Available for engagement

    Fractional CTO &Scale-Up Technology Partner

    Co-Founder at Future Dev Solutions. I sit between the boardroom and the build — setting engineering governance, scaling cloud architecture, and putting AI to work where it actually moves the P&L.

    Schedule Strategy CallView Experience
    12+
    Years shipping production systems
    24
    Engineers led across squads
    20+
    Products delivered end-to-end
    Engagement ProfileONLINE
    ENGAGEMENT
    Fractional / Advisory
    OPERATING FROM
    Lahore · UTC+5
    DOMAINS
    SaaS · Fintech · Retail Tech
    STAGE FIT
    Seed → Series B · Scale-up
    Co-Founder atFuture Dev Solutions
    01Core Capability

    Leadership that holds both sides of the table

    Three capability blocks make up a fractional CTO engagement: the strategy the board signs off on, the architecture that carries it, and the innovation layer that keeps it competitive.

    L—01

    Strategic CTO Leadership

    The layer most scale-ups are missing: someone who can hold the technical strategy and the business case in the same conversation.

    • 01Fractional CTO Advisory
    • 02Tech Architecture Strategy
    • 03Agile Engineering Management
    • 04Budgeting & Tech Stack Optimization
    • 05Vendor & Technical Due Diligence
    E—02

    Tech Stack & Engineering

    Hands-on depth that survives contact with production — architecture reviewed by someone who has been on call for it.

    • 01Cloud Infrastructure (AWS / GCP)
    • 02Microservices & Domain Boundaries
    • 03High-Availability Systems
    • 04Full-Stack Enterprise Software
    • 05System Security & Governance
    A—03

    AI & Innovation

    AI adoption framed as a delivery problem, not a demo — measurable workflows, owned data, and a cost model that holds.

    • 01AI / LLM Integration
    • 02Workflow Automation
    • 03Data Engineering
    • 04Scalable Enterprise Solutions
    Operating stack
    AWSAWSKubernetesKubernetesDockerDockerTerraformTerraformNGINXNGINXNext.jsNext.jsReactReactTypeScriptTypeScriptNode.jsNode.js.NET Core.NET CorePostgreSQLPostgreSQLMongoDBMongoDBRedisRedisKafkaKafkaGraphQLGraphQLTensorFlowTensorFlowPythonPythonLinuxLinux
    02Track Record

    Outcomes, not activity

    Engineering leadership is only credible when it shows up in delivery time, cost of ownership and team capability. These are the numbers behind the last twelve years.

    01

    0+

    Years in engineering

    From research engineering to principal and co-founder.

    02

    0

    Engineers led

    Cross-functional squads across enterprise delivery.

    03

    0%

    Faster releases

    CI/CD automation with Docker and Kubernetes.

    04

    0+

    Products shipped

    Web, mobile and kiosk platforms in production.

    05

    0.0%

    Platform uptime

    Availability target held on managed platforms.

    06

    0%

    Cloud spend reduced

    Right-sizing, autoscaling and workload consolidation.

    Selected engagements
    CS—01

    Enterprise platform re-architecture

    Multi-product SaaS · Future Dev Solutions

    Situation

    A monolithic delivery model was blocking parallel work — every release was a coordination event and the team could not ship independently.

    Intervention

    Broke the estate into service boundaries on .NET, Next.js and AngularJS, defined ownership per domain, and put CI/CD on Docker and Kubernetes.

    Outcome

    • 40% reduction in release cycle time
    • Independent deploys per squad
    • Documented SLAs for third-party integrations
    Microservices.NETNext.jsKubernetesAWS
    CS—02

    Engineering org scale-up

    Technology services

    Situation

    Headcount was growing faster than the standards around it — quality and review discipline varied team to team.

    Intervention

    Set engineering governance: code quality gates, review standards, delivery frameworks and a technical career ladder across 24 engineers.

    Outcome

    • 24 engineers under one delivery standard
    • 10+ concurrent products supported
    • Predictable estimation and roadmap confidence
    AgileGovernanceCode QualitySLA Design
    CS—03

    Mission-critical support operations

    Enterprise CX · Clearview Pro

    Situation

    A multi-lingual platform used by major automotive brands needed incident handling that met contractual SLA commitments.

    Intervention

    Led production support operations, restructured incident and change-request flow, and migrated email delivery to SparkPost for reliability at scale.

