Position: Chief Technical Officer (CTO C++)
Company: NetGame
Experience required: 5y
Category: Lead
Published: 2022-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

The CTO reports to the CEO and is responsible for establishing the company’s technical vision, leading all aspects of the company’s technology development and the key individual responsible for pursuing and delivering the Product. The CTO is the company’s top technology executive, playing an integral role in the company’s strategic direction, development, and future growth.

The CTO role offers a balance of significant operational responsibility and strategic opportunity to help drive better use of technology across the Company. The CTO will have the bearing and gravitas to lead the entire Technical team at a time of great opportunity in the sector.

He will see complexities in the business model and the market as challenges and opportunities for the organization and will have the ability, in conjunction with senior people within the company, to build and implement new strategies necessary to meet the needs of all stakeholders.

This is a key appointment and requires well-honed technical and business skills, coupled with a track record of leadership and management. Prior experience of people management is an essential prerequisite, with an extremely good working knowledge of Slots industry and interest in the gaming industry being very important.

Commercially astute business driver with strategic vision and flair, candidates must be good communicators with the ability to engage and influence at all levels, from senior members of the organization to the management and development of the 50+ team.

Candidates must have a passion for nurturing talent and developing and training the next generation of senior leadership within the company. The Technology Department currently comprises approximately 50 employees across a wide variety of skill sets, with significant growth in the number of employees anticipated in the short to medium term. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a senior IT professional to join an innovative and fast moving company.

Requirements:

•	A minimum of 10 years management experience in a commercial organisation with substantial experience in a CTO/Senior management role.
•	Significant senior management experience within the gaming industry;
•	Management of a fast paced business of a similar size;
•	Proven ability to significantly increase efficiencies and continuously deliver positive results to the company;
•	Ability to nurture the management skills of all managers in the IT Department and ensure skills and career development of all members of the IT Department, through timely and accurate performance reviews;
•	Establishing a process to identify and develop talent within the IT Department and develop a robust succession plan for the department;
•	Skills in business analysis, business process design, project management;
•	Experience with technology relative to industry including but not limited to: C++, Node.JS, ReactJS, SQL Databases, GitHub, Docker;
•	Additionally has experience with Unity3D/UnrealEngine, games development experience and building highload system architecture.

Responsibilities: 

•	Developing strategic plans for a projects, setting timelines for evaluation, development, and delivering technical services;
•	Collaborating with department head, production, and operations as advisor of all technologies involved with company;
•	Build company business technical processes;
•	Supervising quality assurance processes, integration, and system tests;
•	Mentoring team members;
•	Identifying business needs;
•	Monitoring performance profiling tools and procedures;
•	Reviewing timeframes and developers code.

We offer:

•	Work on a successful Ukrainian commercial game project;
•	Interesting tasks, the possibility of professional and career growth;
•	Lack of bureaucracy, efficient workflow organization and quick decision making;
•	Comfortable office near Lybidska subway station, friendly staff;
participation in thematic conferences;
•	Medical insurance;
•	Paid vacation and sick leave;
•	Corporate events.