Fractional CTO - Sheran Malik

About Me

I help SaaS founders take control of their software and launch products that actually work. From fixing messy code to aligning roadmaps, guiding development, and planning for scaling, I ensure your product grows reliably without chaos, wasted development, or costly mistakes.

Location: London, UK
Email: advisory@sheranfractionalcto.co.uk
Phone: +44 7452 868 098
Status: Accepting New Clients

My Services

Fractional CTO

Get CTO-level guidance without hiring full-time. I provide strategic oversight, technical roadmaps, and team guidance to help your SaaS product grow reliably, avoid chaos, and reduce costly mistakes.

Technical Code Review

Identify hidden bugs, architecture flaws, and technical risks in your SaaS product. Receive a detailed report with severity, impact, and recommended fixes to save time, money, and headaches.

Product Roadmap & Alignment

Define the right features, prioritise development, and create a clear roadmap to ensure your team builds what matters most and your SaaS product reaches market efficiently.

Scaling & Technical Strategy

Plan for growth and ensure your SaaS product can handle more users, higher traffic, and future features without performance issues or instability, making scaling predictable and safe.

Pricing

Technical Code Review

£1.5k–2kone-time

Identify hidden bugs & architecture flaws
Severity assessment & recommended fixes
Reduce costly mistakes & wasted development
Detailed, actionable report for your dev team

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Product Roadmap & Alignment

£2.5k–3kone-time

Prioritize features for maximum impact
Create a clear MVP or scaling roadmap
Align development with business goals
Avoid wasted development & accelerate launch

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Fractional CTO Retainer

£3.5k/monthper month

Weekly technical oversight & guidance
Developer and team management support
Strategic planning & roadmap alignment
3-month minimum engagement

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Scaling & Technical Strategy

£2k–2.5kone-time

Plan for scaling and future growth
Ensure performance and reliability under load
Technical strategy for product stability
Future-proof your SaaS for growth

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Built E Commerce SaaS & Marketplaces

Launched Products in 6 Industries

20k+ Hours in Development & Strategy

Worked with Household Brands Worldwide

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The right technical decisions can save months, millions, or even a startup. I help founders make them.

Sheran Malik

Fractional CTO & Technical Advisor

Resume

Track Record

2023 - Present

Freelance Fractional CTO & Technical Advisor

Self-Employed

Helping startups and SMEs build scalable products, define technical roadmaps, and solve complex technology challenges efficiently.

2019 - 2023

Technology Analyst / Developer

Infosys

Delivered software solutions for large household brands, including portals, marketplaces, and internal systems. Led teams, optimised processes, and implemented scalable, maintainable technology solutions.

Education

2024

MSc by Research, Computer Science

Queen Mary University of London

Completed a Master's degree focusing on research in Computer Science.

2019

First Class Bachelor of Science

University of Bedfordshire

Completed a First Class BSc degree in Computer Science.

My Skills

Technical Expertise

Web & Mobile Platforms
SaaS & Marketplace Products
API Integration & Cloud Services
Data Analysis & Dashboards

Product & Strategy

MVP Roadmaps & Prioritisation
Technical Audits & Risk Assessment
Agile & Lean Development
Team Leadership & Mentoring

Technical Leadership

Architecture & System Design

95%
JavaScript Ecosystem (React / Node / Angular)

90%
PHP / Laravel / WordPress Ecosystem

90%
Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps (AWS / Vercel)

85%

Impact

Rerouting a Travel Startup’s Investment Through a Low-Risk MVP.

Strategy

Strategic MVP & Iterative Build: Delivering a Scalable Legal-Tech Marketplace with Minimal Risk

Strategy

Building a Scalable, Reliable, and Maintainable Legal Marketplace — Future-Proof Architecture That Grows With Your Startup

Architecture

Calling Out Costly Software Errors Before They Happen: My £100k Lesson

Advisory

Scaling Under Pressure Launching a High Traffic E-Commerce Site Without Losing Customer Trust

validation

Strategic CTO Decision-Making: Prioritising Market Validation and Revenue Over Premature Software Builds

validation

Validating a Pre-Seed Marketplace Idea

validation

Diagnosing and Resolving Concurrency Issues in a B2B Logistics Platform: From Symptom to Systemic Solution

validation

Minimizing Risk Maximizing Impact A CTO’s Approach to Early Stage E-Commerce

Advisory

Insights

Dec 7, 2025 The 3 Most Common Technical Mistakes Early-Stage Startups Make (And How I Fix Them)

Dec 07, 2025 CTO-Led Technical Audit Engineering Scalable Marketing Solutions

Identified high-risk dependencies, designed a controlled test migration, and executed a seamless transition—demonstrating proactive technical leadership and infrastructure-level decision-making.,…

Dec 07, 2025 Calling Out Costly Software Errors Before They Happen: My £100k Lesson

Identified high-risk dependencies, designed a controlled test migration, and executed a seamless transition—demonstrating proactive technical leadership and infrastructure-level decision-making.,…

Dec 07, 2025 Strategic Email-Migration for a Business Critical System

Identified high-risk dependencies, designed a controlled test migration, and executed a seamless transition—demonstrating proactive technical leadership and infrastructure-level decision-making.,…

Dec 07, 2025 Strategic E-Commerce & Mobile App Oversight Protecting a Boutique’s Brand Onlines

Identified high-risk dependencies, designed a controlled test migration, and executed a seamless transition—demonstrating proactive technical leadership and infrastructure-level decision-making.,…