FRACTIONAL CTO · HANDS-ON AI BUILDER

Your ambition.
Our next
build.

Turn your next idea into a working AI product—with a technology leader who stays close to the code.

I partner with founders and businesses to lead technology, build agentic products, and put AI governance into practice.

STRATEGY INTO SOFTWARE
Connected architectural forms representing strategy, engineering, and responsible AI
Lead the direction.Build what matters.

Shama’s prior leadership experience

GoogleLinkedInAmazonVisaAspiration
Experience from prior roles, not a client list.

THE EXPERTISE

Lead it. Build it.
Make it work.

Senior judgment and hands-on engineering, shaped around the business problem you need to solve.

01 / LEADERSHIP

Fractional CTO

A technology partner for the decisions that shape your company—and the delivery that follows.

  • Technology strategy and product roadmap
  • Architecture, hiring, and team leadership
  • Vendor decisions, technical risk, and spend
  • Fractional or interim CTO support
Discuss CTO support
02 / AGENTIC AI

AI agents & workflows

Build agents that work with your knowledge, connect to your tools, and move defined tasks forward.

  • Knowledge assistants and retrieval systems
  • Agent orchestration and tool integrations
  • Human review and approval controls
  • Evaluation, observability, and cost tuning
Explore an AI project
03 / PRODUCT ENGINEERING

Your product, built

Bring a new idea to life or move an existing prototype toward a product your business can operate.

  • Product discovery and technical scoping
  • AI applications, MVPs, and internal tools
  • Backend, data, and API integrations
  • Deployment, documentation, and handover
Talk about your product
04 / RESPONSIBLE DELIVERY

AI governance

Turn responsible AI intentions into practical decisions, engineering controls, and working processes.

  • AI use-case inventories and risk reviews
  • Data access and sensitive-data controls
  • Evaluation criteria and approval checkpoints
  • Monitoring, traceability, and ownership
Discuss your AI priorities

WORK TOGETHER

The right partnership
for what’s next.

Start with the outcome. Agree on scope, ownership, and a delivery plan before the work begins.

Shama leads the work directly. When additional specialists are needed, team structure and responsibilities are agreed with you upfront.

YOUR TECHNOLOGY PARTNER

Shama Keskar.

CTO. Technical co-founder.
Hands-on AI builder.

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I’ve led technology in large companies and built it from the ground up in startups. I bring both perspectives to your business.

My experience spans engineering leadership at Google, LinkedIn, and Amazon, regulated fintech at Visa and Aspiration, and building AI products as a technical co-founder.

Through Shama AI Ventures LLC, I work directly with founders and businesses that need someone who can shape the technology direction, make sound engineering decisions, and build alongside the team.

From agentic workflows to AI governance, the focus is practical: a clear problem, a thoughtful approach, and software that earns its place in your business.

LET’S TALK

What would you
like to build?

A new product, a complex AI workflow, or a technology team that needs direction. Tell me where you are and what you want to move forward.

START WITH A CONVERSATION

Share a little about your business, what you need, and your timing.

Prefer LinkedIn? Message Shama
Based in Seattle · Working remotely

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