Good software takes more than good code.
I’m a hands-on engineering leader and software architect with 18+ years of experience building software, designing systems, and leading engineering teams. I help founders and small teams build dependable systems, make better technical decisions, and get more out of modern development tools—including AI.
Where I can help
Architecture & production readiness
You found traction, but every new feature breaks something old, and the speed that got you here is slipping away.
Technical reviews, reliability, and integrations to get a growing application into better shape.
Security & compliance
Your biggest deal is stuck in security review, and no one on the team has been through SOC 2 before.
Security reviews, questionnaires, and SOC 2 readiness from someone who has run it before.
Identity & access
Enterprise prospects keep asking for SSO, and every “not yet” is a deal you don’t close.
Login, SSO, roles, and permission models built for high-scale, security-sensitive systems.
AI-assisted engineering
AI got you to market fast. Now bugs are piling up, releases feel risky, and the lead you built is shrinking.
Agent harnesses, verification, and review workflows, so AI-built changes ship with confidence and the architecture holds up as it grows.
Hands-on engineering
One problem has been stuck for weeks, and the roadmap is waiting on it.
Scoped implementation work when a team needs experienced help untangling a difficult technical problem.
Technical leadership
Big technical bets are landing on your desk, and you want a CTO’s judgment without hiring a full-time CTO.
Architecture decisions, engineering execution, hiring advice, and ongoing fractional CTO support.
About me
I’m Steven, currently Director of Engineering at Landbase and previously a co-founder of Megaphone. Earlier in my career, I was part of the ToutApp → Marketo → Adobe journey—a front-row seat to how software and organizations change as they grow.
My experience includes running SOC 2 compliance efforts and working on identity and access management in high-scale, security-sensitive environments. I’ve spent my career moving between hands-on engineering, systems architecture, and leading teams.
I’m most useful where product, architecture, and engineering execution meet: deciding what to build, figuring out how to build it well, and making sure the system can keep working as things change.
Working together
Most work starts with a one-hour consultation. We can walk through an architectural decision, a production concern, an AI engineering workflow, or a leadership challenge. You should leave with useful next steps whether or not we do more together.
Additional work is scoped separately.
Online booking coming soon