Daniel Leeder

Services

Leveraging over 20 years of experience, I offer Fractional CTO and technology consulting services designed to help your organization navigate complex challenges and achieve strategic goals. My services are tailored to startups scaling, SaaS businesses optimizing, and organizations undergoing transformation.

Core Service Areas:

• Strategic Technology Leadership:

  • Developing clear technology vision & roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
  • Translating strategy into actionable tactical plans.
  • Ensuring Technology Strategy aligns with Product Vision and User Experience Goals.
  • Executive communication and stakeholder management.
  • Budgeting and project oversight.

• Engineering Leadership & Team Building:

  • Building, mentoring, and leading high-performance Development, QA, and Architecture teams (local, remote, offshore).
  • Fostering positive, innovative, and trust-based engineering cultures.
  • Establishing effective team structures and processes.

• Process Optimization & Execution:

  • Implementing and refining SDLC, Agile, and DevOps practices.
  • Building robust CI/CD pipelines for improved velocity and quality (Azure DevOps experience).
  • Automation strategy and implementation.
  • Establishing Observability and performance monitoring.

• Cloud Strategy & Infrastructure Management:

  • Overseeing hybrid infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, On-Prem).
  • Designing for scalability, resilience, and security.
  • Cloud cost optimization and management.

• Scalability & Performance Engineering:

  • Architecting and scaling platforms and applications (web & mobile).
  • Optimizing Frontend Performance and User Interface Scalability.
  • Technical deep dives, performance tuning, and bottleneck analysis.
  • Ensuring systems can meet current and future demands.

• Compliance & Security Strategy:

  • Navigating complex regulatory requirements (PCI, SOC2, FedRAMP, HIPAA).
  • Implementing IT security best practices and risk management frameworks.
  • Integrating Web Accessibility standards and best practices.
  • Integrating compliance into the development lifecycle.

Key Technology Expertise Areas

(While focusing on strategy and leadership, I maintain deep technical understanding across various domains)

• Platforms & Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure DevOps
• Languages & Frameworks: JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js, React, Vue, React Native), PHP, C#/.NET, Python, SQL
• Databases: Relational (MySQL, MS SQL), NoSQL Concepts, Caching (Redis), Firebase
• Concepts: Scalable System Design, Microservices, APIs, User Experience (UX) Principles, Real-time Systems, Observability, Automation, Security Architecture, Web Accessibility