Expert help, your way

Whether you need a strategic partner, a hands-on builder, or both, Gradient Methods offers flexible engagements designed around your needs.

What we deliver

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Applied AI & Generative AI

Roll out Claude Code or Copilot across your engineering org with proper guardrails. Build a retrieval-augmented generation system over your internal knowledge base. Move from a single chatbot prototype to a governed fleet of specialized AI agents. Design the evaluation and testing pipeline so you know a model is production-ready before it ships.

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Cloud Architecture & Engineering

Decompose a legacy monolith into serverless microservices on AWS. Implement infrastructure-as-code so your environments are reproducible and your deployments are automated. Audit your cloud spend and cut costs without cutting capability. Set up event-driven pipelines that process financial data in real time.

Distributed Systems & Performance

Redesign a matching engine to shave milliseconds off trade execution. Architect a payment system so a single node failure doesn't cascade. Run chaos engineering exercises against your production infrastructure before an outage does it for you. Build the observability stack that turns "something feels slow" into actionable data.

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Fractional CTO & Tech Leadership

Lead your engineering team through a critical growth phase without committing to a full-time executive hire. Help you make your first senior engineering hires and define the interview process. Run architecture reviews that catch problems before they become expensive. Represent your technical organization in board meetings and investor conversations.

Supporting capabilities

AI Strategy & Roadmapping

Figure out where AI actually moves the needle for your business, not just where it sounds impressive. Prioritize use cases by impact and feasibility. Build a 90-day plan that gets a real system into production, not a slide deck.

Technical Due Diligence

Evaluating a potential acquisition's tech stack before you sign. Assessing an early-stage company's architecture for a Series A investor. Reviewing a team's engineering practices and giving the board an honest, clear-eyed report.

Developer Experience & DevOps

Set up CI/CD so your team ships multiple times a day instead of once a sprint. Build the observability stack that answers "what happened" in minutes instead of hours. Define the code review standards and development workflow that make your team faster.

Flexible pricing that fits

Every company is different. Choose the engagement model that works for your stage, budget, and goals.

Project-Based

Defined Scope

Ideal for specific initiatives with clear deliverables and timelines.

  • Scoped deliverables & milestones
  • Fixed or capped pricing
  • Architecture docs & handoff
  • Perfect for POCs & migrations
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Retainer

Ongoing Partnership

Embedded technical leadership with predictable monthly commitment.

  • Dedicated weekly hours
  • Predictable monthly cost
  • Strategic + hands-on mix
  • Best for fractional CTO roles
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Hourly

As-Needed

Flexible consulting for ad-hoc guidance, reviews, and troubleshooting.

  • No minimum commitment
  • Pay only for time used
  • Architecture & code reviews
  • Great for focused sessions
Book Hours

How we work together

1

Discovery

We discuss your goals, technical landscape, and constraints to understand the problem deeply.

2

Proposal

A clear scope, approach, timeline, and pricing tailored to your engagement model.

3

Execute

Hands-on work with regular check-ins. Architecture, code, and documentation. Real deliverables.

4

Handoff

Knowledge transfer, documentation, and support to ensure your team can run with it.

Let's scope your engagement

Tell us about your challenge and we'll recommend the right model and approach.

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