It's not a side project anymore.
I'm Alex Price, the Backseat CTO. I help founders who build with AI make sure their code doesn't become the bottleneck to growth.
From £75 per live session. No retainer.
You used Cursor or Claude Code or Lovable and built something that actually works. People signed up. Someone paid you. You're not prototyping anymore — you're running a business.
And the code underneath? It was built to see if the idea worked. Now the idea works, and you're wondering: is the foundation solid enough for what comes next?
You don't need to hire a CTO. You need one on your side.
A second pair of eyes from someone who's been there
I'm Alex Price. I've spent 12 years building production systems, scaling engineering teams to 80+, and learning what breaks when things get real. I don't need to join your company. I just need to look at your code and tell you what I see.
Architecture decisions. Security blind spots. The things AI tools generate but can't evaluate. One honest conversation is usually enough to know where you stand.
Two common starting points
You're building and you've hit a wall
You can't prompt your way past it. The AI keeps going in circles. You need someone to look at the whole picture and tell you which direction to go.
- —Architecture decisions that feel too big to guess
- —Code that works but feels fragile
- —"Am I doing this right?"
You're about to go live
It works in dev. But will it hold up with real users, real payments, real data? You need someone who knows what to check.
- —Security and performance review
- —Scalability and infrastructure
- —Investor technical due diligence
Three steps. No commitment.
No retainer. No onboarding. Just senior technical help when you need it.
Email me what you're building
I reply within 24 hours with availability and whether I can help.
Share your code or context
A repo link, screenshots, a Loom. The more context, the more value.
We talk. I write it up.
A live session followed by a written summary: what to fix, what's fine, what to focus on next.
£75 / 30 min · £150 / hour · 20-hour package £2,500 (save £500)
I don't tell you what you want to hear. I tell you what's fine for now, what's going to break, and what to focus on next.
"Alex helped me cut through the noise when I was building HelloRevenue. Clear, honest technical guidance that took us from early-stage uncertainty to production readiness. If you're a non-technical founder who needs a technical partner you can trust, Alex is your guy."
"He brought rigour to our architecture and delivery, and freed us up to focus on clients and strategy. If you need senior technical leadership without the overhead of a full-time hire, Alex is your guy."
Not sure where to start?
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15 common issues AI tools get wrong, with fixes you can apply today.
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I review your codebase and deliver a written report with a 30-minute walkthrough.
Get your code auditedOr just email me what you're building. I'll get back to you within 24 hours.