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A technical partner on your side of the table

Hiring a full-time CTO is expensive and slow, and agencies have a reason to sell you more development. Our IT consulting gives founders and business owners senior technical judgement when they need it: choosing the stack, reviewing a vendor, deciding whether to build or buy, and keeping the technology aligned with the business.

  • Independent advice
  • Plain-language reports
  • Part-time, when you need it
IT Consulting & Fractional CTO by Job Vista
Clients worldwide Remote delivery, IST + overlap hours

When founders call us

Non-technical founder

You need to make technical decisions but cannot judge the options.

Quotes that vary wildly

Three vendors, three architectures and prices that differ by multiples.

Product keeps breaking

Releases cause outages and nobody can explain why.

Developer left

Your only developer resigned and you do not know what you own.

Build or buy?

A SaaS tool might do it, or might trap you. You need an honest view.

Investor due diligence

Investors ask about architecture, security and the team, and you need clear answers.

What a fractional CTO covers

Senior judgement across the decisions that matter, a few days a month.

Architecture
Stack selection
Vendor & code audit
Fractional CTOon your side of the table
Roadmap
Hiring the team
Security & risk

How we help

Fractional CTO

A senior technical lead for a few days a month: roadmap, architecture decisions, vendor management and investor questions.

Architecture & stack selection

A written recommendation on languages, frameworks, hosting and third-party services, with costs and trade-offs.

Vendor & code audit

An independent review of an existing product or agency: code quality, security, hosting, ownership and delivery risk.

Build vs buy

A clear comparison of building custom software against buying or configuring an existing product, over three years.

Technical hiring

Job descriptions, technical interviews and team structure, backed by our own recruitment team.

Security & compliance review

Access control, backups, data protection and the basics that enterprise buyers and auditors check.

Independent advice, even when the answer is "don’t build"

We also build software, so we are careful to keep consulting honest. Audits and build-vs-buy reports are written to stand on their own: you can take them to any vendor. If the right answer is a ready-made SaaS tool, a spreadsheet for another six months, or your existing agency with clearer scope, that is what the report says.

What a vendor or code audit looks at

When you inherit a product or doubt your current supplier, an audit gives you facts. We review:

  • Who owns the code, domain, hosting and third-party accounts, and how to take control
  • Code structure, test coverage and how hard it is to change safely
  • Security basics: passwords, access, secrets, backups and known vulnerable dependencies
  • Hosting cost and reliability, and whether the setup matches your scale
  • Delivery process: estimates, releases, documentation and communication

You receive a plain-language report with a risk rating per area and a prioritised list of fixes.

A recruiter’s view of technical hiring

Unusually for a technology consultancy, Job Vista is also a recruitment agency. When your roadmap needs people, we can write the role, run technical interviews and source candidates through our own recruitment team, or provide dedicated developers while you hire.

Technology we use

Proven, open technologies. We choose per project and explain why.

Areas we advise on

Web & SaaS architecturePython ecosystemsJavaScript front endsRelational databases

Platforms

AWSGoogle CloudDigitalOceanShared / cPanel hostingOdoo & ERPNext

Practices

Code reviewCI/CDBackups & recoveryAccess control & MFAAI adoption

How we work

  1. 1

    Free first call

    We understand your business, product and the decision you face.

  2. 2

    Review

    We look at code, contracts, quotes or architecture as needed.

  3. 3

    Written advice

    A plain-language report with options, costs and a recommendation.

  4. 4

    Ongoing (optional)

    Continue as fractional CTO on a monthly retainer.

Engagement models

Pick the model that fits your scope. You can switch as the project matures.

One-off review

A fixed-scope audit, stack recommendation or build-vs-buy report.

Best for: a specific decision or a vendor you need to evaluate.

Monthly retainer

A fractional CTO for an agreed number of days or hours each month.

Best for: founders and SMEs without a senior technical lead.

Time & materials

Advice billed by the hour with a monthly cap and a written log.

Best for: occasional questions and investor meetings.

Working with us from anywhere

Our team is based in Surat, India and works with clients in the UK, Europe, the US and beyond.

Overlap with your working dayIndia is 4.5–5.5 hours ahead of the UK and 3.5–4.5 hours ahead of central Europe, so our afternoon is your morning. For US clients we hold calls in the IST evening, which is the US East Coast morning.
Weekly demosEvery week you see working software on a staging link (not slides) and decide what comes next.
NDA before detailsWe sign your NDA (or ours) before you share business details, data or ideas.
You own the code & IPSource code, designs, data and intellectual property created for you belong to you. Repositories and hosting can sit in your name from day one.
Milestone paymentsPay per approved milestone by bank transfer in INR, USD, GBP or EUR, with no large upfront payment for the whole project.
One point of contactA named project lead who answers on email, Slack, Teams or WhatsApp and writes every decision down.

Frequently asked questions

What is a fractional CTO?

A senior technology lead who works with you part-time (a few days a month), making architecture, vendor and hiring decisions, without the cost of a full-time executive.

Will you push us to build software with you?

No. Consulting reports are independent and usable with any vendor. If buying a ready-made product is better, we say so.

Can you audit our current developer or agency?

Yes. We review code, hosting, ownership and delivery, and give a plain-language report with prioritised fixes.

Can you help us choose a technology stack?

Yes. We recommend languages, frameworks and hosting based on your product, team and budget, with the reasons written down.

Do you help with investor technical due diligence?

Yes. We help prepare architecture, security and team documentation and can join investor calls.

How do you charge for consulting?

One-off reviews are a fixed quote after a free first call; ongoing CTO support is a monthly retainer.

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