I work with early-stage founders who don't have a technical co-founder, turning stalled, fragile, or half-built products into something that ships — and scales. Start with a paid Technical Audit; leave with a clear roadmap and someone who can actually execute it.
5+
Years in production
6+
Products shipped
3
Continents
Audit→build
Execution partner
Product engineering — accelerated by AI-assisted, agentic workflows
Sound familiar?
These are the exact moments founders bring me in — to take ownership and move the product forward.
You've raised, but you have no technical leader owning the build.
No one owns the technical decisions — the build has no leader.
Your MVP is half-built or stalled — you've hired, but nothing ships.
Your product keeps breaking in production — and no one owns the fix.
Delivery keeps slipping — deadlines pass, scope never locks.
The codebase is fragile — every change breaks something else.
Frontend, backend, and integrations don't add up to one system.
Ways to work together
Every engagement starts with clarity. From there, you can take the roadmap and run, bring me in for a focused sprint, or have me own execution as your technical partner.
Final scope and pricing depend on product complexity and speed required. Most engagements start with an Audit.
Proof of work
Real products. Real problems. What was broken, what I owned, what changed.
Ran a 30-day Acting CTO trial for a multi-platform knowledge-management product — auditing architecture, AI strategy, mobile direction, and operational maturity, then delivering a dependency-driven Release 2.0 roadmap that preserved existing engineering investment instead of rewriting it.
5+ role types unified into one product system over 2 years of continuous delivery. Execution moved from blocked to ship-ready.
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Core wallet features shipped. Trust-sensitive environment stabilized.
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Subscription flows, user journeys, and AI support unified into one platform.
View Case StudyThe process
Audit-led, ownership-driven. Three steps from first call to a product that's actually moving.
Free 20 minutes. You tell me what's stuck, fragile, or unbuilt — and I tell you honestly whether I'm the right person to help.
A paid, written diagnosis of your product, architecture, and roadmap. What's slowing you down, what to fix first, and a prioritized plan you own. No ambiguity.
I step in on a focused sprint or as your ongoing technical partner and move the product forward — taking ownership of delivery, with weekly updates and a direct line to me.
Acting CTO
SurfBank trial
5+ Years
Production delivery
Dubai · US · Germany
International founders
About me
I work with early-stage founders as a technical partner and fractional CTO — especially the ones without a technical co-founder. My job isn't to take tickets. It's to own the decisions that actually move a product: what to build, what to fix first, how to architect it so it scales, and how to ship it without stalling.
I lead with judgment, not just tools. I've shipped products across logistics, fintech, recovery platforms, and digital commerce, and run a CTO-level audit and Release 2.0 strategy for a multi-platform product (SurfBank). Previously worked with international teams including Geeks for Growth.
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What founders say
Outcome-linked proof from founders and teams I've stepped in to move forward.
“Sarmad delivered strong execution on our wallet app and handled critical flows with real ownership. Communication was clear and the quality held up under pressure.”
Core fintech flows shipped for production — trust-sensitive environment stabilized
Abdul Samad Umer
CEO · Triangle Wallets
“Collaborating on Truckwise was smooth because he could work across mobile and backend without constant direction. He solved problems fast and kept delivery moving.”
5+ role types unified into one product system — execution moved from blocked to ship-ready
Fasseh
Product Engineering Collaborator · TruckWise
“He took our product goals seriously and translated them into a usable platform. The booking and user journey improvements made a clear difference for our team.”
Subscription flows, user journeys, and AI support unified into one platform
Chris
Founder · EZRecova
Ready to move?
Book a free 20-minute fit call. No pitch, no pressure — just a direct conversation about what's blocked and what needs to move. Most founders start with a paid Technical Audit.
Book a 20-min fit callGet in touch
Share what you're building, where execution is stuck, and your timeline. I'll review and get back with next steps — usually within 24 hours. Most engagements start with a paid Technical Audit.
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