Introducing ELaaS (Engineering Leadership as a Service)

Every tech team needs engineering direction. Some tech teams need to budget for a full-time engineering director. The other teams should reach out to me.

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How a part-time director can help your team:

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Align stakeholder goals
I translate company goals into clear engineering outcomes with measurable KPIs. I align founders, product, sales, and engineering through lightweight roadmaps, a simple RACI for ownership, and decision records so priorities stay visible and trade-offs are explicit.
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Coach founder teams
I mentor engineers and product-minded founders through lightweight processes that improve throughput — roadmapping, sprint rituals, incident playbooks, and decision logs. I also help with hiring loops, leveling, and onboarding so quality scales with headcount.
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Build for growth
I put reliable delivery foundations in place so teams move fast without breaking things: trunk-based development, CI/CD, infra-as-code, observability, performance budgets, and security basics. I favor modular designs that scale with your roadmap, not premature complexity.
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Plan for the future
I create runway-aware plans with milestones, budgets, and hiring steps tied to outcomes. From risk registers and compliance readiness to diligence materials for fundraising, you get a pragmatic plan that keeps you shipping today and de-risks what’s next.

Clear technical guidance, clear pricing

Ongoing Tech Leadership

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  • ✓   Ongoing guidance on key tech decisions
  • ✓   Project planning and oversight
  • ✓   1:1 coaching for founding engineers
  • ✓   Hiring and onboarding support
  • ✓   Up to 10 hours of weekly support

$5k-$7k / month

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Custom Engagement

  • ✓   Design and build greenfield systems
  • ✓   Recruit and upskill your in-house team
  • ✓   Automate manual workflows
  • ✓   Flexible support windows

Custom quote
Based on scope and timeline
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Meet Josh

"We" are not a team of consultants or outsourced contractors. "We" are just one guy that has been doing this type of work for a long time.

  • Josh Barnett

  • Josh Barnett, Engineering Leader

    With over 18 years of combined experience as a startup founder, full-stack engineer, and enterprise team leader, I have helped teams of all sizes ship their big ideas or reach their next stages of growth.

    Whether you’re an enterprise team looking to refine your engineering systems and practices or a startup founder in a hurry to launch the right MVP, I’m excited to help. Contact me for a free consultation.