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AI-Native Engineering Partner For Startups

We help founders and CTOs ship production-ready products in 8–12 weeks. We engage with Startups on outcome-based engagement model.

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What we deliver

8–12
weeks to MVP
100%
senior engineers
Fixed
base + variable fee
6
practice areas
Follow-the-Sun Delivery
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Reading, UK
HQ  ·  London / GMT+1
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Remote Engineering Hub
Dev  ·  Karachi / GMT+5
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Client  ·  New York / GMT−4

When London signs off, our engineers keep shipping. Your project never waits overnight.

Serving founders across FinTech · HealthTech · EdTech · SaaS · eCommerce · PropTech
Senior engineers
No juniors, ever
UK–Remote model
UK strategy, global engineering
You own all IP
Full code ownership
MVPs in 8–12 weeks
From brief to shipped
Sprint reporting
Full visibility, always
Follow-the-sun
Work progresses 24/7

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Challenges we solve for founders and startup CTOs

From "I have an idea but no technical team" to delivery bottlenecks, scaling pain and communication friction — the problems that stall startup products at every stage.

01

Slow delivery & missed deadlines

Projects stall without senior ownership and clear delivery discipline.

Senior-led squads, clear roadmaps and 2-week sprints. MVPs in 8–12 weeks.

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02

Finding engineers who own outcomes

Lots of vendors provide bodies; founders need senior minds who prioritise product outcomes.

Senior engineers with startup experience — ownership from day one.

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03

No clear technology strategy

Fragmented stacks and unclear architecture decisions that don’t scale with business goals.

Scalable tech strategy — architecture, stack choices and delivery roadmaps aligned to growth.

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04

Timezone & communication friction

Offshore teams with availability gaps, unclear ownership and slow feedback loops.

Our Reading HQ bridges East and West. UK morning = engineering standup. UK afternoon = your client call. No relay chains, no lost context.

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05

Scaling chaos after MVP

Teams grow but delivery discipline and architecture often don’t scale with them.

SRE practices, infra-as-code, monitoring and delivery oversight to scale reliably.

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06

Hidden costs & loss of control

Unclear engagement models and poor reporting create budget surprises and missed milestones.

Transparent sprint reporting, capped T&M options and clear IP ownership clauses.

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# how we engage

Scope. Deliver. Measure.

Three phases, one aligned incentive — our variable fee only lands if your result does.

Phase 01 · Scope

Define the outcome. Fix the price.

We define your outcome precisely, establish the baseline, agree the success metric, and fix the price — before a line of code is written. Nothing starts until both sides are clear.

Outcome defined in writing
Fixed price agreed upfront
Success metric agreed before delivery
Phase 02 · Deliver

Senior engineers build what it takes.

Discovery, a specific feature, a full MVP — whatever the outcome requires. Scope is set by the result, not by sprint count or headcount. Fixed price, no timesheets, no overruns.

100% senior engineers
Fixed price, no overruns
MVPs in 8–12 weeks
Phase 03 · Measure

Variable fee only if the metric lands.

At 60–90 days post-delivery, we measure the result against the agreed metric using your data. If the result lands, the variable fee is due. If it doesn't, TechTek absorbs it.

Your data is the source of truth
60–90 day measurement window
TechTek carries the risk if it doesn't

Pricing agreed before work starts. No timesheets. No per-developer billing.

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What we do

Six practice areas, one senior team

From first idea to scaled platform — we cover strategy, engineering, AI and operations in a single, accountable engagement.

AI & Automation

Integrate LLMs, build intelligent workflows and automate operations — practical AI engineering that creates measurable business value, not proof-of-concept theatre.

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New Product Innovation

From idea to investor-ready MVP: discovery, rapid prototyping and validated builds that test market fit fast — shipped in 8–12 weeks with senior engineers owning delivery end-to-end.

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Software Development

Senior-led full-stack engineering, cloud architecture and production-grade delivery. React, Node.js, Python, AWS — built with rigour, handed over fully to your team.

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Engineering & Tech Advisory

Fractional CTO support, architecture reviews and senior delivery leadership — from sprint governance and vendor oversight to roadmap decisions. De-risk key technical calls without the cost of a full-time hire.

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Data & Analytics

Turn raw product and business data into decisions — event tracking, analytics pipelines, dashboards and BI reporting that give your team real-time visibility into what's working and what's not.

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Cloud & DevOps

AWS, Azure or GCP infrastructure built to scale — CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code so your platform stays fast, reliable and production-ready from day one.

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How we work

Lean Thinking. Agile delivery.

We run structured sprints with clear ceremonies and deliverables — so you always know what's happening and what's next.

1

Discover

Opportunity canvases, JTBD mapping and hypothesis-driven roadmaps to validate product intuition before writing a line of code.

