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Filipe Rodriguez

Filipe Rodriguez

Vetted Product, Design & Engineering operator

Fractional CTO helping founders turn tech strategy into execution

  • Cambridge, UK (works remotely)
  • Available now
  • On Capstacker since Jul 2026
  • Fractional CTO
  • Technology strategy
  • Engineering leadership
  • AI transformation and adoption
  • Product and platform strategy
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About

I am a technology leader with more than 20 years of experience building and scaling engineering organisations, platforms, and products across SaaS, fintech, e-commerce, and legaltech. I now work through Edgewise Lab as a Fractional CTO and AI transformation partner, helping founders and leadership teams turn technology and AI into practical business outcomes.

My work focuses on AI-enabled operations, engineering transformation, product and platform strategy, data, cloud, security, and building maintainable AI workflows and internal tools. I combine senior technology leadership with hands-on delivery, helping teams reduce manual work, improve execution, and make clearer decisions about what to build, buy, automate, or stop.

Highlights

Engagements

Education

  • BSc, Business Information TechnologyLondon South Bank University
  • BSc, Information SystemsPontifícia Universidade Católica do RS

Engagements

  • Peepsio: fractional CTO for an AI-powered HR tech startup

    • 4 active customer pilots
    Problem
    An early-stage HR tech startup needed senior tech leadership to mature its AI platform, fix technical and security risks and move faster on limited resources.
    What they did
    Took ownership of technology strategy and hands-on execution across product development, architecture, security, AI capabilities and engineering operations. Combined strategic oversight with direct implementation: improved the existing platform, tackled technical debt and set up a more structured, commercially focused way of developing the product.
    Result
    Stronger technical foundations and enterprise readiness. The business now runs two active customer pilots alongside an existing paying customer.

  • LoyaltyLion: CTO through growth from £4.5m to £14.5m ARR

    • 3x ARR growth (£4.5m to £14.5m)
    • 10,000+ e-commerce merchants
    Problem
    A fast-growing e-commerce SaaS needed its technology, engineering team and operations to keep pace with commercial growth and rising customer expectations.
    What they did
    Led technology strategy and the technology organisation across Engineering, Data, Platform, DevOps/SRE and Security through a period of rapid expansion. Built the teams, leadership, engineering practices and technical foundations needed for a growing product and customer base, balancing immediate priorities with long-term sustainability.
    Result
    ARR grew from about £4.5m to £14.5m, more than tripling, with the platform scaled to serve 10,000+ e-commerce merchants.

Work history

  • Founder & Fractional CTO

    Edgewise Lab · Sep 2026 – Present

  • Fractional CTO

    Peepsio · Sep 2026 – Present

  • Partner

    Rational Partners · Sep 2026 – Present

  • Co-founder & CTO

    Fractionals Match · Sep 2026 – Present

  • Chief Technology Officer

    Legatics · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026

  • Chief Technology Officer

    LoyaltyLion · Nov 2021 – Nov 2025

  • Director of Engineering

    Curve · Mar 2021 – Oct 2021

  • CTO

    CloudMargin · Jan 2017 – Jan 2021

  • Director of Software Engineering

    WeSwap.com · Jan 2015 – Dec 2016

  • Engineering Manager

    ASOS.com · Jul 2013 – Jan 2015

  • Technical Director

    Story Worldwide · Apr 2012 – Jun 2013

  • Technical Manager

    Maverick Advertising and Design · Nov 2010 – Apr 2012

  • Software Engineer / Engineering Manager

    Mind Unit · Dec 2006 – Nov 2010

  • Software Engineer

    LR Informática Industrial · Oct 2004 – Jan 2006

  • Software Engineer

    DOHMS · Apr 2001 – Mar 2003

Education

  • BSc, Business Information Technology

    London South Bank University

    2009 – 2010

  • BSc, Information Systems

    Pontifícia Universidade Católica do RS

    2004 – 2006

Skills

Core expertise

  • Fractional CTO15 years
  • Technology strategy15 years
  • Engineering leadership20 years
  • AI transformation and adoption
  • Product and platform strategy
  • Technical due diligence

Tools and languages

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese

Paradigms and methods

  • AI-assisted engineering
  • Build vs buy decisions
  • Engineering org design and team scaling
  • Platform modernisation
  • Agile delivery
  • Security and delivery governance

Industries and business models

  • B2B SaaS
  • E-commerce
  • Fintech
  • Legaltech
  • HR tech
  • PE and VC-backed scale-ups

Deal terms

  • Equity-First + Cash Floor
  • Pay for Results
  • Pay from Results
Minimum engagement
Flexible
Availability
Available now

How working with Filipe works

  1. Post a role or invite them

    Describe what you need and invite Filipe, or post the role and let Filipe apply.

  2. Agree a proposal in a dealroom

    You and Filipe settle scope, milestones and compensation in one private dealroom.

  3. Sign the agreement

    Capstacker turns the agreed terms into a contract you both sign online.

  4. Pay per milestone

    Work is tracked milestone by milestone, and Filipe is paid as each one is delivered.

Work with Filipe