Fractional engineering management
Enterprise-grade engineering leadership that works in and alongside your team, to provide guidance, leadership and hands-on support. Perfect for dev teams that need experienced engineering management/leadership without the overhead.
Book discovery callEnterprise-grade software engineering management on-demand
Imagine the impact an experienced engineering manager in your dev team could have. They can provide guidance, leadership and hands-on support to guide your dev team push through challenges and get ahead.
- Accelerate cycle-time and velocity
- Build technical capabilities
- Reduce costs vs permanent hire
- Get started in days, not months
- Access enterprise-grade experience & expertise
Practical, pragmatic leadership
The ideal mix of strategic oversight and practical & pragmatic technical leadership - focussed on aligning the team around delivering business and customer value
Delivery Excellence
Data-driven approaching to regularly delivering high-quality value to customers.
Team Performance
Improve team health and morale while fostering a positive, collaborative, and innovative culture
Engineering Culture
Implement a high-quality engineering culture that fosters innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning through initiatives like coaching / mentoring, hackathons, and knowledge sharing.
Talent Development
Enterprise-grade development / engineering progression frameworks and personalised growth paths, frequent feedback, and proactive opportunity creation for each team member
Common challenges we solve
Our fractional engineering management service addresses key technical and organisational challenges that growing teams face.
Poor delivery
Poor or inconsistent cycle time/velocity and quality affecting business outcomes
Technical debt
Growing complexity without proper management and prioritisation
Process issues
Inconsistent development practices causing bottlenecks and quality issues
Grow your team
Provide positive technical challenge and progression plans to your core talent
How we work with you
Initial Call
Share details about your company and what you need help with. We'll let you know if and how we can help.
Discovery
We'll arrange to meet your team and stakeholders to get a deep understanding of the current state, tech stack, processes, tools, and goals. We'll define a clear plan and success metrics
Onboarding
We've joined many, many dev teams, and are well versed in getting upto speed ASAP. We'll immediately get to work executing the plan
On-going
We'll agree an initial engagemnt period, and you'll have the opportunity to review progress and make adjustments as needed
What our clients say
Don't just take our word for it
"Keir @ ORBN Digital has been a great mentor to me and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with him. He has been the driving force behind the architecture of the product, its integrations and many really tricky technical challenges along the way."
Andrew L., Lead Mobile Engineer, Cambridge
"ORBN is an experienced and excellent mentor and team leader - highly professional and communicative across the industry."
Glenn W, CTO, Tech Startup, Cambridge
FAQs
Common questions about our fractional engineering management service
Ultimately, an engineering managers role is to guide a team to deliver as much business value as possible. This means creating a solid software engineering culture, ensuring consistent delivery, challenging cycle time and velocity metrics, and developing the teams capabilities.
Fractional recruitment refers to hiring exceptional talent or subject matter experts for a fraction of their workweek. You get the benefit of a full-time employee, but without the full-time cost. Fractional employment is especially beneficial for startups and SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises) - as they give you access to a specific type of expertise needed to accelerate growth without the budget for a full-time hire with the same experience / expertise.
We start with a discovery call to understand your needs, then design a custom plan for your and your team. Our integration is seamless, and we adapt our involvement based on your team's specific requirements.
Typically, engagements last from 3 months+. We can discuss your specific need and can adjust our involvement as your team evolves.
A typically retainer is between £2k and £20K pm, depending on the level of value required
We work with SMEs and startups across various industries. We have experience in SaaS, fintech, e-commerce, publishing, media and logistics.
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