Opportunity canvas Kickoff & success metrics
2

Prototype

Design sprints, clickable Figma prototypes and lightweight user tests to surface product-market fit signals before committing to build.

Figma prototype Usability test report
3

Build

Two-week sprints, TDD, code reviews, CI/CD and incremental releases to production — safe, repeatable and fully transparent.

Sprint backlog CI/CD runbook
4

Scale

Observability, SRE practices, infra-as-code and performance optimisation to support growth without accumulating technical debt.

Monitoring dashboard Cost optimisation report

Ceremonies we run

Sprint planning · Standups · Demos · Retros · Weekly PM sync

Artifacts we deliver

Opportunity canvas · OKRs · Sprint backlog · Release checklist

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How our global model works in practice

The UK Advantage. Remote engineering. Global deployment.

UK Consultation

The UK Advantage

Headquartered in the UK at GMT/BST — the timezone that bridges US mornings, Middle East afternoons, and Asia’s close of business.

Remote Engineering

Engineering in full sprint

Our dedicated engineering hub takes the brief and builds — full-stack engineers, UI/UX designers, QA — running in their timezone so your project advances while you sleep.

Global Deployment

Delivered wherever you are

We release to production and hand over to your team wherever they are based — San Francisco, Dubai, Amsterdam or beyond. Same quality, same standards, every time.

Our work

Projects & client engagements

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contentai.app/calendar
Agentic Content Marketing System — Chat Interface
LangGraph FastAPI Next.js Claude Python

Agentic Content Marketing System

A multi-agent AI platform that automates the full content lifecycle — from SEO research and strategy to writing and multi-channel distribution. Features human-in-the-loop checkpoints and a shared Brand DNA layer for consistent, on-brand output at scale.

AI Engineering
smartspend.app/dashboard
SmartSpend AI — Finance Dashboard
Next.js 14 TypeScript OpenAI Recharts

SmartSpend AI

A full-stack personal finance dashboard with KPI cards, spending trend charts, and category breakdowns. Features AI-powered transaction categorisation, CSV bulk import, and a natural-language "Ask Your Data" chat interface to query spending in plain English.

FinTech · Full Stack
SaaS · Pre-seed · UK

From idea to investor-ready MVP strategy — delivered technical direction, roadmap, and product foundation in weeks.

Challenge

The client had a product idea but lacked technical direction, MVP clarity, and a reliable execution partner to bring the concept to market quickly.

What we delivered

We led product discovery, defined the technical roadmap, and delivered an MVP strategy and scalable product foundation aligned to market validation goals.

50%
MVP planning time reduced
3×
faster product launch timeline

Client stories

What founders say about working with us

"Hammad and team did great work for me, they understand a lot of different areas in the stack and work diligently to accomplish the goals I laid out. Hope to work with them again soon!"

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Tim
Founder · Nouvre LLC

"TechTek was extremely professional. They went above and beyond my expectations, completing everything quickly yet with attention to detail. I would gladly recommend using TechTek."

BB
Brett Bitting
Founder · RoadwAI
Case study
Travel Tech · Series A Startup · UK
30%
System failure rate reduced

Decomposed a legacy booking monolith into microservices — restoring platform resilience and delivering a significantly faster customer journey.

Monolith
Microservices
Platform resilience Architecture migration CX improvement

Got questions?

Frequently asked questions

Things founders and CTOs typically ask before getting started.

We work with founders at all stages — from pre-seed ideas through to Series A and beyond. For pre-seed teams, we typically start with a focused discovery sprint to validate the idea and define the MVP scope before committing to a full build. You don't need a large budget to get started; you need a clear problem worth solving.

Both. Discovery sprints and well-scoped MVPs can be delivered on a fixed price so you know exactly what you're committing to. Ongoing product development or team augmentation typically runs on a capped time & materials basis with a monthly sprint budget. We always agree on the model upfront — no surprises.

You do — always. Full IP ownership transfers to you upon final payment, clearly stated in every contract. All code is delivered via your own repositories, infrastructure sits in your cloud accounts, and there are no lock-in clauses. You should be able to walk away and hand the codebase to any team at any point.

Typically within one to two weeks of a signed agreement. We run a free 30-minute discovery call first to understand your situation, then follow up with a scoping proposal within 48 hours. If scope and budget align, we can kick off a discovery sprint almost immediately — no lengthy procurement processes.

Yes — this is one of our most common engagement models. We embed alongside your existing engineers as a senior extension of the team, taking ownership of specific workstreams, running delivery ceremonies, or providing technical leadership. We adapt to your existing tools and workflows rather than imposing our own.

Free 30-minute call

Book a free discovery call

Tell us where you are and where you need to get to. We'll give you an honest assessment of your situation and a clear view of how we can help — no sales pitch, no commitment required.

Honest assessment — we'll tell you if we're not the right fit
Scoping proposal within 48 hours of the call
Ready to kick off within 1–2 weeks of agreement