Starting from the IT boom of the 90s with the evolution of Web 2.0 and the emerging Web 3.0, many engineers have pioneered the IT movement and built product platforms supporting billions of dollars of businesses. As companies embark on digital transformation to support accelerated growth with mobile and experience first mindset, IT leaders are often challenged to cost-effectively modernize their monolith applications and scale for exponential growth in digital channels.
There's a need for hands-on IT leadership at all levels now more than ever. However, many factors make it hard to change the organization's culture to identify and execute digital transformation successfully. Many companies cannot reward senior engineering roles with similar benefits as their people management counterparts. This culture has forced engineering leaders to take on management jobs less time to focus on technology advancements and problem-solving. On the other hand, passionate engineers often fail to navigate big organizations and create an impact due to slow processes, poor employee experiences, bureaucracy, competition to climb the corporate ladder, or simply lacking empowerment to pursue their passion.
As companies grow in size, sometimes, we see an organization's strength becomes its biggest weakness, with organization structure dictating IT strategy and architecture. We see challenges scaling products and platforms when complex organization structures deliver complex systems with many dependencies and high cost of ownership needing continuous refactoring.
At Espar, we are interested in working with freelance engineering leaders who want to pursue their passion, solve complex engineering problems, and serve as a bouncing board to review IT strategies helping leaders advance their digital transformation journey. Please feel free to contact us if you meet any of the below criteria or want to explore::
- Taking a break from a regular IT management job to try IT advisory roles in the areas of strategy and transformation
- Expert in diverse technical stacks to take on short-term engineering assignments in the areas of architecture, DevOps, and software delivery
- Experienced in assessing and strengthening IT talent management and SDLC processes
- Hands-on experiences in Application modernization, Automation strategies, and Cloud enablement
- Join us to become partners and force multipliers in pivoting companies to focus on outcomes and value creation