Fractional cloud & product partner
LabSevn helps founders and operators turn fuzzy product requests into launch-ready software, clear roadmaps, and confident board updates—without hiring a full-time team.
Common win
Launch-ready APIs in 6-8 weeks
Ops win
Predictable cloud spend & runbooks
Team win
Automation that frees 20% dev time
Exec win
Board-ready visibility & metrics
Need embedded help? LabSevn also takes on contract engineering workstreams and interim engineering leadership roles.
Engagement snapshot
4-week sprint"We finally had a plan finance, product, and engineering could rally around."
"LabSevn translated our CTO's wish list into milestones our COO could sign off within a week."
VP Operations, B2B SaaS
About LabSevn
LabSevn is led by a principal engineer who has scaled Azure platforms for venture-backed teams and Fortune 500 innovation groups. We work directly with founders, COOs, and product leads to cut through jargon and make the work—and the impact—legible.
Every engagement stays boutique: clear owners, one inbox, and decisions in days, not weeks. We can run strategy sprints, embed as contract engineers, or operate on a fractional leadership retainer depending on what you need.
Outcome-first services
Each package combines architecture, delivery leadership, and hands-on build so business owners see the path—and the proof.
Have an open-ended roadmap? We can roll straight into contract delivery or embedded execution once the sprint wraps.
Refactor critical services, untangle integrations, and leave with a pragmatic backlog executives understand.
Ideal for: SaaS teams preparing for enterprise customers.
Stand up pipelines, observability, and guardrails so every release is auditable and low-drama.
Ideal for: Teams scaling headcount or entering regulated markets.
Independent assessment unpacking risk, spend, and upside. Delivered in language your leadership team can act on.
Ideal for: Board updates, diligence, or new leadership transitions.
Stories framed around the business question: what changed for customers, revenue, or teams?
Healthcare SaaS
Challenge: Needed to onboard hospital partners without risking PHI.
Approach: Mapped intake journey, added zero-downtime deployments, and built audit-ready API gateways.
Result: First enterprise deal signed in 45 days, 99.95% uptime, security review passed on first attempt.
Operations platform
Challenge: Cloud budget doubled YOY with no shared view of levers.
Approach: Built live cost dashboards, auto-scaling policies, and a playbook for finance and engineering standups.
Result: 32% lower monthly spend and CFO-approved runway plan.
B2B marketplace
Challenge: 24-hour data lag created support escalations.
Approach: Introduced event-driven architecture, resilient retries, and executive dashboards.
Result: Updates now land in under 2 minutes and support tickets dropped 40%.
Four clear beats—each ends with a decision-ready artifact.
60-minute working session to unpack goals, constraints, and stakeholders. Summary note the same day.
Roadmap plus success metrics translated into business language so leadership can react.
Hands-on development, pairing with your team, and weekly demos to stay accountable.
Documentation, training, and optional retainer support so nothing depends on one person.
Most projects run 4-10 weeks with a clear deliverable and executive readout.
Longer contract builds and embedded engineering retainers available after an initial discovery sprint.
Pricing depends on scope, urgency, and team involvement.
2-minute form. I reply within one business day with next steps or clarifying questions.
Prefer a call? Book a 20-min intro or note the best phone number in your message and I'll call you.
Open to contract work and embedded build-outs—just mention it in your message so we can line up the right resources.
Need it faster or want to discuss contract staffing? Email hello@labsevn.io with "urgent" in the subject.
FAQ
If something is not covered here, mention it in the form or email and we will tailor the engagement.
Only if you want us to. We normally augment or lead a workstream, but we can embed as contract engineers to close talent gaps while keeping ownership with your team.
Yes. We often partner with product, design, or data vendors and act as the technical lead who keeps everyone aligned—even when the engagement is structured as a multi-month contract.
Fractional advisory retainers are available after a short engagement, and we can spin those up alongside contract execution so leadership keeps a single point of accountability.