Clutton Associates Ltd

Software leadership, on demand.

Fractional engineering leadership, focused project work and coaching for technology organisations navigating transition and transformation.

Who I am

Two decades of building software — and the teams that ship it.

I’m Robbie Clutton, an adaptable software engineering leader, architect and manager. I’ve hired, built and run engineering organisations of more than 100 people across different verticals and markets. Through Clutton Associates I bring that experience to organisations that need senior engineering leadership without making a full-time hire.

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How I can help

Three ways to work together

Every organisation is at a different point. Engagements are sized to match — from a steady fractional presence to a single focused day.

½–3 days / week

Fractional CTO / VP

Embedded engineering leadership over a number of months — supporting an organisation through transition or transformation, from adding a product line to building a delivery competence for the first time.

A day to several weeks

Projects

One-off engagements: reviews, audits and due diligence of your idea-to-production and path-to-production value streams, training workshops, and other custom work.

Weekly 1:1s

Advising & Coaching

Regular 45–60 minute sessions for senior leaders and high-potential individuals — a confidant and challenger for those steering, or stepping into, technical leadership.

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Where I can help

Experience across the things that move the needle

Minimum viable products

Building the first MVP of a new product — for a startup, or a new initiative inside an enterprise.

People & team growth

Growing teams from 15 to 50 and beyond — recruiting, onboarding, pay and promotion, opening new locations, and handling downturns with care.

Ways of working

Adopting lean product management, user-centred design, extreme programming practices and continuous delivery.

Product-Led Growth

Building teams focused on user acquisition, activation and self-service monetisation.

Application modernisation

Iteratively modernising 20+ year-old codebases and moving to modern cloud-based deployments.

Let’s talk

Not sure where to start?

A short intro session is the easiest way to find out whether we should work together.