Greater Boston
Fractional CTO for founders who need clarity, judgment, and momentum. I help companies simplify their tech stack, use AI and low-code tools pragmatically, and make better product and engineering decisions. I’m often brought in when the business is growing, the systems are getting messy, and someone needs to translate between founders, product, engineering, and investors. I bring senior technical judgment without full-time CTO overhead.
I write about technology decision clarity—reducing complexity, avoiding overspend, and helping companies make better product and engineering decisions as they grow. Newsletter: StephanSmith.me
Fractional OS is software that meets fractionals where they already live: their calendar, their clients, and their day-to-day work. The vision is simple: empower happy fractionals. Reduce the admin drag, keep context attached to the work, and make the business side (time, billing, client ops) feel lightweight and trustworthy—so they can stay focused, get paid cleanly, and still have a life.
Building a bridge between Low-code solutions and AI to help founders get to their ah-ha moments.
Range of special projects, patterns, and solutions.
Providing technical leadership, scaling, process improvements, and AI Strategy/Tactics and architecture.