Fractional CTO
Lead
Technical leadership for founders and small teams that need a CTO's decisions without a full-time CTO hire. Pablo Italo owns architecture, delivery planning and code quality, and still writes the critical code.
This is the role he has held at AorForms (an e-signature SaaS taken from early build to 20,000+ users), Climate4Buildings and Faculdade Rebouças, each time leading a team of 3.
What it includes
Scope
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Architecture and technology decisions, written down so the team can follow them.
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Delivery planning: roadmap, milestones and a release process the team can repeat.
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Code review, CI/CD and engineering standards for a small senior team.
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Hiring support: role definitions, technical interviews and onboarding.
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Hands-on work on the parts with the most risk.
Best fit
Who it is for
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Founders who need someone to own the technical side end to end
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Teams of 2 to 6 engineers that need direction, reviews and a release process
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Compliance-sensitive products (HIPAA, CMS, GDPR) that need clear architecture
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Not a fitPure people-management roles with no hands-on engineering.
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Not a fitLarge organizations that need a full-time executive on site.
Case studies
Evidence
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Compliance and e-signature SaaSAorForms.com
Led a compliance-focused e-signature SaaS from early build to production users across document workflows, templates, SMS/email sending, and agent operations.
Read the AorForms.com case study02
ClimateTech and architectureClimate4Buildings
Led architecture and full development for an early-stage climate and energy analysis platform.
Read the Climate4Buildings case study03
Higher education and EdTechFaculdade Rebouças
Led website, portal, integration, and delivery improvements for FRCG's education ecosystem.
Read the Faculdade Rebouças case study
Fractional CTO: FAQ
FAQ
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What does a fractional CTO engagement with Pablo Italo include?
Architecture and technology decisions, delivery planning, code review and CI/CD, hiring support, and hands-on development on the riskiest parts. At AorForms this meant leading a distributed team of 3 and owning architecture, code quality and delivery while the product grew to 20,000+ users.
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How many hours a week is a fractional CTO engagement?
It is agreed per project. Engagements run part-time or full-time as a contractor (B2B), and the scope is written into the proposal before work starts.
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Does Pablo still write code as a fractional CTO?
Yes. He works hands-on: at AorForms, Climate4Buildings and Faculdade Rebouças he owned architecture and delivery and also built the core features himself.
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Can a fractional CTO work with an existing team or agency?
Yes. Typical setups are leading a small in-house team, guiding an outside agency, or pairing with a founder until the first engineers are hired.
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Next step
Share the context, timeline and goals in a short brief. Pablo Italo replies within one business day.