How CTOs Manage Technical Debt Without Stalling Growth

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How CTOs Manage Technical Debt Without Stalling Growth

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Technical debt is often treated as a binary problem, but the reality for engineering leaders in late 2026 is far more nuanced. In this episode of Tech Leadership with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how top-tier CTOs quantify invisible decay in codebases. We look at the specific case of a mid-sized fintech that stopped trying to pay off all its debt at once and instead adopted a 'debt tax' model, allocating ten percent of every sprint to refactoring high-interest modules. This approach allows them to maintain feature velocity while systematically reducing risk. We discuss practical metrics like cyclomatic complexity and test coverage decay, moving beyond vague manager speak to concrete engineering strategies that keep systems stable without halting business growth. #TechLeadership #CTOStrategy #TechnicalDebt #EngineeringManagement #SoftwareArchitecture #CodeQuality #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #DevOpsCulture #Refactoring #SystemStability #TechTeam #AgileAtScale #SoftwareEngineering #LeadershipTips #TechTrends2026 #EngineeringExcellence #FexingoNetwork Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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