Fortune 500 leadership at unicorn startup speed
I'm Sean Robb. No agency, no handoffs, just me. An engineering leader who's worked across Fortune 500s and unicorn startups, now helping you 10x your velocity with AI.
Sound Familiar?
- Your dev team is slow, and you don't know if it's normal or a red flag. You're burning runway while features sit unshipped.
- Your team is hesitant about AI-assisted development and you're watching everyone else ship faster. While they debate, your competitors are moving 10x faster.
- You need technical leadership, but a full-time CTO is $300K+ and 6 months to hire. Meanwhile, mid-level engineers are making critical architecture decisions.
- Your team is stuck on features that should take days, not weeks. Your roadmap is a graveyard of 'should be simple' tasks.
How I Can Help
I work directly with your team to unblock what's stuck. Whether you need practical AI implementation, technical leadership, or strategic guidance—here's how we work together:
AI Consulting
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Fractional CTO
You need technical leadership but can't afford $300K+I make the architecture calls, guide your hiring, and shape your roadmap—part-time, starting now. Strategic technical leadership without the full-time price tag or hiring risk.
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Web3 Advisory
You're building in Web3 and can't afford to learn architecture the expensive wayI help Web3 founders and teams make the decisions that are hard to undo: chain selection, token design, smart contract architecture, and how to scale to real users. Built at Dapper Labs and Flow.
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Led engineering teams at Dapper Labs (NBA Top Shot), modernized payments infrastructure at Mastercard, ran developer growth at Flow. Now I bring that experience to teams who want to build right.
Here's How I Work With You
Tell me where you're stuck
2-minute form. I'll get back to you in 24 hours.
You'll know if I can help
I don't take every project. If I'm not the right fit, I'll say so and point you elsewhere.
We make a plan
Short call to figure out next steps. No pitch deck.
Testimonials
"Sean joined while we were supporting a major pharma partnership. He ramped up fast, owned the integration layer (SDKs, APIs, auth), and shipped what we needed to make external collaboration work. High-quality output, real impact. Would work with him again in a heartbeat."
Andrew BrimerCEO, Sparo LabsForbes 30 Under 30"Sean led our Next Edge initiative - reimagining Mastercard's card processing for the cloud. He brought innovation velocity to an enterprise R&D environment, delivered working prototypes, and drove architecture decisions. Technical depth, business communication, and navigated enterprise complexity seamlessly."
Matt RamellaVice President of Software Engineering, Mastercard"Sean was able to 2x the dev count on Flow during the Crescendo upgrade: A huge update that broke nearly every smart contract deployed on the network! He was able to reactivate a bunch of churned devs and turned a massive upheaval into a big win. I was really glad for his leadership through that maelstrom."
Dieter ShirleyChief Architect, Flow FoundationCreator of ERC-721Frequently Asked Questions
- How is WorkHoodie different from hiring an agency?
- I don't hand you off to junior developers. I personally do the work or lead your team directly. You get senior-level attention, not a bait-and-switch.
- What if you need me full-time eventually?
- Great problem to have! I can scale up hours as needed, or help you hire a full-time replacement and transition smoothly.
- Do you work with early-stage startups?
- My sweet spot is post-seed to Series B—companies with some traction that need to scale their technical capabilities. If you're pre-product, we can chat to see if advisory makes sense.
- What does 'embedded' actually mean?
- I join your Slack, attend standups, review PRs, pair with your engineers. I'm not an outside consultant—I'm part of your team, just part-time.
- What if you're not technical and can't evaluate my work?
- That's exactly why I focus on clear communication. I translate technical decisions into business outcomes. You'll always know what I'm building and why it matters.
Ready to build something great?
Whether you need AI consulting, a fractional CTO, or advisory, I'm here to help move things forward.
I work with select clients to deliver focused, high-quality solutions.