Fractional CTO · Turku · all of Finland
Fractional CTO: senior technical leadership for your growing company
Get more than 20 years of experience in software, teams and technology leadership, in exactly the amount you need. I help founders, CEOs and product owners make the right technical decisions, steer suppliers and get the product into production.
- Fractional CTOTechnology strategy, team and suppliers
- Project managementSpecifications, backlog and steering delivery
- Architecture and technology reviewA written view before a large decision
- Technical due diligenceAn assessment for an investor or a buyer
- AI-assisted software developmentPilots, MVPs and integrations
- IoT planningFrom the use case to a pilot plan
- For small local businessesWebsites and practical help with AI
- 20+years of software, specifications and technology leadership
- 3working languages: Finnish, English and German
- 30 minfree first conversation
Typical situations
Do any of these sound familiar?
A fractional CTO helps most when the technology grows faster than the leadership around it.
- Situation 01
Technical decisions are made without an experienced owner
Architecture, tools and hires get settled in a hurry. I bring structure and reasoning to the decisions, so they hold up as you grow.
- Situation 02
The software firm is busy, but the direction is unclear
The invoices keep coming and the schedule slips. I scope the work, set acceptance criteria and steer the supplier on your side.
- Situation 03
An investor or buyer asks for technical due diligence
I go through the architecture, the risks and the team's ability, and write an assessment you can base a decision on.
- Situation 04
AI is expected to make everything faster
We pick the places where AI really saves time, and adopt it so that quality stays under control.
Services
Four ways to move your technology forward
Ongoing technical leadership, steering a project, a reasoned second opinion, or building. All on the same experience.
Fractional CTO
A senior technology leader in your company on a monthly retainer. Direction, architecture, the team and suppliers get an owner.
- Technology strategy and roadmap
- Architecture and risk management
- Hiring and supplier oversight
- Technical due diligence
Project management
A software project moving and landing. A clear specification, a working backlog and suppliers doing the right things.
- Specifications and acceptance criteria
- Backlog and sprint planning
- Steering delivery and suppliers
Consulting
A reasoned, written view before a large decision. Reviews, architecture, AI, integrations and IoT planning.
- Technical review
- AI adoption
- Integrations and IoT planning
Software development
AI-assisted development that is specified, reviewed and tested. Fast delivery, and the code stays with you.
- Pilots and MVPs
- Internal tools and integrations
- Web and mobile apps
What you get
Experience that shows in the decisions
Current CTO experience
I also do the work of a technology leader in a product company. Architecture, teams and AI are on my desk every week, so the advice reflects how things work today.
An independent view
Recommendations are based on what makes most sense for you. There is no in-house development team or software licence to sell.
Decisions in writing
Assessments, roadmaps and architecture decisions become documents that stay with your company. The contract transfers the results to you.
Business and code in one conversation
I translate technical options into cost, risk and schedule, so the leadership team and the board can decide.
Getting started
Three steps to begin
A free conversation
30 minutes by phone or video. We go through the situation, the goal and the decisions ahead.
A written proposal
You get a short scope: the aim, the extent, the timing and the price. I can start under an NDA.
The work begins
A monthly retainer, a fixed project or hourly work. On a retainer, you get the first written view in the second week.
Background
More than 20 years of building and leading software
I am Atso Peter. I have built software and led the people building it for more than 20 years: first as a developer and specifier, then leading teams and technology.
My work has covered healthcare IT, insurance and banking systems, and SaaS products for retail and service businesses. For most of my career I have led development teams, and I started out as a software designer. I have also led the development of a cloud ERP product from the start to its first production customers. Alongside leading, I have always done development work myself.
Fields
- Healthcare IT
- Insurance and banking systems
- SaaS for retail and service businesses
- Cloud ERP
Technology
- PHP
- Django
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- React
- React Native
- Expo
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
- OpenStack
- Ansible
- CI/CD
- Test automation
Tell me which technology decision is ahead
Book a free 30-minute call. We go through the situation, and you get a straight view of where to start.