G'day, I'm Josh.
I'm a software engineer, fractional CTO, founder, and conference speaker based in Sydney.
I help teams build better software by fixing architecture, incentives, and technical foundations. Not by adding process or tools.
What I Do
Alembic: The consultancy I founded, helping companies build simpler, more scalable systems.
Fractional CTO: Technical leadership for founders who need an experience technical partner without the full-time commitment. Architecture reviews, vendor oversight, hiring, due diligence, .
Speaking: Keynotes and talks on technology trends, AI, Elixir, and why most teams are slower than they need to be.
What I Believe
AI changes the calculus on just about everything.
Good software is the art and practice of optimising what not to build.
Small teams with the right tools and constraints massively outperform large ones.
Simpler systems last longer.
Recent Thinking
- Why Most Teams Don't Actually Have a Scaling Problem
- The Real Cost of Modern Infrastructure
- Architecture Is Strategy (Whether You Like It or Not)
Get in Touch
If you're building something that matters and speed is a competitive advantage, I'd love to talk.