CTO as a Service · Technical Leadership
CTO as a Service for startups and SMEs.
Senior technical judgment without the full-time hiring cost.
+300
Projects delivered
15+
Years of experience
100%
Senior team
Senior technical judgment without the full-time hiring cost.
+300
Projects delivered
15+
Years of experience
100%
Senior team
Hiring a senior CTO in Spain costs between €100,000 and €160,000 per year — plus equity, plus 6–12 months to find the right person, plus the risk of a bad hire. Many startups and SMEs don't need one full-time yet. They need the judgment of one when important decisions require it — stack choices, architecture audits or technical representation with investors.
Dribba's CTO as a Service is the senior technical leadership your company needs: stack decisions, vendor evaluation, architecture reviews, technical team leadership and technical representation with investors. No fixed headcount cost, with the flexibility to scale alongside the engineering team as the company grows.
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Frequently asked questions
A CTO as a Service is your company's senior technical leadership without the cost or risk of hiring one. They make stack decisions, evaluate and select technical vendors, review architecture, lead the technical team (internal or external) and represent the technical side to investors or the board. Dedication adapts to the company's stage.
The service starts at €2,500/month for part-time engagement (1–2 days per week). For projects requiring more presence, the rate adjusts to actual dedication. It's 5x to 10x more cost-effective than hiring a senior CTO full-time in Spain.
You need it when: you're making important technical decisions without the senior judgment to evaluate them, you have a technical team that needs leadership, you're starting a large project and want an experienced person to define the architecture, or you're raising investment and need to strengthen the founding team's technical profile.
Yes. A typical part of the service is evaluating, selecting and supervising external technical vendors — agencies, freelancers or nearshore teams. The CTO defines the technical criteria, reviews proposals and supervises delivery. Especially valuable when you don't have internal technical resources to do it.
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No commitment, no small print. An honest assessment of your idea with the team that will build it.