Intent desk · Founding engineer
Fractional founding-engineer ownership without a full eng org yet.
For teams that searched for a founding engineer or fractional technical lead: hands-on architecture, riskiest path implementation, and clear weekly deliverables. Patterned after lead work on Ronron and co-founder execution on MandiPe — plus client delivery proof on Divine Care and JDL.
Who this is for
- —Seed / pre-seed teams needing a technical owner before hiring a bench
- —CEOs who sell and need someone to make systems decisions stick
- —Products stuck after freelancer patchwork
What is included
- —Architecture ownership for the core surface
- —Hands-on build on AI, realtime, data, or mobile bridges
- —Written weekly updates and milestone cuts
- —Hiring notes when you are ready to grow the team
Process
01 · Role design
Hours, decision rights, cash vs equity expectations — written.
02 · Audit or greenfield
Map debt or lock the thinnest architecture that can grow.
03 · Ship cycle
Multi-week intensives or fractional weeks with repo artifacts.
Often 1–3 months intensive or ongoing multi-day weeks.
Good fit
- • Fast founder communication
- • Cash for engineering time as default
Not a fit
- • CTO-for-the-deck with no product problem
- • Silent code monkey expectations
Related proof
FAQ
- Full-time employee?
- Default is fractional or scoped. Full-time only when mission and compensation fit.
- How do I hire?
- Email mailtanish.me@gmail.com or the hire form with stage, stack, and what success in 90 days means.