    Outcome

    • SLA-aligned incident response
    • Higher email deliverability across client comms
    • Disaster-recovery server auto-synced to production
    AngularJSSparkPostProduction SupportDR Planning
    03Engagement Models

    Buy the judgement, not the headcount

    A full-time CTO is a seven-figure commitment before equity. These are scoped, time-boxed ways to get the same decision quality — with a defined deliverable at the end of each.

    Typical entry point

    Most engagements start with an Architecture Audit and convert to a retainer once the roadmap is agreed.

    S—01

    Tech Roadmap Development

    A sequenced 6–18 month technology plan tied to commercial milestones, with the trade-offs written down rather than assumed.

    • Current-state architecture map
    • Prioritised roadmap with cost model
    • Build vs. buy recommendations
    • Hiring plan aligned to delivery
    4–6 week engagement
    S—02

    Architecture Audit

    An unsentimental review of the system you actually have — scalability ceilings, security posture, and what breaks first under growth.

    • Architecture & code-health report
    • Scalability and failure-mode analysis
    • Security & governance gaps
    • Ranked remediation backlog
    2–3 week sprint
    S—03

    Pre-Investment Due Diligence

    Technical diligence for investors and acquirers: what the asset is really worth, what it will cost to hold, and where the risk sits.

    • Codebase & architecture assessment
    • Team capability review
    • Technical debt & risk register
    • Investor-ready summary memo
    1–2 week turnaround
    S—04

    Leadership Coaching

    Growing your first engineering managers, or a senior IC stepping into a head-of role — structured coaching, not vague mentorship.

    • 1:1 coaching cadence
    • Delivery & performance frameworks
    • Escalation and on-call design
    • Succession planning for key roles
    Ongoing · monthly
    S—05

    Fractional CTO Retainer

    Standing technical leadership without a full-time hire — in your leadership meetings, accountable for the engineering outcome.

    • Board & leadership representation
    • Architecture sign-off
    • Vendor and contract review
    • Continuous roadmap ownership
    2–4 days / month
    S—06

    AI Integration Sprint

    Find the workflows where LLMs pay for themselves, ship one end-to-end, and leave your team able to run the next one.

    • AI opportunity assessment
    • One production integration
    • Data & evaluation pipeline
    • Cost and guardrail model
    3–5 week sprint

    Not sure which one

    A 30-minute call is usually enough to tell you whether you need a fractional CTO or something cheaper.

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    04Operating Philosophy

    The view from co-founder, not consultant

    I run an engineering organisation of my own. Everything I advise on is something I am accountable for somewhere else on Monday.

    CurrentlyCo-Founder, Future Dev Solutions

    I started as a research engineer writing audio watermarking algorithms. Twelve years later I co-founded Future Dev Solutions and spend my time on a different problem: making sure the technology decisions a business makes today are still survivable in three years.

    Most scale-ups do not need another senior engineer. They need someone who can look at a roadmap, a burn rate and an architecture diagram at the same time and say which one is lying. That is the work I do as a fractional CTO — governance, architecture, and the unglamorous discipline of shipping predictably.

    At Future Dev Solutions I lead the design of microservice architectures across .NET, Next.js and AngularJS estates, run CI/CD on Docker and Kubernetes, and set the delivery standards a 24-engineer organisation runs on. I bring that same operating model into client engagements.

    Leadership principles
    P—01

    Architecture is a business decision

    Every technical choice has a cost of ownership, a hiring implication and a ceiling. Boards deserve to see those in the same terms as any other investment.

    P—02

    Governance before velocity

    Speed without standards produces rework. Quality gates, ownership and clear SLAs are what let a team move fast for more than one quarter.

    P—03

    Build teams, not dependencies

    A fractional CTO who becomes load-bearing has failed. The goal is an engineering org that runs the standard after I step back.

    P—04

    AI where it earns its keep

    Automate the workflows with measurable throughput cost. Everything else is a demo, and demos do not compound.

    05Career Ledger

    Twelve years of production accountability

    Research engineering to principal to co-founder. Every role below shipped something that had to stay up on Monday morning.

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    1. 2022Current07/2022 — Present

      Co-Founder & Principal Software Engineer

      Future Dev Solutions·Lahore, Pakistan

      Own the technical direction of a multi-product engineering organisation — architecture, delivery governance and the standards 24 engineers work to.

