Build Software That Works
Introduction
Engineering leadership and hands-on execution. We build sustainable systems and help you ship them.
Just what works.
Our Services
We offer strategic guidance and hands-on implementation to help your team succeed.
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Engineering Leadership
Scale your technical organization or provide interim leadership when you need it. We offer fractional CTO services, hands-on team building, and strategic guidance to help your engineering function grow sustainably.
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Operational Excellence
Transform operational chaos into sustainable systems. We design and implement practical processes for incident management, vendor coordination, and cross-functional collaboration—then help you execute the improvements.
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Technical Strategy
Understand what you're working with and where the real risks are. We assess your current technical landscape, evaluate proposed changes, and help you make informed decisions without pushing unnecessary rewrites or complexity.
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Implementation & Delivery
Need to validate an idea quickly? We build AI-assisted MVPs and prototypes to test concepts and demonstrate value, or help you build full-scale production systems.
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Security & Compliance
Navigate GDPR, data protection, and security requirements without drowning in overhead. We help you build compliant systems that protect your customers while staying practical and maintainable for your team.
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Operations & Observability
Keep your systems running reliably. We design monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes that catch problems early and help you learn from incidents—without creating on-call burnout.
About
Alku Works brings a quarter century of SaaS experience to fractional CTO and technology advisory work. That experience spans the full journey from hands-on development to executive leadership — which means understanding how technical decisions play out across the entire organization, not just in the engineering team.
The background includes scaling engineering teams, managing vendor ecosystems across multiple countries, navigating European compliance requirements, and keeping operations running through organizational changes and crises. This perspective helps distinguish between systems that scale sustainably and shortcuts that break when you try to grow too fast.
How We Work
Direct communication, Finnish style: you get honest assessments, not polished presentations. The focus stays on what actually works for your team, not implementing frameworks for their own sake. Past colleagues and clients have used the phrase "humane process guy" — building operational systems that help teams succeed rather than creating bureaucracy. If you need someone who can both design the strategy and help execute it, this approach will likely fit.
Approach & Values
Sustainable growth over heroics. Servant leadership over command-and-control. Practical solutions over perfect architecture. Client load stays limited to deliver real value rather than spreading thin. Most engagements start with a focused assessment to ensure you're solving the right problems before committing to longer-term work.
Contact
Get in touch to discuss how we can help your business succeed.