Position: Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
Company: Don`t Panic Recruitment
Experience required: 5y
Category: Lead
English level: fluent
Published: 2023-03-01T00:00:00+02:00

Hello! We, Don't Panic Recruiting Agency, are looking for a **Chief Technical Officer (CTO)** for our client **Hicell**. Kyiv.

**Hicell** is one of Europe's leading providers of A2P communications with offices in London, Kyiv, and Tbilisi in Georgia. The company designs, delivers and supports all kinds of innovative services for client's wishing to communicate with their customers from all touchpoints. Whether through email, SMS or HLR-based marketing, the team is committed to providing you with a best-in-class service that meets the demands of your business. The company is working with resellers and carriers across multiple countries globally, and our mission is to simplify global communication by providing companies with everything they need to create winning customer experiences and connect their communication channels from all touchpoints.

The company offers end-to-end communication solutions that are recognized for their unique high quality, reliability and performance.  With Hicell you can seamlessly integrate their robust services into your apps and marketing campaigns without any hassle – so you can focus on providing an outstanding experience to your users instead of worrying about any missing features or technical challenges.

 The team of the company consists of 50+ experienced professionals and about 300 successful customers across the globe who choose us as their trusted partner to handle more than 1 billion messages each month.

**Hicell Culture**
We don't just want to hire people, we want to attract colleagues who can grow with us both professionally and personally. As a growing company, we have many opportunities for career growth and professional development. We offer additional training and professional development courses for our employees. We always work together as a team, support each other and help each other to grow up.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

We are looking for a **Chief Technical Officer (CTO)** who will be ready for hands-on day-to-day management of the engineering team and engage with important stakeholders.

**Responsibilities:**

 - Hands-on day-to-day management of engineering teams;
 - Estimation of the duration and complexity of projects;
 - Forming the development teams and distribution of tasks between teams;
 - Planning and building development process;
 - Drive productivity across teams;
 - Establish effective strategies that allow teams to accomplish company-wide goals;
 - Oversee the company’s resources, procedures, and daily operations;
 - Ensure the efficient use and distribution of company resources, turn the implementation of projects into controlled processes with predictable results;
 - Ensuring the pace and quality of development at the highest level;
 - Monitoring the performance of work by outsourcing contractors (DevOps);
 - Evaluation of tasks, deadlines and budget;
 - Product and Team Responsibility;

**Requirements:**

 - At least 5 years of experience as CTO;
 - Experience in managing engineering teams with +20 employees;
 - Hands-on technical manager;
 - Experience with: Python, Django, Docker (with compose plugin), NGINX, etc;
 - General understanding of finances and budgeting;
 - Experience in creating Roadmap;
 - Strong communication skills in English (upper-intermediate or Advanced);
 - Understanding of corporate systems and procedures;
 - Problem-solving skills;
 - Ability to manage and mitigate risk;

**We Offer**
 - Friendly working atmosphere;
 - Paid vacation  (24 days) and  sick leaves;
 - Cover career development courses & training or webinars;
 - Comfortable office in Kyiv;
 - Company provide and cover your taxes and accounting service;
 - Corporate health insurance;
 - Competitive salary;