CTO
CTO-fastgrowing, multi award-winning EdTechGamingstartup-significantequityonoffer
Theyareseekingamission-driven,highly-skilledCTO / Tech Lead withapassionforeducationandvideogames!Thisroleprovidesanopportunitytonotonlydevelopthecompany'stechnologicalbackbonebuttoinfluencethecultureofamulti-awardwinning,fastgrowingEdtechgamingstartup.TheCTOwillbeincentivised,andtaskedwithmakingexecutivetechnologydecisionsonbehalfofthecompany,includingmanagingatechnologybudgetandleadinghiring.Ifyou'reahands-onstrategicthinker,aneffectivecommunicator,deliveryfocusedexpertininnovativetechnologicaldevelopmentacrossWeb3andimmersivemobilegames,thenwe'dliketohearfromyou!WorkingwiththeCEO,youwillactasbothatechnologyandbusinessexpert,makingdecisionsthatwillimpactthecurrentandfuturegrowthofthecompany.
Responsibilities
- SetOKRs/Goals;EstablishgoalsandOKRsbasedonhighstandardforsuccess,drawingonstrengthsofandinspiring/motivatingteamStrategy;Developlong-termvisionforthecompany'stechstrategy
- Techarchitecture;Executetechstrategy/frameworkforresourceallocationalignedwithambitionsforglobalexpansionandlocalisation
- Innovation;Designandmanageplatformarchitecture,innovationandimprovements
- Knowledgetransfer;Cultivateandcoachtechnologyleadersandteamleadersthatmaynotbetechinclined
- Leadership;Leadandmentorengineersenablingthemtorealisetheirfullpotential
- Methodologies;Defineprocessesandmethodologiesforeffectiveexecutionbyteams
- Team;Partnerwithotherteamsaligningtoachievecompanygoalsandhighestqualityproduct
- Efficient;Ensuretechnologiesareusedinnovatively,efficiently,profitably,andsecurely1
- Budgets:ManagebudgetsandresourcesHiring:createhiringplansandsupportrecruitment(eg,interviewingpotentialcandidates)
Requirements
- ExperienceinaTechLead,VPofTechnology,PrincipalArchitectposition,and/orCTOideallyhavingexperiencewithbuildingandrunningaSaaSinastartup/scaleupandacrosssomeofthefollowing:VideoContent,Social,Commerce,Community,Games,Edtechetc.
- Abilitytothinkstrategicallyandanticipatetechnologyneeds6-12+monthsdowntheroad
- Capableofdrivingcomplextechnologyshifts,includingtheabilitytobreakdowncomplexinnovationprocessesandprojectsintoclear,ambitious,andrealisticstrategiesforexecutionsotheycanbebuiltrapidlyandtestedasMVPs
- Executionsotheycanbebuiltrapidlyandtestedprototypespriortodeployment
- Trackrecordwithfront-end(React,Unity,WebGL,Android,iOS,React),back-end(Kotlin,REST,AWS,PHP8/Symfony4,AWS/Azure),AI,ML,web
- Pastexperienceasahands-onsoftwareengineer,ideallyonBackEndsystems
- Abilitytotakeconceptsfromvisiontotechnicalsolutionsworkingwithbusiness,technical,management,andsubjectmatterexpertstodeliverproductsorplatformcapabilities
- Experiencewithapplyingmachinelearningsolutionstorealworldproblems,ideallyaroundnaturallanguageprocessingProventrackrecordofbuildingandleadinghigh-performancetechnologyteams,andanabilitytoattractandretaintalentedindividuals
- Aninspirationalleader,capableofmotivatingateamtowardsbothinnovationandimplementation,andmotivatingpeersandleadershiptowardsacomprehensivestrategyandvision
Basicsalary(phone number removed)+significantequity
Hybridrole/officeinLondon
Amazingopportunitytomakeahugeimpactand change the lives of millions of children globally.
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