Engineering Leadership

I help small engineering teams deliver large.

You've built the team, delivered software customers depend on, and now the fires are starting to overwhelm you. Small engineering teams usually lack the technical foundations (testing, operations, alarms, metrics), the process foundations (project management, ticketing, reporting), and the human foundations (1:1s, growth direction, leadership support). I help you see what's missing, prioritise what bites first, and build the systems your team will keep using.

How I Work

Diagnosis

Free · 60 minutes

I identify the gaps and we agree which one bites first. No obligation.

Pilot Sprint

4–6 weeks

I fix your single most pressing gap with one concrete, agreed outcome. Proof of value before any longer commitment.

Embedded Retainer

3–6 months

I embed with your team to build the technical, process, and human foundations. Defined by outcomes, not hours.

I suggest we start with a free diagnosis, prove the value with a pilot, then move into an embedded retainer once the first results are in.

Where I Come From

I've been on both sides of this. At Plentify I was the first engineer, helping take HotBot from an idea into thousands of homes. I've stumbled over every bump a small team encounters. As a manager at AWS I built the project management, reporting, and operations for an 8-person security team while mitigating 50+ embargoed security events with zero breaches. I know what's needed first and what can wait.

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Start with a free diagnosis ➔no obligations