Chief Technology Officer- Lead Engineer

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An innovative, high-growth technology company is seeking a visionary Chief Technology Officer to lead its engineering organization through the next stage of rapid growth. This executive will be responsible for shaping the company's long-term technology strategy while remaining deeply engaged in software development and architectural decision-making. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, builds high-performing engineering teams, and has a proven ability to deliver secure, scalable, and highly available technology platforms.

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive executive compensation package with significant equity opportunity.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Flexible paid time off and company holidays.
• Opportunity to build and scale a world-class engineering organization.
• Executive leadership role with direct influence on company strategy and long-term growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the company's long-term technology strategy aligned with business objectives and future growth.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing engineering organization while attracting and retaining exceptional technical talent.
• Remain actively involved in software architecture, technical design, and hands-on development for key strategic initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvements in platform security, scalability, reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Lead the development of secure identity, authentication, payments, privacy, and infrastructure platforms.
• Partner with executive leadership to establish technology priorities, product roadmaps, and engineering best practices.
• Implement modern engineering processes, DevOps practices, AI-driven development tools, and operational excellence across the organization.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, technical excellence, and continuous learning.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years of software engineering experience, including significant engineering leadership responsibilities.
• Proven experience designing and scaling highly available, secure, cloud-native platforms supporting rapid business growth.
• Strong software architecture expertise with experience building distributed systems, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and modern development frameworks.
• Demonstrated success hiring, mentoring, and leading high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity, application security, identity management, authentication, and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience working with modern DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business recommendations.

What Makes You Successful

• You lead by example and remain technically engaged while empowering your engineering team.
• You think strategically while maintaining a hands-on approach to solving complex technical challenges.
• You build scalable engineering organizations that attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent.
• You balance innovation, speed, security, and operational excellence in every technical decision.
• You communicate effectively with executives, engineers, investors, and non-technical stakeholders.
• You embrace ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• You thrive in fast-growing environments where priorities evolve quickly.
• You inspire teams through technical expertise, vision, and a passion for building world-class technology.

JOB ID: 178365

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Anthony Leone

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