72hrs Average time a CTO spends per month on vendor evaluation and management ClickMasters reduces this with clear architecture documentation and fixed-price contracts
What you get
CTOs making architecture decisions for new systems or evaluating existing architectures need a partner who can engage at the level of system design trade-offs not just implementation choices. The build-vs-buy-vs-integrate decision for each component of a system has downstream consequences for vendor lock-in, operational complexity, and team capability requirements. ClickMasters approaches architecture engagements as a thinking partner for the CTO, not as a vendor optimising for maximum build scope. CTOs evaluating backend development partners are not looking for the cheapest option or the fastest timeline. They are looking for a partner who will make defensible architectural decisions, deliver code their team can maintain, and tell them honestly when a proposed approach has technical risks. ClickMasters operates exclusively in this market complex, technical, B2B software development for engineering-led organisations.
Overview
ClickMasters delivers backend development the way CTOs want it delivered: architecture-first, with explicit technology decisions justified in writing, test coverage that enables safe future changes, and handover documentation that makes your team self-sufficient. No black boxes. No vendor lock-in. No knowledge cliff at project end.
Architecture
ClickMasters engineers lead with architecture decisions tech stack, data model, scalability approach before writing code
Fixed-Price
No surprises on cost ClickMasters scopes, agrees architecture, and delivers to a fixed price with the CTO's sign-off
API Design for CTOs
API design decisions that a CTO will live with: REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC (REST for most external APIs (wide client support, simple caching, well-understood), GraphQL for product APIs with diverse client requirements (avoids over-fetching/under-fetching, enables frontend teams to iterate without backend changes), gRPC for internal service-to-service communication (binary protocol, strongly typed, efficient at high throughput)), API versioning strategy (URI versioning (/v1/, /v2/) is simple and explicit; header versioning is cleaner but harder to test; no versioning is only appropriate for private APIs with a single client), and API gateway (AWS API Gateway or Kong rate limiting, authentication, request routing, and observability for APIs that are exposed to the internet the correct separation point between public API concerns and business logic).
Backend Development for CTOs Architecture-First, Fixed-Price
Technical depth + documentation + handover. No black boxes.
Transparent pricing
Fixed-price engagements tailored to your scope. All amounts in USD.
Architecture assessment, ADRs, technical debt report, technology recommendations
1-2 wks
$5,000-$10,000
Architecture-first delivery, TypeScript, CI/CD, test coverage, documentation
2-4 mos
$15,000-$45,000
Complete implementation, security review, performance testing, handover package
3-8 mos
$35,000-$100,000
CTO advisory, architecture reviews, vendor evaluation, technology strategy
Ongoing
$4,000-$10,000/mo
FAQ's
Everything you need to know about our process, timelines, technology stack, and post-launch support.
Architecture + tech stack + ADRs + fixed-price proposal.