Nikolay Gekht
Fractional CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Cofounder at Gehtsoft USA LLC
Based in United States · 35+ years experience
Summary
CTO / Product & Delivery Executive | I help companies decide what’s worth building, then take responsibility for getting it delivered | 30+ years doing the heavy lifting to get complex systems into pr
About
Technology execution starts failing quietly long before systems collapse. It becomes harder to change, harder to predict, and harder to justify economically.
I work as a fractional CTO/CIO helping $5M to $50M founder-led companies restore discipline to technology strategy, execution, and governance. That includes AI adoption, where the real question is not whether the technology is impressive, but whether it creates measurable value without introducing uncontrolled cost, operational fragility, or avoidable risk.
In growing companies, complexity often increases faster than execution capacity. Roadmaps expand. Teams grow. Vendors multiply. AI pilots appear. Costs rise. Delivery becomes less predictable, and the economics of technology start to blur. This is usually the point where root causes can still be addressed before delay, rework, and technical debt become permanent drag.
My role is to make sure that what the business is betting on can actually be delivered: economically, predictably, and without hidden fragility. I help keep technology a disciplined instrument of the business, not a source of drift, noise, or unmanaged experimentation.
Over 30+ years, I have worked across FinTech, SaaS, and complex B2B systems, building and leading engineering organizations of 250+ people and managing technology portfolios exceeding $100M.I work best with founder-led companies where technology is central to growth and decisions are grounded in substance, not presentation.
When we work together, you get:
• Technology and AI investments tied to measurable business outcomes, not activity or feature volume
• Predictable change, with risks identified early and made explicit
• Transparent trade-offs between scope, time, budget, value, and risk
• AI adoption governed through clear intent, bounded experiments, feedback loops, and economic controls
• Reduced operational fragility through small, observable delivery steps
• Clear responsibility across teams and vendors, so the system works as a coherent wholeIf technology execution in your company is becoming harder to predict, or AI adoption is creating more motion than measurable value, feel free to reach out.
Skills
Software Architecture, Cloud & Infrastructure, Platform Modernisation, Engineering Leadership, Vendor Management, DevOps, Governance & Risk, Data & AI
Regions covered
United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, United States, Europe, North America, South America, Germany, Canada
Industry experience
Fintech, Professional Services, Manufacturing, SaaS, Education
At a glance
Nikolay brings hands-on experience across Software Architecture, Cloud & Infrastructure, Platform Modernisation, Engineering Leadership, Vendor Management, DevOps and 2 other areas. Available for engagements across United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, United States, Europe, North America, South America, Germany, Canada. Industry experience includes Fintech, Professional Services, Manufacturing, SaaS, Education.
How fractional CTO engagements with Nikolay work
Nikolay 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.