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Fractional CTO
A Gamechanger For Startups

We’ve helped many startups since 2010, we know the challenges. Let us share our experience with YOU and YOUR project.

One of our most senior executive engineers will be YOUR fractional CTO.

Strategy Execution

We can help with

  • Technology strategy development and implementation
  • Technology team management and coaching
  • IT infrastructure and cybersecurity
  • Budget and resource planning
  • Technology roadmapping
  • Decision making
  • Vendor and technology selection
  • Leading the work of your team
Agile Assistance

CTO As A Service

YOUR Fractional CTO will provide badly needed expertise at a fraction of the cost of a full-time CTO.

Need advice and direction or longer-term cooperation? Hire a Fractional CTO to meet your needs and budget.

Set up a meeting with our CTO to discuss YOUR needs.

MVP Support

Need an MVP in weeks?

You’re not ready for a full-time CTO but need some guidance on your project.
Let our Fractional CTOs help you!
We’ll assess the situation, help you define or revise a winning tech strategy, define or redefine your development, QA, and DevOps process within your budget

“I just love working with startups - all the innovative ideas and the energy. I’ve had the chance to help founders bring their innovations to life. How can I help develop YOUR project? Set up some time with me for a free consultation.“

Petr Večeřa, CTO

Petr Vecera

CTO, profiq

Jamie Nelson

“We have been working with profiq since 2012. One of the keys to our long-term success has been establishing a relationship of total trust and an honest feedback loop in both directions. It has also been critical to our engineering teams that profiq’s engineers are integrated into the team and development processes as if they were full-time employees. I feel they are truly motivated and enjoy their work with little to no turnover.”

Jamie Nelson | ForgeRock
Senior Vice President of Engineering
Bruce Weller

“For the past several years, we have been working with profiq and it has been a great relationship for us. Their engineers have worked as part of our team, and have demonstrated the same expertise and ownership as our own engineers. We have relied on them for frontend, backend, data, and QA engineers, and they have all been smart and professional. Communication has been fantastic, and time zone has never been an issue. I would highly recommend profiq's talented engineers to anyone looking for an engineering partner.”

Bruce Weller | Divvy
Vice President of Engineering
Rob Pinna

“profiq is a seamless extension of our team. They are highly skilled, particularly in our modern stack. They fully participate in product and user experience discussions and get non-functional requirements – security, performance, observability, etc. There’s a high sense of ownership and loyalty. In fact, we’ve worked with the same team for two years with no attrition. Profiq gets my highest recommendation.”

Rob Pinna | Serenity
Vice President of Engineering
Patricia Hill

“I have been working with profiq since 2010. I have consistently been impressed with their professionalism, attention to detail, and flexibility. They are experts in software testing and automation and make my job very easy. I find that I no longer have to worry about details, as they know exactly what to do. We have recently moved from having profiq test one of our products, to giving them all of our QA. Best decision I ever made.”

Patricia Hill | Sencha
Senior Director, Engineering Operations and Support
Carsten Puls

“We've been really happy with how flexible profiq is regarding our changing testing needs. From manual testing to automated testing development, profiq has been a great partner.”

Carsten Puls | Frame
Chief Product Officer
Bill Platt

“profiq brought us much more value than we originally expected. Besides showing us new ways to address the most complex issues in our software QE/QA operations, they encouraged the improvement mind-set of our software engineering workforce. Both are key to success of our ever growing and ever changing business. I highly recommend profiq for software quality consulting and testing.”

Bill Platt | NComputing
Senior VP of Engineering & Support

FAQ

Usual questions CTOs ask themselves when considering partnership with profiq.

Why should I hire a profiq engineer instead of an independent contractor?

profiq is a highly skilled team of 60 software engineers who can work together to solve complex tasks in many areas of software development. One engineer may be great at TypeScript, while another is a DevOps expert. Hire one engineer and gain access to 60 brilliant minds. At profiq, we're a team, and we don't let our colleagues struggle when we can help.

What makes profiq stand out from the crowd of other SW vendors?

profiq values transparency, trust, and long-term relationships. Our clients always know who is on their team and what they are paying for. Nothing happens without their consent. We are happy to provide references from one of our international clients who have years of experience working with us. Or simply checkout the reviews on Clutch.com.

How profiq ensures long lasting continuity of the service delivery?

profiq is a highly skilled and very stable team of 60+ software engineers with an extremely low attrition rate. However, even at profiq, it can happen that someone leaves. Should a team member leave, we guarantee a seamless transition with a qualified replacement, ensuring continuity and stability in service delivery. These transitions are managed and planned well in advance to avoid any disruption.

Where is profiq incorporated as a legal entity?

profiq Inc. is legally incorporated in the United States as a Delaware corporation, while profiq s.r.o. operates within the European Union, specifically in the Czech Republic.

In relation to IP right protection - are the customers IP rights protected with agreements made under U.S. legal jurisdiction?

Service agreements made with profiq Inc., governed by U.S. legal jurisdiction, ensure that intellectual property (IP) rights protection is fully covered under U.S. law.

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