Services
I help organisations solve technology problems, scale delivery, improve engineering effectiveness, and make better platform and product decisions.
My background spans CTO and VP Engineering leadership, cloud and platform architecture, delivery transformation, security, practical software development, and the messy real-world work of helping teams and systems perform better.
I am most useful where a business needs experienced technical judgement, calm leadership, and someone who can move between strategy and execution without losing sight of either.
How I Can Help
Interim CTO / VP Engineering
For companies that need experienced technology leadership during growth, change, turnaround, or transition.
- technology strategy and roadmap shaping
- engineering leadership and organisational design
- product and engineering alignment
- delivery predictability, quality, and release confidence
- leadership for scale-up, regulated, or transformation environments
Technology Consulting
For organisations facing technical uncertainty, growth pain, delivery problems, or architecture questions.
- technical due diligence and assessment
- platform and architecture reviews
- engineering effectiveness and delivery improvement
- modernisation and transformation planning
- security, resilience, and operational maturity reviews
Cloud Platform Architecture
I can help design, review, or improve cloud platforms with a focus on practicality, cost-awareness, resilience, and maintainability.
- AWS and Azure architecture
- SaaS platforms and cloud transformation
- APIs, integrations, and distributed systems
- CI/CD, automation, observability, and operational resilience
- identity, access control, SSO, MFA, and secure platform design
Engineering and Delivery Transformation
For teams that need to deliver more reliably, with better visibility, better quality, and less friction.
- sprint and delivery discipline
- release and deployment improvement
- team structure, hiring, and performance management
- process improvement without unnecessary bureaucracy
- AI-enabled engineering workflow improvement
Software Development
I also remain interested in hands-on technical work where it is useful — especially architecture-heavy, systems-oriented, or experimental work.
- Python development
- Go development
- Rust development
- C development
- API and backend system design
- security-focused and infrastructure-aware development
Data and Database Work
I can help with practical database and data-platform work, particularly where architecture, reliability, integration, or scale matter more than theory.
- database architecture and review
- PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and MongoDB environments
- data model and integration design
- performance, resilience, and operational considerations
- support for cloud-based and SaaS data platforms
Typical Situations Where I Add Value
- a company needs senior technical leadership but not yet a permanent hire
- engineering delivery has become unpredictable or slow
- a platform needs architecture review or modernisation
- cloud cost, resilience, or operational maturity needs attention
- security, identity, or compliance concerns need experienced judgement
- a founder or leadership team needs an experienced technical partner
- a team needs someone who can move between board-level discussion and technical detail
Approach
I am not interested in complexity for its own sake. I prefer clear systems, sensible architecture, honest trade-offs, and solutions that teams can actually operate and evolve.
That can mean acting at CTO or VP Engineering level, leading a transformation, solving a difficult architecture problem, or simply helping a team get unstuck and moving again.
Enquiries
If you need help with technology leadership, cloud architecture, delivery improvement, platform modernisation, security, or hands-on technical work, I’d be glad to hear from you.
Get in touch to discuss your situation
Or contact me directly at giles53716@gmail.com.