Shahqaan Q.

I help startups and growing companies turn complex technical ideas into scalable, production-ready systems. I’m a former CTO (5 years) and current VP of Engineering with 10+ years of leadership experience building and scaling engineering teams from 5 to 90+ engineers. I’ve led multi-product SaaS platforms across healthcare, legal tech, fintech, and AI-driven systems, working with companies from pre-seed to post-Series B. I can step in as your Fractional CTO if you're a founder who: 🚀 Has strong product vision but needs technical leadership 📉 Is struggling with delivery predictability 👥 Needs to scale engineering beyond a few developers 💰 Wants architecture oversight before raising funds 🔄 Is planning a rebuild or modernization effort 🔍 Needs someone to audit the team, codebase, or roadmap ----------------- WHAT I BRING ----------------- 🧠 Technical Leadership • Architecture design for SaaS, AI/ML, and cloud-native platforms • Scalable system design (AWS, distributed systems, APIs, data pipelines) • Workflow engines, event-driven systems, and automation platforms • Healthcare-grade systems (HL7, compliance-aware architectures) ⚙️ Engineering Execution • Establish planning, estimation, and story-point frameworks • Reduce cycle time and improve release reliability • Implement CI/CD and quality standards • Create career ladders and leadership growth paths 📈 Organizational Scaling • Hiring strategy and technical interview frameworks • Engineering Manager coaching and leadership development • Delivery predictability systems (DORA metrics, sprint health metrics) • Cross-functional alignment between Product, QA, and Engineering 🤝 Founder Partnership • Translate business goals into technical roadmaps • Support fundraising with architecture reviews and technical due diligence • Vendor and build-vs-buy decision guidance • Budget and cloud cost optimization ------------------------------- ENGAGEMENT MODELS ------------------------------- • Fractional CTO (5–15 hrs/week) • Technical Strategy Advisor • Architecture Audit & Modernization Plan • Engineering Org Restructure • Delivery Process Turnaround • AI/ML Integration Strategy