Interim CTO · Netherlands

Interim CTO for founders and scaling teams

Interim and fractional CTO who has founded, built, and scaled engineering from the first commit. Remote, Dutch and English, available for hands-on technical leadership.

Remote · Europe & AsiaTaipei time · EU hoursDutch & EnglishAvailable for new work
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Live-streaming platform
Scale

Live-streaming platform

An interactive consumer live-streaming platform I co-founded and led as CTO — built from the first commit and grown over six years into a global product, a company of around fifty, and an acquisition.

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Advanced-Forms
Product

Advanced-Forms

n8n for the enterprise — a visual document-output platform where business users design their own output, rules, distribution and archiving on top of big Microsoft Dynamics, AX and SAP deployments. I rebuilt the core, built the visual designer, and led the product.

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Technical leadership that has done the job before

I co-founded an interactive live-streaming platform, wrote its first line of code, set its architecture, and led engineering for six years — growing the team from three people to around fifty and steering it through an acquisition.

That means I can step in and own the technical side of a company: the architecture, the team, the standards, and the judgement calls that decide whether a product scales or stalls.

Where an interim CTO helps

  • Founders without a technical co-founder who need someone to own architecture and early hiring, and to translate product goals into a system that can grow.
  • Scaling teams that have outgrown their original setup and need structure (clear boundaries, testing, CI/CD, and a hiring bar) before things grind to a halt.
  • Companies in transition (a departure, a pivot, an integration after an acquisition) that need a steady, experienced hand on engineering for a defined period.

How I lead

The architecture and the team mirror each other, so I work on both at once: simple, reversible designs and a team that can keep shipping safely as it grows. I keep decisions visible and explained, and I stay hands-on enough that my advice is grounded in the codebase I'm working in.

Let's talk

I take interim and fractional CTO engagements remotely, in Dutch or English, on Taipei time, with my availability kept open during European hours. Tell me where your engineering is and where it needs to be.

Frequently asked

What does an interim CTO engagement look like?+

It depends on where you are — it might be setting architecture and standards, hiring and shaping the team, unblocking delivery, or steadying engineering through a transition. I scope it with you up front.

Are you hands-on or purely advisory?+

Hands-on. I've written the first line of code more than once, and I stay close enough to the work to make decisions that hold up in practice.

How much time can you commit?+

Flexible — from a few days a month as a fractional CTO to a fuller interim engagement. We agree the shape based on what you actually need.

Have you scaled a team before?+

Yes. I co-founded a platform and grew its engineering organisation from three people to around fifty, through to an acquisition.

How do you work across timezones?+

Remote, in Dutch or English. I'm on Taipei time day to day and keep my availability open during European hours, so there's dependable overlap with Dutch and European teams.

Have a project in mind?

Tell me a little about what you’re working on — I reply quickly.

Let's talk