Strategic Technology Leadership for High-Growth Startups

Drive rapid growth, scale your engineering team, and achieve your business goals faster with my proven technology leadership.

About Me

Julien Evano

With 20 years of experience in the tech industry, I've helped start-ups and enterprises build scalable products and led high-performing engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions and significant business outcomes. I'm passionate about helping founders and executives leverage technology as a strategic advantage.

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Strategic Leadership

Proven track record in developing and executing technology strategies that align with business objectives. Successfully led multiple venture-backed startups through critical growth phases, from seed to Series B and beyond, while maintaining clear vision and execution focus.

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Team Leadership

Led multiple high-growth startups as CTO and VP Engineering, building highly efficient engineering organizations that deliver exceptional results. Experienced in scaling engineering teams from 5 to 35+ members while maintaining high performance and culture.

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Technical Innovation

Experienced in architecting scalable and resilient software solutions across fintech, legaltech, and SaaS domains. Skilled in cloud infrastructure, data security, analytics integration, and modern development practices that drive business growth.

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Cross-functional Excellence

Mastered the art of aligning technology with business goals through effective cross-functional collaboration. Successfully bridged gaps between engineering, product, and business teams to deliver solutions that exceed expectations.

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Process Optimization

Implemented robust product development processes that ensure quality and efficiency. Established best practices in agile methodologies, code quality, and deployment strategies that enable rapid, sustainable growth.

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Talent Development

Passionate about building high-performing engineering cultures through effective coaching and mentoring. Proven track record in developing technical leaders and implementing performance management systems that drive talent acquisition and career growth.

Services

Flexible technical leadership services tailored to your startup's stage and needs.

  • Foundational
    • MVP Development & Validation: Build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to validate the concept.
    • Technology Strategy & Roadmap: Develop a technology strategy aligned with initial business goals.
    • Initial Team Formation: Assist in recruiting the first technical hires and setting up basic processes.
    • Basic Architecture Design: Create a simple, scalable architecture to support early-stage product development.
    • Initial Security Practices: Implement basic security measures to protect sensitive data.


  • Growth Acceleration
    • Enhanced Product Development: Evolve the MVP into a more complete product with additional features.
    • Scalable Architecture Refinement: Improve architecture to handle growing user demand.
    • Agile Process Implementation: Establish Agile processes to improve development speed and efficiency.
    • Early Data Strategy: Set up data collection and basic analytics to inform decision-making.
    • Vendor Selection & Management: Help choose and manage key technology vendors.


  • Scaling
    • Product & Feature Scaling: Lead the development of new features and services to enhance product-market fit.
    • Team Expansion & Leadership Development: Guide the expansion of the technical team and mentor emerging leaders.
    • Security & Compliance Foundation: Implement security best practices and start preparing for industry-specific compliance.
    • Technical Debt Management: Identify and address technical debt to ensure long-term maintainability.
    • Investor Communication Support: Assist with technical due diligence and crafting the technology narrative for Series A pitches and reports.


  • Scaling & Optimisation
    • Infrastructure Optimisation: Refine cloud architecture and infrastructure to support scaling and cost-efficiency.
    • Advanced Data Strategy: Build advanced data infrastructure and analytics capabilities for deeper insights and data-driven decision-making.
    • Leadership Mentorship: Continue mentoring engineering leadership to manage growing teams and complex projects.
    • Security, Compliance & Risk Management: Implement advanced security measures and ensure readiness for regulatory compliance.
    • Process Optimization & Operational Efficiency: Refine development processes and operations to reduce bottlenecks and improve throughput.
    • M&A and Exit Preparation: Prepare the technology stack and documentation for potential mergers, acquisitions, or exits.

Need something specific? I offer custom engagements tailored to your unique challenges.
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Case Studies

Recent engagements with high-growth startups.

Seed to Series B Startup

Chief Technology Officer β€’ 3 years

FinTechLegalTechDeathTech
Safewill

Estate Planning and Administration Platform

Safewill provides estate planning products and services that enable Australians to ensure their wealth is transferred as intended while their legacy, family and loved ones are protected.

Publicly Listed Company

Head of Engineering β€’ 1+ years

DataTechRegTechPrivacyTech
IXUP

Compliant, Secure, Privacy-Preserving Smart Data Collaboration Solutions

IXUP creates privacy-preserving technology solutions for all levels of security, governance and data sensitivity, to respond to the rapidly increasing demand for safe and effective data collaboration.

Series A to Series B Startup

Deputy Chief Technology Officer β€’ 4.5+ years

DataTechRegTechPrivacyTech
Data Republic

Data Sharing & Governance Platform

Data Republic is the trusted platform for data-driven innovation to unlock the potential of the world's data with trust and transparency. Connect data to the world’s best people, apps and algorithms in a fully governed cloud computing environment. Match sensitive data with partner data in a privacy-preserving way to facilitate smarter insights.

Pre-Seed to Seed Startup

Advisory Board Member β€’ 3+ years

TravelTech
Leezair

Experiences Discovery & Booking Platform

Leezair defines the future of tourism by bringing new possibilities to providers, travellers and individuals, reducing barriers to entry and increasing choice of activities.

Seed to M&A Startup

Technical Lead β€’ 2.5+ years

FinTech
Cashwerkz

Simple and Secure Online Cash Investments Platform

Cashwerkz is a term deposit and cash management marketplace to invest and manage cash for consumers, professionals and financial institutions.

Pre-VC to Pre-IPO Startup

Senior Software Engineer β€’ 3 years

LogisticsTechSupplyChainTech
WiseTech Global

Logistics and supply chain software platform

WiseTech Global is combining centuries of logistics expertise and intelligent software to build a modeless and borderless global platform.

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