Position: CTO/Technical Director
Company: Varyence LLC
Category: Lead
Experience required: 5y
English level: fluent

Opportunity to build out a new development team of 10, from the ground up for a US based startup. You will be involved in interviewing candidates and selecting the right team members to be part of your development organization.

Startup is launching three SaaS based products related to the automotive and real estate industries that will help automate manual tasks within those industries.

Mandatory requirements:
— At least 1+ years of proven experience as a CTO in IT sphere (online company) is a must
— 5+ experience with at least one back-end application architecture:
.NET or Python, or NodeJS is a must
— At least 2+ years of experience in solutioning and software architecture
— Advanced level written and verbal English
— Experience with at least one database (SQL) architecture and front-end application architecture (Angular or React)
— Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or Azure)
— Technical understanding and experience in mobile (Native, Hybrid )
— Experience with agile development (sprint planning, running sprints, design and code reviews, sprint planning, daily standups, etc)
— Experienced in build team from scratch, adapt, leading and mentoring a team
— Understanding of CI/CD concepts
— Understanding of manual and automated QA concepts
— Understanding of UX and how to coordinate with creative teams
— Understanding of how to implement security when designing products
— Knowledge of technological trends to lead the technology strategy
— Understanding of budgets and business-planning
— Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering


Responsibilities:
— Ability to participate as part of the company management
— Able to build out an entire IT department which will provide IT/Digital/Automation services to all departments
— Take responsibility for entire development lifecycle cycle (Architecture, Design, Development, QA, deployment to production, maintenance and support)
— Responsibility for IT and R&D quality, efficiency and budget
— Responsibility for production environment security, SLA, and stability
— Evaluate and implement new technologies and infrastructure
— Use stakeholders’ feedback to lead decisions on necessary improvements or adjustments to technology
— Communicate technology strategy to partners and investors
— Ensure partners and investors are advised of key risks and issues

Will be a plus:
— Experience in the retail automotive industry or real estate industry
— Experience in Mobile and Web Product Marketing Research
— Researching and analyzing strategic and competitive information- finding trends, innovations and changes in the relevant industry

Benefits:
— Competitive compensation and social packages
— Flexible working schedule
— Paid vacation, sick leave