Position: CTO
Company: Roosh
Category: Lead
Experience required: 5y
English level: fluent

CTO for an ML gaming start-up (part-time)

Our product is an ML-based tool for automated game personalization. It helps game studios personalise the gaming experience for players to make games more fun and grow their revenues. Our tool uses machine learning to analyse users’ gameplay data and generate recommendations for difficulty adjustment and in-app offers personalisation. Game designers and analysts can use our product to manage players’ segmentation and adjust game parameters to improve retention, purchases, and other important metrics. With our tool, game studios can take their gaming experience to the next level by providing tailored recommendations and boosting performance through data-driven insights.

**Terms:**
Part-time for the first 3 months (20 hours per week). Full-time engagement is possible (right away or after the initial 3 months).

**Technical Stack:**
Back-End: Python
SDK: C# (Unity)
ML: Reinforcement Learning, DL. 

**Responsibilities:**
Setting the overall technical direction of the company in close collaboration with Chief Architect
Develop and maintain strong company’s brand in the gamedev industry, represent company in communication with external stakeholders
Working closely with the CEO, Chief Architect and other key stakeholders to define the company's technical roadmap
Ensuring that the team is delivering high-quality solutions on time and on budget in alignment with company’s business strategy
Providing technical guidance and leadership to the company
Identifying and implementing new technologies and solutions to support the company's growth and success

**Requirements:**
3+ years in a leadership role in gamedev or related field; prior experience building and leading engineering teams
Knowledge and experience in leading cloud-based/gaming tools development incl. site reliability, cybersecurity and information security, big data engineering and architecture
Experience taking tech solutions from zero to one
Excellent business communication and interpersonal skills
Business acumen and strategic thinking with a focus on profitability
Passion for data science / machine learning and knowledge of the latest tech trends in the field

**Preferred:**
Experience building a startup in a leadership role
Experience working with data science/machine learning solutions

**Hiring Process:**

CEO & Chief Architect Intro Call 
Case Interview
Team Fit 
Reference Check