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Tobias is a phenomenal mentor. He listens and understands where you are, then looks for ways to get you unstuck or to a process of achievement. Highly recommend Tobias for any techie or startup person.
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Mihai Avram, Founder
Fractional CTO for Singapore Startups That Need Senior Technical Leadership
A fractional CTO for Singapore gives founders strategic technical leadership, architecture guidance, and hiring support without committing to a full-time CTO salary. Work remote or hybrid, with full overlap in the SGT timezone.
5.0/5.0
on GrowthMentor
22 Reviews
12+ Years
of Software Engineering Experience
70+
Engineers Led as CTO
2x
2 Times Technical Founder
SGT Timezone
UTC+8, 1hr from Bangkok
What a Fractional CTO for Singapore Actually Covers
For Singapore startups, a fractional CTO typically owns the high-leverage technical decisions: architecture, vendor choices, security posture, hiring plans, delivery process, and the transition from prototype to a production-ready product.
Meet Tobias, Your Fractional CTO for Singapore
With over 12 years of experience in software and web development, Tobias brings CTO-level leadership to Singapore startups without the full-time cost. Based in Bangkok (UTC+7), he works seamlessly with Singapore teams in the SGT timezone and is available for hybrid engagements - traveling to Singapore for key meetings, workshops, and team sessions when needed.
Tobias co-founded Brikl, an e-commerce platform built for Southeast Asia, where he scaled the engineering team from zero to 70 as CTO. He has deep familiarity with the SEA startup and VC landscape - including the Singapore ecosystem - and brings that context to every engagement.
Whether you need help with technology strategy, your first engineering hires, architecture decisions, or cloud infrastructure - Tobias provides the hands-on guidance Singapore founders need to ship and scale.
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Why Singapore Startups Choose a Fractional CTO
Singapore has one of the most active startup ecosystems in Southeast Asia. But CTO-level talent is expensive and hard to hire. A fractional CTO gives you the same strategic depth at a fraction of the cost.
Remote or Hybrid
Work fully remote or hybrid - Tobias travels to Singapore for key milestones, planning sessions, and team workshops when needed.
SGT Timezone (UTC+8)
Operating in the SGT timezone means real-time collaboration with your Singapore team, no async lag on critical decisions, and overlap with the full SEA region.
SEA Ecosystem Experience
Deep familiarity with the Singapore and SEA startup landscape - investors, talent, regulatory context, and the realities of building a regional B2B SaaS product.
Strategic Leadership
Technology roadmaps, architecture decisions, and cloud strategy tailored for Singapore-stage B2B SaaS companies.
Team Building
Hiring and structuring engineering teams in Singapore and across SEA, from your first developer to a team of 20+.
Hands-On Technical Depth
Real coding experience with modern stacks - Next.js, Supabase, Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and cloud infrastructure.
Startup Stage Fit
Ideal for pre-seed to Series A companies in Singapore, especially non-technical founders making their first tech hires or scaling a working prototype.
Trusted by Founders and Engineering Leaders
First-hand experiences from founders and engineers who benefited from hands-on mentorship, technical clarity, and practical leadership.
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Thank you Tobias for his valuable guidance on the tech stack and helping me navigate technical complexities. I appreciate Tobias' intelligence and experience, and am grateful for his time and generosity.
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Tan Jia Hui, Founder
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Tobias was very helpful to assist a couple of our engineers with improvements to their technical interview process. I would love to work with Tobias again for further assistance to help me further mentor our engineers and support their growth.
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Tom Figiel, Founder @ Wasimil
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