Fractional CTO | Munich

CTO-Level Leadership

Exactly When You Need It

Turn big visions into scalable products with on-demand expertise from a 20-year engineering leader.

Stop Gambling With Your Growth

I pinpoint the biggest technology threats to your business and guide you past them, so growth stays on track.

Wrong Product Risk

Investing time and money in features or architecture that don’t match real customer needs quickly burns through your runway.

Technical Debt Spiral

Ad-hoc decisions today become crippling development costs tomorrow.

Leadership Gap

A lack of clear ownership for technical strategy, quality, and the product roadmap.

My Promise

I embed as your part-time CTO, aligning tech execution with business goals so you ship faster, scale smarter, and outpace competitors.

CTO-Level Leadership at a Startup-Friendly Scale

Gain Fortune-500 engineering discipline without a full-time salary. I translate business vision into robust products and mentor your team to deliver them.

LaunchPad

For pre-seed/seed startups needing high-level guidance.

40 Hours / Month

Ideal for setting the right technical foundation and achieving quick wins.

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Most Popular

Traction

For Series A / SMBs accelerating new digital products.

60 Hours / Month

Perfect for teams that need to build momentum and scale their offerings.

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Scale

For teams preparing for major funding or market expansion.

80+ Hours / Month

Comprehensive support for growing teams that require robust architecture and process.

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All Retainers Include:

  • Technology Audit & Action Plan
  • Weekly Leadership & Sprint Planning
  • Architecture & Code Reviews
  • Business-Aligned Tech Roadmap
  • Team Mentorship & One-on-Ones
  • On-Demand Crisis Response
  • Investor & Client Representation

How We Work

Discovery Call

Clarify goals, constraints, and success metrics.

Rapid Audit

360-degree review of code, cloud, process, and team.

Strategic Blueprint

Prioritized roadmap covering 3, 6, and 12 months.

Embed & Execute

Integrate with your Slack, Jira, and stand-ups.

Measure & Iterate

Quarterly KPI reviews to validate ROI and adapt scope.

Artem

Why Work with Artem?

With two decades of experience leading teams and delivering complex projects, I provide the strategic oversight and technical depth needed to turn your vision into a scalable, high-performing reality.

Proven Expertise

Helped over 60 companies achieve their technology goals.

Depth + Breadth

Experience across SaaS, biomedical, manufacturing, and AI.

Proven Scale

Led portfolios up to €10M and engineering teams of 50.

Cloud Mastery

Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, AI/ML cloud-native is default.

Network Effect

Access to vetted engineers across Germany & Eastern Europe.

Munich Presence, Global Reach

Fluent in English, Ukrainian and Russian.

About Artem A. Semenov

Accomplished Engineering Leader

With over 20 years of experience, I guide software teams through SaaS launches and cloud modernization on the Microsoft stack (.NET, Kubernetes, AI/ML). Renowned for delivering complex, regulated-industry solutions, I help companies cut their time-to-market and unlock multimillion-euro growth.

I’ve led cross-functional groups of up to 50 engineers and, most importantly, helped 60+ companies across the US and Europe achieve their technology goals by boosting scalability, security, and revenue.

“I build high-performing teams and bulletproof architectures so founders can focus on customers, not code fires.”

At a Glance

20+

Years Experience

60+

Companies Helped

50

Engineers Led

10M

Portfolio in €

Core Technologies

Azure, .NET, Kubernetes, AI/ML

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What Clients Say

Real results from leaders at world-class companies.

“I worked with Artem for two years and highly recommend him. He consistently delivers high-quality results on time, solves complex problems, and communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical teammates. His problem-solving skills and team spirit make him a valuable asset.”

Qualcomm Germany RFFE GmbH

“His mix of strategy and roll-up-sleeves pragmatism accelerated our cloud migration by six months. Artem is very pleasant to work with and has strong communication skills.”

Co-Founder & CMO

Step2web AS / Digitalt Servicetorg

“Artem is smart, results-oriented, and always learning. He shares knowledge, leads with strong values, and reliably achieves company goals.”

Google Germany

“Artem focuses on building networks that support business goals. He delivers quality results even with outdated equipment or unusual hours and is easy to work with.”

Ready to de-risk your product roadmap?

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