ALEXANDRE CARVALHO

CTPO | AI PRODUCT & ENGINEERING LEADER

> work with me

I help founders and leadership teams turn AI from demos into products, and build the teams that ship them. There are three ways to work together.

> how I can help

Fractional CTPO

Part-time technology and product leadership inside your executive team: product and technology strategy, architecture decisions, team structure and hiring, and a delivery rhythm that ships. For companies that need senior leadership before, or instead of, a full-time CTO or CPO.

Advisory

Regular sessions with founders, CTOs and leadership teams on AI product strategy, roadmap reviews, building and scaling tech and product teams, and taking generative AI from prototype to production.

AI systems, built and shipped

When you need a system in production, not just advice: my studio, Abstract Extraordinary, embeds a small senior team with yours, from architecture through build, launch and operations. Retrieval and reasoning systems, real-time AI, product design and full-stack delivery.

ABSTRACT EXTRAORDINARY→

> track record

  • Chief Product & Technology Officer at Metaphysic.ai: sole AI VFX provider on Robert Zemeckis' Here, named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023. Read more
  • VP of Engineering at Streetbees: built the engineering team as the company grew from ~20 to ~75 people, through a $12M Series A led by Atomico. Read more
  • Director of Product & Technology at Indie Campers: built the tech and product team from 0 to 30 and the platform behind a fleet that grew to 1,200+ vans in 15 countries. Read more
  • CTPO at LinkedCare: microservices EHR/PHR platform, taken from Portugal into the US market. Read more
  • Besttables: led the team that built the restaurant booking platform from proposal to launch; TripAdvisor acquired it in 2015. Read more
  • Two-time founder: Outitude (€100k seed raised in two weeks) and Abstract Extraordinary.
FULL CAREER →

> faq

What is a fractional CTPO?

A fractional CTPO is a part-time Chief Technology & Product Officer who joins your leadership team for a set share of their time, owning technology and product direction without the cost and commitment of a full-time executive hire.

What is the difference between working with Alexandre and with Abstract Extraordinary?

Fractional CTPO and advisory work is Alexandre Carvalho personally, as part of your leadership team. Abstract Extraordinary is his studio: a senior team that designs, builds and operates the AI system with you.

Does Alexandre work remotely?

Yes. He is based in Lisbon, Portugal and has led teams in Lisbon and London, working with companies in Europe and the US.

> get in touch

Tell me what you're building, where it runs, and what's in the way. I'll tell you plainly whether and how I can help.