Technical Executive · CTO · Operator

Glasgow.

I work across technology, operations and the wider business.

Sometimes that's architecture and code. Sometimes it's pricing, support, process, reporting, hiring, automation or working out why something that looks fine on paper clearly isn't.

Currently CTO at Steady Install.

I still write code and stay close to the systems. I've just been doing this long enough to know that software isn't always the answer.

• AI that gets rid of unnecessary work or helps people make better decisions
• How engineering teams actually work day to day
• Marketplace and operational systems
• Useful metrics and reporting
• Platform architecture and cloud infrastructure
• Where product, engineering and operations meet

I occasionally write about things I'm working on or thinking about at blog.danielreilly.dev ↗.

Eng Team Blueprint
Engineering management practices and tools I've picked up and used over the years.

Validation Engine
Some tooling for working through product ideas and early validation.

Open to:

• Fractional CTO work with seed to Series B companies
• Non-Exec work to help create operational and digital change
• Short-term architecture audits or delivery stabilisation

If something's a mess and you need somebody to get properly into it, that's usually more interesting to me than another advisory call.

📍 Currently in: Glasgow, UK
🛫 Next: Unknown, 🛬 Last: Portimão, PT

🧭 Stats

• Countries visited: 12
• Cities visited: 47
• Distance traveled: 334917 km / 208108 mi
• Most visited city: Glasgow United Kingdom (57 trips)
• Longest stay: Glasgow United Kingdom — 11108 days