      • Led the design and implementation of scalable microservice architectures across .NET, Next.js and AngularJS
      • Established CI/CD pipelines with Docker and Kubernetes, cutting release time by up to 40%
      • Directed cross-functional teams on end-to-end delivery frameworks, third-party integration standards, SLAs and code quality
      • Improved modularity and deployment efficiency across multiple enterprise applications
      Architecture StrategyMicroservices.NETNext.jsKubernetesAWSPostgreSQLCI/CD
    2. 202007/2020 — 06/2022

      Senior Software Engineer

      IBEX-CX (TRG)·Lahore, Pakistan

      Ran production support against contractual SLAs and built the AngularJS generation of Clearview Pro, a multi-lingual platform used by major automotive brands.

      • Led production support operations, managing incidents and change requests against SLA commitments
      • Delivered the AngularJS version of flagship platform Clearview Pro for dealer-performance management
      • Integrated SparkPost as primary email delivery service, improving reliability and deliverability at scale
      AngularJSSparkPostSLA ManagementProduction Support
    3. 201805/2018 — 06/2020

      Software Engineer

      IBEX-CX (TRG)·Lahore, Pakistan

      Hardened the platform's resilience story and modernised supporting infrastructure.

      • Implemented a disaster-recovery server auto-updated with every production deployment
      • Migrated the application to Bitly for link shortening
      Disaster RecoveryDeployment AutomationBitly
    4. 201702/2017 — 05/2018

      Software Engineer

      IMSI Technologies·Lahore, Pakistan

      Built 3D modelling software and its mobile counterparts, plus the build infrastructure behind them.

      • Developed the company's flagship 3D modelling software, TurboCAD
      • Developed the company's 3D modelling Android and iOS applications
      • Set up an automated build server on an AWS EC2 instance
      TurboCADAndroidiOSAWS EC23D Modelling
    5. 201502/2015 — 01/2017

      Research Engineer

      Interacta Technologies·Lahore, Pakistan

      Signal-processing research and hardware prototyping — where the engineering discipline started.

      • Developed and tested an audio watermarking algorithm based on steganography and psychoacoustic modelling
      • Designed and tested the Sound Box prototype with low-pass filters on a dsPIC33FJ32mc202 DSP
      Audio WatermarkingPsychoacoustic ModellingDigital Signal Processing
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    06Delivery Portfolio

    Systems that went live

    Platforms delivered end-to-end — POS and kiosk systems, marketplaces, real-time signage and AI tooling. Architecture, team and release process included.

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    Ferd AI — AI Design Generator
    Full Stack Web
    Full Stack Developer/4 months

    Ferd AI — AI Design Generator

    An intelligent design generation platform that collects user requirements and creates custom designs, components, and design tokens using advanced AI algorithms.

    • AI-Powered Design
    • Component Generation
    • Design Tokens
    • User Requirements
    Next.jsPrismaPostgreSQLOpenAITypeScript
    OrbyPOS — Restaurant Management System
    Full Stack Web
    Lead Full Stack Developer/7 months

    OrbyPOS — Restaurant Management System

    Comprehensive restaurant POS management system featuring menu management, inventory tracking, stock control, order processing, analytics dashboard, taxation, multi-role access, and subscription management with payment gateway integration.

    • Menu Management
    • Inventory Control
    • Analytics Dashboard
    • Multi-role Access
    Next.jsMaterial UIPrismaPostgreSQLStripe
    Future Soul — Dating & Matchmaking App
    Mobile App
    Project Lead/4 months

    Future Soul — Dating & Matchmaking App

    Modern dating and matchmaking mobile application with comprehensive matching algorithms, real-time chat, audio and video calling, and all standard dating app functionality.

    • Smart Matching
    • Real-time Chat
    • Audio/Video Calls
    • Profile Management
    Next.jsReact NativePostgreSQLPrismaSocket.io
    Orby Waiter — POS Waiter Application
    Mobile App
    Full Stack Developer/3 months

    Orby Waiter — POS Waiter Application

    Dedicated waiter application for restaurant POS systems featuring order management, menu browsing, payment processing, printing integration, and real-time notifications.

    • Order Management
    • Real-time Notifications
    • Print Integration
    • Payment Processing
    Next.jsReact NativePostgreSQLPrismaFirebase
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    07Start a Conversation

    Let's scope the right engagement

    Tell me where the technology is straining — team, architecture, cost or roadmap. If a fractional CTO is not the right answer, I will tell you that on the call.

    Email[email protected]Direct+92 313 6570918
    Based inLahore, Pakistan · PKT · UTC+5
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