The company needs senior technical leadership
Set technical vision, connect the engineering roadmap to business priorities, and add experienced leadership without a full-time executive hire.
CTO · Engineering leadership & technology strategy
Clear technical direction for teams ready to scale.
I'm Mikael Danielian, a CTO and engineering executive. I lead technology strategy, architecture, and delivery for high-scale transactional platforms, and build the engineering organizations that sustain them.
- 15+ years
- in software engineering, from full-stack developer to CTO
- CTO since 2024
- six years and four titles on the same transactional platform
- Fintech · Trading · Payments
- real-time platforms, digital entertainment, e-commerce
Advisory & fractional work
How I can help
I take on a limited number of engagements where the situation calls for senior technical judgment. Start with the problem closest to yours.
The team is growing, but delivery is not keeping pace
Strengthen engineering operations, team structure, hiring, and delivery practices as the organization becomes more complex.
Architecture decisions carry too much uncertainty
Review the system, surface trade-offs, and make high-stakes technical decisions with a view of scalability, complexity, and delivery risk.
Practical thinking
Useful before we ever speak.
Let's find the right next step
Tell me what you're working on.
A leadership conversation, an advisory engagement, or a technical decision you're weighing. Share the situation and what a good outcome would look like.