Position: СТО (Saldo Apps)
Company: Netpeak Group
Category: Lead
Experience required: 5y
English level: intermediate

**Saldo Apps** is seeking a seasoned **CTO** to lead the team of 12 exceptional developers. 
As the CTO at Saldo Apps, you will be responsible for overseeing our overall technology strategy and ensuring the successful execution of our software development initiatives. You will work closely with the executive team to align our technology goals with the company's business objectives. Your expertise and leadership will be critical in driving innovation, building scalable systems, and managing our development teams effectively.
You can work fully remotely or at the office in Kyiv or Odesa.

**About Saldo Apps:**
We build a fintech ecosystem for self-employed, micro-businesses and financial-savvy individuals. We have several single-purpose mobile applications (both iOS and Android), such as Invoice Maker, Receipt Scanner, Mileage Tracker, Finance Management (up to 12 to come) with combined back-end and all-in-one web solution.

**Why should you work with us?**

✔️We are a well-funded Ukrainian startup incorporated in Delaware (US).
✔️Our founders are seasoned entrepreneurs with successful exits in the past, and we offer a vesting program.
✔️Saldo Apps is a post-revenue startup backed by a big group of companies, Netpeak Group, so there is a bingo of the enterprise’s reliability and the startup’s agility and perks. 

**Requirements for the position:**

✔️Proven track record of at least 10 years in software development, with progressively increasing responsibilities.
✔️Previous experience in a leadership role, managing development teams, and driving technology strategy.
✔️Expertise in software development methodologies, programming languages, and frameworks.
✔️Expertise in building QA processes for high-loaded and mass-market services with millions of users.
✔️Familiarity with cloud computing, DevOps practices, and infrastructure management.
✔️Proficiency in agile methodologies and successful delivery.
✔️Experience with fintech or double-entry bookkeeping, preferably.

**Responsibilities:**

**Technology Strategy:**
✔️Develop and execute a comprehensive technology strategy aligned with business goals.
✔️Identify emerging technologies and trends to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge.
✔️Provide guidance on technology investments and partnerships to maximize ROI.
**Team Leadership:**
✔️Lead and manage a team of software engineers, architects, and developers.
✔️Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance.
✔️Set clear goals, provide mentorship, and facilitate professional growth for team members.
**Software Development and Delivery:**
✔️Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of projects.
✔️Implement best practices, development methodologies, and quality assurance processes.
✔️Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, requirements, and milestones.
**Infrastructure and Technical Operations:**
✔️Design and maintain robust, scalable, and secure technical infrastructure.
✔️Implement effective systems for monitoring, performance optimization, and disaster recovery.
✔️Ensure compliance with data privacy and security regulations.
**Innovation and Research:**
✔️Stay up-to-date with industry trends, advancements, and best practices.
✔️Evaluate and introduce new technologies, tools, and frameworks to enhance development processes.
✔️Foster a culture of innovation, encouraging experimentation and prototyping.

**We offer the following benefits:**

✔️Flexible working hours.
✔️Fully remote work. Though we have offices in the center of Odesa and Kyiv, we gladly accept fully remote employees.
✔️36 business days of paid day off, which can be spent on vacation, sick leave, public holidays, and generally at your own discretion. We encourage you to rest!
✔️Fast career growth - your career advancement is up to you.
✔️50% of the cost of your English courses will be reimbursed.
✔️If you use medical insurance we are ready to compensate you for 50% of its cost.
✔️We can reimburse you for 50% of the cost of courses, training, and webinars.
✔️Individual and group sessions with a corporate psychologist.
✔️Corporate events and entertainment - we are part of the Netpeak Group which is known for its fun activities. Twice a year, we host large-scale corporate events, attended by more than 800 employees from different countries. Together with the Saldo Apps team, we go to Odesa for a week-long hackathon every summer, where we work on new products and relax together. We will resume these traditions as soon as it is possible and safe for everyone.

**Saldo Apps** is part of the **Netpeak Group**. Currently, about 20% of the Netpeak Group team is involved in various initiatives to counter russian propaganda. Some of the Netpeak Group principles are working with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the cyber police. There are several volunteer projects in which we participate: content creation, advertising on social networks, promotion of Ukrainian products, and humanitarian aid. The NGO "Moye Misto” - which is part of the Netpeak Group - together with volunteers, is currently engaged in maintaining animal shelters, as well as purchasing necessary items for some units of the Armed Forces.