Chief Technology Officer

About the Role

The CTO will be responsible for driving the company's adoption of emerging technologies, including AI and automation, to gain a strategic advantage. This will involve evaluating and driving the adoption of new technologies, as well as leading the company's transition toward AI-driven products and operations. The CTO will also provide executive-level visibility into platform health, risks, and architectural direction, ensuring that the company's technology strategy is aligned with its business goals.

The CTO will work closely with the Product and Business leadership teams to align roadmap priorities with technical feasibility and long-term strategy. This will involve overseeing system reliability, scalability, and observability strategy at the platform level, as well as ensuring that security and compliance are embedded into system design and engineering practices.

What You Will Do

• Own the company's technology vision, architecture strategy, and long-term platform direction
• Define how the platform evolves, scales, and remains competitive over time
• Translate business strategy into technology strategy, system architecture, and key technical trade-offs
• Make executive-level decisions on platform design, modernization, and major technology investments
• Own end-to-end system architecture across products and services, ensuring coherence, scalability, and maintainability
• Drive long-term platform evolution, including legacy system strategy and architectural consolidation
• Design and evolve the engineering organization at the executive level, including leadership structure and scaling model
• Own technology risk, including system resilience, security architecture, and compliance (SOC2 and related standards)
• Partner with Product and Business leadership to align roadmap priorities with technical feasibility and long-term strategy
• Oversee system reliability, scalability, and observability strategy at the platform level
• Evaluate and drive adoption of emerging technologies (including AI/automation) for strategic advantage

What We Are Looking For

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership
• Proven experience as a CTO or equivalent executive technology leader in a scaling SaaS or platform company
• Strong track record of owning architecture and platform evolution in large-scale, production systems
• Experience leading and scaling distributed engineering organizations through growth and transformation
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and platform engineering principles
• Experience operating in regulated or security-critical environments (e.g., fintech, enterprise SaaS)
• Strong executive communication skills with ability to influence CEO and senior leadership decisions
• Demonstrated ability to operate at system, architecture, and business-strategy level
• Strong judgment in balancing speed, scalability, risk, and long-term technical investment

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI and machine learning technologies
• Knowledge of cybersecurity and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC2, HIPAA)
• Experience with cloud-based infrastructure and services (e.g., AWS, Azure)
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and DevOps practices
• Strong network of contacts in the technology industry

Benefits and Perks

• Compensation commensurate with experience
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Life insurance, short-term and long-term disabilities insurance
• Medical and dental insurance
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Paid home internet
• Remote work stipend
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Access to cutting-edge technologies and tools
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment

• Make sure to highlight your experience with cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and platform engineering principles in your application.
• Be prepared to discuss your approach to technology strategy and how you have driven business growth through innovative technology strategies in the past.
• Show a deep understanding of the fintech industry and the challenges and opportunities that come with it.
• Demonstrate your ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership.
• Be prepared to discuss your experience with cybersecurity and compliance frameworks, as well as your approach to ensuring the security and integrity of sensitive data.
• Highlight your experience with emerging technologies, including AI and automation, and how you have driven their adoption in previous roles.
• Make sure to research the company and the role thoroughly, and be prepared to ask informed questions during the interview process.