A senior technical lead for your product, without the CTO search.
Many founders don’t need another freelancer, they need someone accountable for the whole technical side. Virgil leads your product from scope to launch: the architecture decisions, the team, the timeline and the plain-English updates you need to run the business.
You talk to the engineer who builds it. No account managers, no hand-offs.
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Is this you?
- You’re a non-technical founder and need someone to own the technology
- You have developers but nobody setting direction or reviewing their work
- You’re raising and need a credible technical plan
- Your project has outgrown one person and needs a small senior team
What we build
Scope and milestones
A clear plan of what gets built, in what order, at what cost, with realistic timelines.
Architecture decisions
The stack, the AI approach, the hosting and the tradeoffs, explained so you can make the call.
Hiring and team building
Sourcing, vetting and managing specialist engineers, from a Solidity developer to a mobile specialist.
Code review and quality
Standards, reviews and testing that keep a growing codebase from turning into a liability.
Delivery management
Weekly demos, honest status, and risks raised early instead of at the deadline.
Stakeholder communication
Updates for founders, investors and partners in language that doesn’t need a translator.
Shipped work
AI product build and technical leadership
Supermarket
Supermarket lets anyone create a market on almost any topic and trade on the outcome. We led the small team of engineers that built it, AI features and all.
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Product architecture and team leadership
Polyoptions
Polyoptions lets traders write options contracts on prediction market outcomes, collateralized by positions they already hold. Nobody had built it before. We architected it and led the team that did.
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“He is highly communicative, clearly sets then meets or exceeds expectations, and when necessary, serves as a very effective team leader/project manager.”
Ways to work with us
Fixed price when the scope is clear. A monthly team when it isn’t.
Strategy call
Free
30 minutes
A straight answer on what you need, what it should cost and the fastest path to launch.
Book a free strategy callLaunch Blueprint
$1,499
Fixed price, 5 business days
For AI-built apps, new AI products and automations
Built something with Lovable, Replit, v0, Bolt or Cursor? A senior engineer reviews your code, security, payments, data and hosting and tells you what to keep, fix or rebuild. Planning a new AI product or automation? We test it on a sample of your real data and work out the models, running costs and architecture. Either way, you get a clear path to launch and a quote to get there, 100% credited toward your build.
Get a Launch BlueprintMonthly development
$2,900+
Per month. Cancel with 30 days’ notice
For ongoing work and anything where the scope is still moving
A dedicated block of senior engineering hours every month, led by Virgil, for new features, fixes and support without re-quoting every change.
- Support20 hours$2,900/mo
- Build40 hours$5,600/mo
- Team80+ hoursfrom $10,500/mo
How we work
- 1
Scope
We agree on what gets built, what it costs and when it ships.
- 2
Build
Milestones or a monthly plan, with a demo every week. Problems raised early, in plain English.
- 3
Launch
We deploy, monitor and hand over. Then we stay on if you want us to.
You own all the code, accounts and IP. No lock-in.
Questions
Is this a full-time role?
No. It’s a fractional engagement sized to your stage, usually alongside a build we’re delivering. It usually runs on one of our monthly plans, sized to your stage.
Can you manage my existing developers?
Yes. We can lead your current team, add specialists where you have gaps, or do both.
What size of team have you led?
Virgil typically leads a small team of engineers, hiring specialists as each project needs them. Before software, he founded and ran a 50-person company.
Do you write code too?
Yes. Virgil is hands-on and writes production code, which keeps architecture decisions grounded in reality.
How do we start?
Book a free strategy call. We’ll talk through where the product is, what’s missing, and whether a leadership engagement is the right fit.
LET’S TALK.
Book a free 30-minute strategy call with Virgil
Pick a time that suits you. You’ll get a straight answer on what you need, what it should cost and the fastest path to launch.