Anton Shubin — Fractional CTO & Lead Architect
One accountable technical lead from architecture through production
- —Fixed-price milestones with clear scope
- —Architecture decisions explained in plain English
- —You own the code, infrastructure, and root keys
Production includes deployment, observability, recovery, security, and cost control — not code handed over before it is ready to operate.
Are you a non-technical founder who's been burned by developers?
Overpromised, underdelivered
You've hired devs who promised the world and delivered a nightmare. I've fixed those messes.
Infrastructure chosen by habit
Infrastructure cost should follow actual load, recovery needs, compliance, and your team's capacity — not a default stack.
No ownership, no clarity
You need a technical partner who owns the outcome — not a time-tracker who owns the hours.
Architecture That Still Works After Launch
Product architecture includes deployment, observability, recovery, security, cost controls, and clean handoff. My Production Infrastructure Lab turns that operational judgment into a sanitized case study while client recommendations stay grounded in workload, team, compliance, recovery targets, and budget.
See production operations proof →How I Deliver — The Terms of Engagement
Zero micromanagement. Complete transparency.
14-Day Mutual Alignment Guarantee
If we're not a perfect fit within 2 weeks, I issue a 100% refund — no questions asked.
Async-First Execution
One weekly alignment call. All daily updates async via text or Loom. You pay for engineering throughput, not meeting bloat.
Clean Handoff & IP Sovereignty
You hold the root keys and own 100% of source code from Day 1. No proprietary lock-in, no vendor hostage.
Fixed-Price Milestones
Once a milestone is funded, scope is locked. New ideas go into a V2 Backlog — quoted after launch.
30-Day Code Warranty
I patch any bugs within the delivered scope for free for 30 days post-launch.
No Jargon Guarantee
Every technical decision gets a plain-English explanation. You'll never hear "we need to refactor the microservices layer" without a clear translation of what it means for your product, timeline, and budget.
Who This Is For
You are a founder, CTO, or product owner who knows what good looks like — but your current team, contractor, or agency is not delivering it. Deadlines slip. The codebase accumulates tech debt faster than features. AWS bills climb while performance degrades. You need someone who takes ownership of outcomes, not hours.
You have a technical product — or are building one — and you need architectural leadership that bridges business goals and engineering reality. You value clear communication, predictable delivery, and a partner who explains complex tradeoffs in plain English instead of hiding behind jargon.
You want a system architect who aligns with your vision, owns the technical roadmap, and ships measurable results — on time, on budget, with no surprises.
You want AI-augmented execution with human-owned architecture — spec-driven, deterministic pipelines, no LLM left unsupervised in production.
I work with funded startups, lean SaaS teams, and established businesses that have outgrown their current technical setup. If you are stuck between "it works" and "it scales" — this is the right place.
How to Work Together
Strategy Session
60-minute deep-dive with actionable roadmap and tech stack recommendations.
$350 — 60 minCTO Advisory Retainer
Ongoing fractional CTO partnership — strategy, architecture, team leadership. Weekly calls, async execution.
$3K–$5K/mo — MonthlySaaS MVP
Full MVP from idea to live deployment.
- ✓Auth (email + social login)
- ✓Stripe payments + webhooks
- ✓REST API + admin dashboard
- ✓Docker deploy + 30-day warranty
Free Architecture Audit
Send your tech stack or idea. I'll send back 3 concrete improvements within 48 hours. No cost.
Free — 48 hoursProduction Systems & Engineering Proof
Client production ownership first, backed by public systems you can inspect.
SmartLite
Real-time IoT control platform for about 200 lamp poles at Gardens by the Bay, in production since 2024. Built from zero to production in three months: operator web app, backend, AWS infrastructure, deployment pipeline, alerts, and role-based access with 2FA.
Production Infrastructure Lab
Sanitized infrastructure case study covering versioned delivery, observability, backup integrity checks, retention and restore tooling, and identity controls.
caldav-mcp
Native Deno MCP server for CalDAV events and tasks. Zero npm dependencies, single binary, and public source.
TodoApp (CalDAV PWA)
Self-hosted task manager talking to any CalDAV server. PWA, no vendor lock-in. Built because Tasks.org had no web UI.
Content & Writing
AI-augmented architecture, deterministic LLM pipelines, MCP tooling, and startup engineering from a Fractional CTO who ships them.
SaaS architecture, production patterns, and lessons from 80+ shipped projects.
What Clients Say
"Anton was a terrific partner to me in developing an MVP of a web app I've been dreaming of for ages. He is a highly skilled developer, a super resourceful problem-solver, and a conscientious and communicative collaborator."
Startup Founder
MVP Development
"He isn't one of the type of developers that just says 'sure, I can do that.' He's thoughtful and will give his honest feedback and advice on everything. Overall, 12/10 of a developer. I really got lucky with Anton."
Product Owner
Tech Lead • $55,749 • 7+ months
"On an hour consultation, he killed it. He didn't just talk, we got work done during the call. He was very knowledgeable on pretty much everything I needed and I'll certainly be going back more than a few times."
Startup Founder
Technical Consultation
Outside Work
Adventure
- →Enduro, skiing, and scuba diving
- →Traveled 25+ countries across Asia and Europe
Also available through my Singapore-based agency NeatSoft PTE LTD