary

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The team Scalable Path assembled for us crushes the mark on every critical point. The quality, speed and cost are impressive, but it’s the excellent customer experience and trust we’ve developed that set them apart.

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Rodney Shiflette

SVP Products, Prolucent Health

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Finding the right fit for my AI startup was tough—I needed someone with passion and skill. Scalable Path delivered fast. We couldn't have hit our goals without them.

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Denzil Eden

Founder & CEO, Smarty

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Why Hire a Fractional CTO?

Not every company needs a full-time CTO. But every business needs technical leadership to scale effectively. A fractional CTO helps you scale smarter.

Define & execute your tech strategy

Define & execute your tech strategy

Align technology with business goals.

Build & lead a high-performing team

Build & lead a high-performing team

Hire top engineers and establish scalable processes.

Optimize systems & delivery

Optimize systems & delivery

Improve infrastructure, streamline DevOps, and decrease downtime.

Get expert leadership—without the full-time cost.

Our Approach to Hiring the Right Fractional CTO

Finding the right technical leader is about more than just technical skills—it’s about alignment with your business needs, culture, and growth stage.

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Tell Us Your Needs

We help define your CTO’s scope: from high-level strategy to hands-on execution.

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Curated, Experienced Candidates

We rigorously screen fractional CTOs for technical depth, leadership ability, and business acumen.

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Interview & Select Your CTO

Review suggested profiles and meet with the top candidates 1:1.

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Onboard & Scale With Support

Your fractional CTO integrates seamlessly, backed by Scalable Path’s process.

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Meet Deeply Vetted Fractional CTOs

Scalable Path’s network includes experienced technology leaders from across industries, with backgrounds in startups, scale-ups, and enterprise tech.

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Steven

Senior Product Manager

Steven is a hands-on, technical product leader with 20 years of experience managing small, distributed teams to rapidly design, develop, and scale consumer and B2B products for fast-paced startups.

Skills: Manual QA, Client Management, English, Documentation, SQL, MySQL, Data Analysis, Email Marketing, Market Research, SEO

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David

Freelance Architect

I taught myself to program before I could drive. My interest in programming and graphic design got me my first job at an ISP in Davis, California at age 16. From there I started my own web development company. Until recently, I served as the CTO of StartCHURCH, where my leadership helped grow the company to become the industry leader in church legal formation. I now live in Kansas City Kansas with my wife Rachael and 4 kids.

Skills: English, PHP, Symfony, CSS, SASS, Apache, Requirements Gathering, Technical Design, JavaScript, Vagrant

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Trevor

Software Architect

Trevor is an entrepreneur, software architect, project manager and member of the Scalable Path leadership team. With decades long career in software development, he has witnessed the software landscape grow, shrink, pop and evolve to touch every aspect of modern life.

Skills: symfony 1.x, Symfony, Apache, Agile Methodology, Client Management, Requirements Gathering, Technical Design, PHP, Laravel, AWS

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Zachary

Senior Software Architect

I'm a tech entrepreneur, having co-founded several companies in the past few years as well as having been a product manager at Google and Tencent. I'm doing freelance for a few months based out of LA, would love to hear about the challenges your company faces and see if I can help your company succeed!

Skills: Scrum, AWS CloudFront, Unix, Ubuntu, Linux, CoreOS, Heroku, Flask, Cloudflare, Architecture

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Jesse

Freelance Architect

Jesse Hall is a project manager, developer and designer currently living in Chico CA (north of the bay area). His skills include HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP/SQL, custom Wordpress development and graphic design. Jesse has agency experience and has also been a successful freelancer since 2002. He enjoys collaborating with clients to produce world class websites that exceed expectations. Clients include AT&T, PC World, Rockport publishing, SAS, Toshiba, Costco, Intel, Adobe and Sony.

Skills: Wordpress, Wireframing, Client Management, English, PHP, HTML, Digital Ocean, Git, UI/UX Design, Manual QA

Human intelligence, not artificial intelligence

Great developers aren’t just technically competent. They’re also strong communicators, team players, and problem solvers. That’s why our experienced team takes the time to evaluate candidates personally and in the context of your unique project and needs.

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Damien Filiatrault

Software Architect | Founder & CEO

San Francisco, California

Why Scalable Path?

We don’t just connect you with freelancers—we help you build long-term technical leadership.

Curated, Pre-Vetted Leadership

Curated, Pre-Vetted Leadership

Every CTO is rigorously screened for strategic, technical, and leadership skills.

Fast, Low-Risk Hiring

Fast, Low-Risk Hiring

Start with a trial period to ensure a great fit.

Flexible Engagements

Flexible Engagements

Scale up or down based on your business needs.

End-to-End Support

End-to-End Support

From hiring to contracts and payments, we handle the logistics.

Hire a Fractional CTO who can help you scale—without the commitment of a full-time hire.

Frequently Asked Questions

A fractional CTO provides high-level technical leadership and hands-on execution—on a part-time basis. They help define and implement your tech strategy, build teams, and improve your engineering processes without requiring a full-time salary.

Rates vary based on expertise and engagement scope, but most companies pay $100-$250/hour for a highly experienced CTO.

Most clients start working with a CTO in 1-2 weeks after defining their requirements.

Yes. If you find a great fit, we can help facilitate a full-time hire transition.

Our mission is to provide the best possible hiring experience

Speak with a seasoned software architect from the start. Not a salesperson.