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Fractional CTO

Senior technical leadership for growth-stage companies in the Mountain West

When your engineering team has outgrown its leadership, you don't always need a full-time CTO. Mountaintop gives Denver, Salt Lake City, and Boise companies the strategic direction and hands-on guidance of a seasoned technology executive at a fraction of the cost, remote-capable across the US.

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Growth without technical leadership is expensive

Most growth-stage companies hit a point where the team has outgrown its leadership. The cost shows up as missed deadlines, fragile systems, and technology spend that doesn't move the business forward. You may recognize the signs:

  • Your engineering team reports to a non-technical executive and lacks direction.
  • A technical leader left, and no one has stepped into the gap.
  • The team and processes that worked at your last stage are buckling under growth.
  • You are making major technology decisions without senior technical judgment in the room.

What a fractional CTO engagement delivers

Technology strategy and roadmap

A clear, prioritized plan that ties technology decisions to your business goals, not a backlog of tickets.

Engineering team leadership

Direction, mentoring, and process for your team so they ship faster and with higher quality.

Executive alignment

A translator between your leadership team and your engineers, so technology investment maps to business outcomes.

Hands-on problem solving

Senior judgment on architecture, hiring, vendor decisions, and the issues that are stalling delivery.

Proof it works

What stronger technical leadership has delivered for growth-stage companies.

The smart medical hardware device Mountaintop helped Precision Medical Products build

Precision Medical Jumpstart

Precision Medical Products

A strong vision for a smart hardware device, mobile app, and platform, but outsourced development was slow, over budget, and stalling.

What we did: Built the software roadmap, recruited an engineer, and established software policies, project management, tooling, and testing.

Results

  • FDA-approved mobile application
  • Tripled feature output
  • Lower overall development costs
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Stabilizing a communications platform

BoomSourcing

Recurring service disruptions and poor call quality, with weak internal development discipline after key staff turnover.

What we did: Mentored the team and set best practices, integrated and optimized carrier vendors, and rolled out new engineering procedures.

Results

  • Improved call quality and uptime
  • Stable, scalable platform
  • Saved tens of thousands in cost
  • Contributed to a successful company sale

Built for your stage, not a full-time salary

Mountaintop works as a retained engagement sized to where your company is today. You get senior technical leadership for the hours you actually need it, with the flexibility to scale the engagement up or down as your needs change.

We are based in the Mountain West and work with companies in Denver, Salt Lake City, Boise, and across the region, with remote-capable delivery nationwide.

See where your technology stands

Start with a free technology assessment. We'll evaluate your situation and show you what stronger technical leadership would change.

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