Position: Chief Technology Officer (relocation to Dubai)
Company: Qubit Labs
Experience required: 5y
Category: Java
English level: upper
Published: 2020-08-01T00:00:00+03:00

Required skills
— Excellent knowledge of Computer science generally (operating systems, distributed systems,
software engineering, networking, security ...)
— A minimum of 3 years’ experience managing and mentoring software developers and teams
(including distributed) to produce proven highly efficient and useful products.
— High level of interest in data; its management, processing, manipulation, analysis and presentation.
— Minimum 8-10 years’ experience developing software for both front-end and backend applications.
— Strong experience working with relational databases and managing large data volumes (Relational&NoSQL)
— A strong interest not only in technology but also the commercial side of the business.
— The ability to structure, organize, plan and execute work across cross-functional teams.
— Passion for improvement of the status quo, employees, tools and processes.
— A desire to work in a respectful and transparent work environment that values initiative and
innovation using a flat team structure and open communication.
— Good understanding of agile project management methodologies and sprint planning.
— Strong Mathematical skills. Ideally from an engineering or quantitative background
— Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills
— Ability to work well with both business managers, traders and developers
— Ability to learn and adapt quickly and excellent problem-solving skills
— Experience working in Electricity Trading before is highly valued, though not required.
— Strong command of the English Language.

Technologies we currently use in the backend:
— Languages: Python, Java.
— Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB.
— Messaging and Stream Processing: ActiveMQ, Apache Spark&Kafka.
— Delivery and Orchestration: Docker, Virtualization.
— Other services: AWS S3, AWS EC2.
— CI&CD: Bitbucket + Bash & Python
Technologies we currently use in the frontend:
— Languages: JavaScript.
— Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB.
— Messaging and Stream Processing: ActiveMQ, WebSockets.
— Frameworks: NodeJS, Electron, React.
— Libraries: ChartJS, D3js, TabulatorJs.
— Other services: AWS S3, AWS EC2.
— CI&CD: Bitbucket + Bash, Wine & Python

We offer
— An opportunity to work with a brilliant and ambitious fast-growing team, en-route to becoming the
largest intraday power traders in Europe. Once Europe is conquered, we are going global.
— A challenge to spearhead the building of an incredible and resourceful team of software developers
and engineers.
— Growth and experience in independent business leadership.
— High value addition while directly contributing to the growth of our operations and profile through
the delivery of critical technical solutions.
— Highly competitive salaries and bonuses.
— Enriching life experiences

Responsibilities
— Driving technical vision and execution as well as provide architectural and functional leadership
to a team of engineers in an innovative and fast-paced environment.
— Gain a deep understanding of the business and its requirements. This will enable you to explore new
options, carry out business analysis and independently suggest technology requirements.
— Build a great team of highly productive and engaged developers to support business tech needs.
— Guide the teams in this journey to learn together, grow as individuals and enjoy the effect of
increased productivity
— Review the output of all the team members to ensure they are sound according to our tech
guidelines, which you yourself will help shape.
— Manage stakeholder requirements, expectations, and task pipelines
— You are accountable for the team’s progress and delivery of targets.
— Plan and monitor the progress of implementation and execution of projects in a high demand
environment.