Available for Fractional CTO engagements

Aly Badawy

Fractional CTO for companies building serious software

I help startups and growing companies design scalable architectures, lead engineering teams, and ship reliable products — without the cost of a full-time CTO.

With 17+ years in software engineering, I specialize in turning complex product ideas into secure, maintainable, and scalable systems.

Aly Badawy - Senior Software Engineer

By the numbers

The track record behind the title — years of hands-on engineering, teams led, products shipped, and industries transformed.

17+
Years in Software Engineering
45+
Products Shipped
10+
Engineering Teams Led
6
Industries Served
8+
Startups Advised
25+
Open Source Contributions
12+
Technologies Mastered
15+
Long-term Client Relationships

How I Can Help

From architecture reviews to hands-on engineering leadership — I provide the strategic and technical depth your company needs to build with confidence and scale without chaos.

How I Deliver

Discovery & Architecture

I work with stakeholders to define goals, constraints, and a pragmatic architecture that balances speed and long-term maintainability.

Engineering & Delivery

Iterative delivery with automated testing, CI/CD, and observability so teams can deploy with confidence and quickly respond to user feedback.

Security & Reliability

Security-first practices, infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring to keep services resilient under load and secure in production.

Testimonials

Hear from founders, engineers, and executives who've partnered with me — on technical strategy, team leadership, and delivering products that scale.

When Aly joined our org and was placed onto a challenging team, he quickly demonstrated his ability to learn, think flexibly, and identify opportunities to deliver value. Within some months he was promoted to team lead and continued to accrue well-deserved trust and respect from the broader organization. I came to rely on him as a diligent problem solver and someone who could get things over the finish line regardless of team dynamics.

Ty Soehngen
Senior AI Engineering Manager

Working with Aly on our tax business website was a fantastic experience from start to finish. He took the time to understand our unique needs and delivered a site that looks professional, works flawlessly, and is easy for our clients to use. Aly handled everything—from design to deployment—with professionalism, attention to detail, and clear communication at every step. His expertise made the entire process stress-free and efficient.

Ashraf Abdeltawab
Owner, TaxAdvin Financial Services

Aly is one of the best programming pairs I've ever worked with. He is very knowledgable about a variety of technical challenges in both back-end and front-end work. Aly and I solved several very thorny problems involving database efficiency, connection latency issues for certain clients, and integrations with complex business logic. We also wrote a client-facing authoring tool that coded very large forms from simple logic statements. This enabled our clients' to respond to changes in business logic very quickly.

William Garr
Software Engineer at USCIS

Aly brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table, consistently delivering thoughtful, well-considered solutions. He approaches challenges with care, evaluating all possibilities before implementing changes. His collaborative nature ensures the team's input is always valued, and his steady, deliberate approach helps maintain stability while driving progress.

America Calleros
Engineering Leader

Aly is one of the most capable software engineers I have worked with both on a technical and interpersonal level. His ability to navigate complex software challenges and act as a team member to rely on has been critical to both the success of my team, and my individual growth as a software engineer.

Benjamin Zah
Software Engineer

I have had the pleasure of working with Aly for a number of years now. He is incredibly hard working and reliable. His ability to see the bigger picture and understand the process, wholistically, makes him such a valuable team member and leader. He is also eager to continue his learning journey on existing and new technology. Great person work with on a consistent basis!

Owen McMillan
Program Manager at SteamPunk, Inc.

All testimonials are from real clients and colleagues on LinkedIn.

Case Studies

A selection of real-world engagements — from architecting scalable backends to leading product teams through high-stakes launches. Click any item to explore the details.

Insights & Perspectives

Practical thinking on engineering leadership, architecture decisions, and building software that lasts — drawn from real engagements.

Ready to level up your engineering?

Whether you need technical leadership, architecture guidance, or a trusted partner to help your team ship faster and more reliably — let’s talk. I work with founders and growing companies to bring CTO-level thinking without the full-time overhead.