You will get Fractional CTO/Head of Engineering/Director of Engineering
Project details
If you're growing fast and need engineering leadership that protects your developers while delivering predictable results, I can help. My approach combines servant-leadership with a focus on accountability and business alignment.
As a leader, I focus on:
• Unblocking delivery – I remove friction so the team can ship without constant escalation or dependency chaos.
• Translating ambiguity – I turn vague business asks into clear technical options with realistic trade-offs.
• Creating psychological safety – I provide cover for engineers to take ownership, learn, and grow without fear of blame.
• Building accountability – I help the team see how their decisions ripple beyond the codebase and into business outcomes.
• Integrating, not advising – I embed fully with the team rather than operating as an external consultant.
If you want to scale your engineering function with confidence and without burning out your best people, let's talk.
As a leader, I focus on:
• Unblocking delivery – I remove friction so the team can ship without constant escalation or dependency chaos.
• Translating ambiguity – I turn vague business asks into clear technical options with realistic trade-offs.
• Creating psychological safety – I provide cover for engineers to take ownership, learn, and grow without fear of blame.
• Building accountability – I help the team see how their decisions ripple beyond the codebase and into business outcomes.
• Integrating, not advising – I embed fully with the team rather than operating as an external consultant.
If you want to scale your engineering function with confidence and without burning out your best people, let's talk.
Support & IT Services
Cloud Services, CRM Customization & Development, Helpdesk & Technical Support, Consultation, OtherDevice
Server/HostingOperating System
Linux/UnixCloud Platforms
Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, SaaSWhat's included $150
These options are included with the project scope.
$150
- Delivery Time 1 day
- Number of Revisions Unlimited
- Remote Connection Support
- Documentation
About Hien
Technical Leader | I Turn Chaos Into Predictable Delivery
Garden Grove, United States - 11:27 pm local time
About Me
I'm a battle-hardened software engineer and technical leader with 18+ years of experience building, scaling, and stabilizing systems across startups and SMBs. For the past decade, I've led new initiatives, managed technical expectations, and owned delivery at a VP/C-level.
If you need someone who can take a vague idea, a broken system, or a chaotic team and turn it into something predictable, scalable, and revenue-driving — that’s where I operate best.
💼 How I Can Help You
📘 Technical Roadmaps & Architecture
- Turn business goals into clear technical plans
- Prioritize what actually matters
- Restructure messy backlogs into actionable deliverables
- Design scalable, cloud-native systems (AWS, GCP)
👥 Team & Process Optimization
- Review team structure and identify talent gaps
- Implement practical SDLC processes (Agile/Kanban)
- Improve delivery consistency and engineering quality
- Train, mentor, and level up teams
🚀 Startup & SMB Technical Leadership
- Fractional CTO / VP Engineering support
- Executive advisory on technical strategy
- B2B proposal support and SOW scoping
- Risk, compliance, and cost optimization guidance
🔌 API Integrations
- Workflow analysis and integration strategy
- Vendor communication, troubleshooting, and rapid prototyping
- Connect systems that weren’t designed to talk to each other
🏗 Legacy System Migration
- Transform legacy systems into scalable, enterprise-ready platforms
- High-traffic performance tuning
- Multi-region and multi-site deployments
- Code refactoring and component decomposition
🏆 My Track Record
- Built and led the core distributed system for a startup that earned multiple industry awards and went through 3 acquisitions by firms with $200M–$2B in assets. The architecture I designed still powers its product line.
- Managed and mentored global engineering teams across North America, LATAM, Europe, and Asia.
- Helped companies win major B2B contracts and delivered mission-critical SOWs under strict timelines.
- Modernized CMS systems for top North American staffing agencies, making them secure, scalable, and enterprise-grade.
- Provided leadership and hands-on technical support for high-value ($1M+) accounts.
🤝 Why Clients Work With Me
I don’t promise silver bullets. I bring:
- Real operational experience
- Clear communication
- Battle-tested patterns
- Practical decision-making
- Zero fluff
If you need someone who can:
- Bring order to messy systems
- Get your product unstuck
- Clarify your technical vision
- Improve team performance
- Reduce churn, risks, and wasted spend
- Build a scalable, secure foundation
—I'm direct, easy to work with, and focused on delivering results, not noise.
🛠 Skills
Technical Leadership • Software Architecture • Cloud Architecture (AWS, GCP) • Team Management • Agile/Scrum • Kanban • Strategic Planning • API Integration • DevOps • Fractional CTO • Technical Due Diligence • SDLC Implementation • Vendor Management • WordPress Enterprise • CMS Scaling • Web Development • Linux • Docker • Serverless • Microservices • OOP • Databases • Infrastructure
💵 Rate Positioning
$150–$250/hour or project-based engagements:
- Technical Roadmap: $5K–$15K
- Technical Audit: $3K–$8K
- Fractional CTO Retainer: $8K–$20K/month
I work with a limited number of clients at a time to ensure deep engagement and measurable results.
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Delivery time starts when Hien receives requirements from you.
Hien works on your project following the steps below.
Revisions may occur after the delivery date.
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