Empowering Engineering Excellence.
At Nanok Consulting, I partner with engineering leaders and executive teams to build resilient distributed systems, scale technical organizations, and mentor high-impact engineering leaders.
Erik Webb
Principal Consultant
Nanok Consulting LLC
Former engineering executive and distributed systems architect scaling teams from early-stage to IPO platforms.
Consulting Practice Areas
Targeted technical leadership and architecture advisory tailored to your stage of growth.
Fractional CTO & Technical Leadership
Strategic technical stewardship for startups and scaling companies navigating inflection points. Providing interim VP/CTO guidance, technical hiring strategy, board advisory, and executive roadmap clarity.
Distributed Systems & Cloud Modernization
Architecting high-concurrency, low-latency web platforms and resilient cloud infrastructure. Transforming monolithic bottlenecks into performant, observable, and cost-efficient distributed services.
Engineering Organization Development
Building durable engineering teams by defining operating cadences, career progression frameworks, and execution cultures that maximize velocity while preventing burnout.
Technical Leadership Coaching
Dedicated coaching for new and experienced engineering managers, directors, and staff-level architects. Helping technical leaders translate engineering decisions into commercial outcomes.
About Erik Webb
Erik Webb
Software Architect & Fractional VP
Richmond, Virginia
I am an engineering leader and distributed systems architect with over 15 years of experience building, scaling, and advising high-performance engineering organizations. My career spans early-stage hypergrowth environments to global platforms at technology leaders including Google, Meta, and Pantheon.
I specialize in helping founders, CTOs, and technical executives tackle critical architectural bottlenecks, modernise legacy infrastructure, and establish engineering cultures where teams execute with high autonomy, rigor, and pride in craft.
Whether your team needs hands-on architectural review, interim executive leadership during a period of transition, or regular 1-on-1 mentorship for your technical managers, I adapt to your operational rhythm to deliver measurable impact.
Flexible Engagement Models
Structured to meet you where your engineering organization is today.
Fractional CTO & Advisory
Dedicated weekly allocation providing strategic leadership, architectural review, leadership hiring support, and executive advisory.
- • Embedded in executive & technical syncs
- • Direct access via Slack & ad-hoc sessions
- • Quarterly roadmap & org architecture reviews
System Architecture Audit
A 2–4 week intensive audit of your cloud infrastructure, bottlenecks, resilience risks, technical debt, and team operational velocity.
- • Complete codebase & cloud architecture review
- • Concrete remediation roadmap & priorities
- • Executive summary for board & leadership
1-on-1 Executive Mentorship
Bi-weekly or monthly coaching cadence for new VPs, Engineering Directors, and aspiring technical leaders navigating team scale.
- • Tactical 1-on-1 problem-solving sessions
- • Communication frameworks for executive presence
- • Real-world scenarios & leadership strategy
Let's Elevate Your Engineering Capabilities
Schedule a direct consultation call or submit a confidential project inquiry below.
Schedule an Intro Call
Skip the back-and-forth email scheduling and book a 30-minute introductory meeting directly on my calendar.
Send a Project Inquiry
Describe your team, timeline, or current technical bottlenecks. Inquiries are reviewed directly by Erik Webb within 1 business day.
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