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Fractional data & AI engineering lead
Senior technical judgment without a full-time hire — architecture calls, build sequencing, hiring, and hands-on delivery. We write the code and the rationale behind it.
What it covers
- Architecture decisions and written rationale for data, AI, and application systems
- Build sequencing: what to do first, what to defer, and what to never build
- Standards, code review, and the first production systems everything else depends on
- Hiring signals and interview loops for your first data and AI engineers
- Vendor and platform selection with the cost model attached
- Governance and diligence readiness: AI tool and vendor inventories, data-flow documentation, policy drafts your counsel can finalize, decision logs, and the evidence customers ask for in security questionnaires
How an engagement runs
A set number of hours per week for a defined period — typically a half day to two days a week — with a hands-on component; we do not advise from the sidelines. The engagement ends when the team can carry the system and the decisions without us.
What you get
A technical direction the team understands, systems that reflect it, a practical source of truth for decisions, vendors, and data flows, and a hiring plan to make the role permanent when you are ready.
Dryware provides technical, operational, and documentation support. Legal, audit, privacy, and certification decisions remain with your qualified counsel, auditors, and internal owners.
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