20+ years building data-intensive, high-performance systems. I partner with early-stage B2B SaaS founders who need a senior technical mind — someone who owns the decisions, not just executes them.
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By then you're six months in, rewriting everything. I've seen this exact pattern too many times.
Every change is a risk. Nobody knows what's live and what was tested. Debugging becomes archaeology.
Your AI bill triples overnight and you have no idea why. No dashboards, no alerts, no cost ceiling.
One failed API call takes down your entire pipeline. Users see errors. Trust is hard to rebuild.
What worked at 10 users breaks at 1,000. Rebuilding always costs more than getting it right the first time.
I work with a small number of clients at a time. I'm selective because the work demands real depth.
You need a senior technical partner who owns architecture decisions and holds the team accountable — not someone who just takes tickets.
You have something real to build. The problem is getting it built correctly at a pace that matches your growth.
Your product uses LLMs, agents, or data pipelines — and getting them production-ready is turning out to be harder than the demo suggested.
You can't wait six months to hire a CTO. But you also can't afford to move fast and break the foundation you're building on.
Architecture decisions, code, systems — things that ship and hold up under pressure.
Design and build LLM-powered products that work in production. Prompt versioning, agent orchestration, cost controls, observability, and reliability — from day one, not bolted on later.
High-performance APIs, data pipelines, and distributed architectures built to handle real load. Not demo traffic — production traffic with real users and real consequences.
From whiteboard to working product. Full technical ownership: architecture, stack decisions, implementation, deployment. I've done this multiple times — the speed comes from not making the same mistakes twice.
Ongoing strategic technical leadership — hiring decisions, vendor evaluation, architecture reviews, roadmap sanity-checks, and keeping your team moving in the right direction without burning out.
From gaming platforms to AI-driven fintech. High scale, multiple industries, different kinds of hard.
No long contracts upfront. A scoping sprint means both sides know exactly what we're getting into.
Igal is an exceptional leader. His ability to manage and inspire a team is truly remarkable. He has a unique talent for identifying each team member's strengths and channeling them effectively to achieve outstanding results.
Igal has a rare ability to help teams evolve and grow. He doesn't just solve problems — he helps the people around him become better at solving them too.
No pitch. A direct 30-minute conversation about what you're building, what's blocking you, and whether there's a fit.