AI coding agents made implementation faster but increased error rates and moved the bottlenecks to planning and review. I help engineering teams smooth delivery and improve quality end to end.
I bring decades of experience in AI engineering and software to help companies build the leadership, systems, and engineering teams required to ship great products faster.
Track Record
Eric Elliott is a software engineering executive, computer scientist, author, security architect, and open-source creator with more than 20 years of experience building products and leading engineering teams.
Eric combines executive leadership with deep technical experience in AI-driven development, architecture, security, developer experience, engineering performance, and team building.
What You Get
Capabilities
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Turn ad hoc agent conversations into repeatable AI-driven delivery systems with focused context, reusable skills, specialized agents, staged workflows, automated testing, evaluations, and quality gates.
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Technical strategy, engineering management, delivery performance, executive planning, and leadership coaching.
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Architecture review, technical risk, platform strategy, reliability, application security, and major technical decisions.
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Role design, hiring plans, candidate evaluation, onboarding, and pre-vetted contract-to-hire engineers.
Engagement Options
Approximately one day per week. For companies that need senior technology leadership without a full-time executive.
Book a Discovery CallThree-month minimum commitment.
Approximately two days per week. For companies that need active leadership and hands-on organizational change.
Book a Discovery CallEverything in Fractional VP, plus:
Three-month minimum commitment.
Approximately four days per week. For companies that need near-full-time leadership during transitions or VP searches.
Book a Discovery CallEverything in Embedded Fractional VP, plus:
Three-month minimum commitment.
Team Building
Need engineers who can execute your technical strategy? Eric places contract-to-hire engineers tailored to your team. We'll discuss the role, build a job description and vetting rubric, and hire for your company's specific needs.
15% of first-year base salary when the contractor converts to full-time employment.
Process
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Evaluate your engineering organization, AI workflows, delivery velocity, and technical risk.
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Identify the highest-leverage opportunities and build a phased action plan.
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Execute with your team: workflows, architecture, processes, and leadership aligned to the plan.
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Track delivery velocity, quality, and AI leverage to prove ROI and guide next steps.
Best Fit
Questions
A Fractional VP provides senior technology leadership on a part-time basis: technical strategy, architecture oversight, engineering management, team building, and executive communication without the cost of a full-time hire.
AI consulting focuses on tool selection and use cases. Eric builds the full engineering system: leadership, architecture, testing, security, delivery processes, and AI workflows integrated into your team's daily practice.
Yes. Eric complements an existing VP of Engineering with specialized AI engineering expertise, outside perspective on strategy, and hands-on implementation support.
Absolutely. Eric translates technical complexity into clear business decisions, helping founders evaluate risk, hire wisely, and communicate credibly with investors and customers.
Eric provides portfolio companies with technical due diligence, engineering assessments, and fractional leadership to de-risk investments and accelerate portfolio growth.
Yes. Through the contract-to-hire program, Eric provides pre-vetted engineers selected for AI-assisted development, testing discipline, and production readiness.
You engage pre-vetted engineers as contractors with no placement fee. If you convert them to full-time, the fee is 15% of first-year base salary.
A full assessment of your engineering organization, AI workflows, architecture, security, and team, followed by a prioritized action plan with clear milestones.
Yes. As part of Interim VP engagements, Eric leads the search, evaluation, and transition to a permanent VP of Engineering.
Fractional, Embedded, and Interim VP engagements require a three-month minimum.
Yes. All engagements are remote.
Tell me about your team and what you need.
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