Brian Wasserman
Founder | Fractional CTO at Wasserman Systems
Based in United States · 30+ years experience
Summary
Fractional CTO for online ordering platforms | Calm leadership for chaotic roadmaps | Scale without rewrites | Growth Advisory Across Private & PE-Backed Businesses
About
𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺?
I help founders of online ordering platforms scale complex, order-heavy systems without rewriting from scratch or hiring a full-time CTO.
If your product's getting harder to evolve, your roadmap's slipping, and your tech team is stuck in reactive mode, I bring calm, clarity, and scalable systems leadership.
I specialize in workflow-heavy platforms where reliability and velocity matter:
• 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀
• 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹, 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀
• 𝗕𝟮𝗕𝟮𝗖 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀
I've led teams through legacy modernization, monolith-to-microservice transitions, and high-stakes scaling efforts. In one engagement, I helped reduce COGS by 25% and restore team velocity after months of roadmap chaos.
𝗜 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁—𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿. The right technical leadership knows which of AI's "improvements" to accept and which to reject.
𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲—𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁—𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺, 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻. No wasted motion. No reactive decisions. Just calm momentum through complexity.
Because scaling isn't just a tech challenge — it's a team and culture shift.
Not every growing SaaS company needs a full-time CTO — but you do need someone focused on architecture, alignment, and systems strategy.
That's where I come in.
As a 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗧𝗢, I step in as a strategic partner to help you make smarter technical bets, grow your team, and scale your platform — without slowing down.
Skills
Software Architecture, M&A / Due Diligence, Platform Modernisation, Engineering Leadership, Data & AI
Regions covered
Industry experience
Not-for-profit, Fintech, Retail, SaaS, Education, Healthcare
At a glance
Brian brings hands-on experience across Software Architecture, M&A / Due Diligence, Platform Modernisation, Engineering Leadership, Data & AI. Available for engagements across United States, North America, Canada. Industry experience includes Not-for-profit, Fintech, Retail, SaaS, Education and 1 more.
How fractional CTO engagements with Brian work
Brian works on a fractional basis — typically one to three days a week for an agreed engagement length — so you get senior technical leadership without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. Engagements commonly include technical due diligence, board reporting, engineering team leadership, technology strategy, architecture reviews, hiring support, and stepping in as interim CTO during a transition.