Position: CTO
Company: Toogeza
Category: Lead
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper
Published: 2023-08-01T00:00:00+03:00

**The client**
Abwab.ai (http://Abwab.ai) is democratizing financing for SMEs by disrupting the underwriting tech stack.

We are a team of techies with local and international FinTech experience, including Revolut, Bloomberg, OakNorth, Hala (previously Halalah - the first licensed FinTech in Saudi), and Mozn.

We’re on a mission to allow micro and small businesses, such as coffee shops, local bakeries, and local fashion to grow in Saudi Arabia, MENA, and the world by democratizing access to financing. 

We are disrupting Moody’s for micro-financing, and we plan to do so by building the infrastructure for statistical-based lending in the region.

Join us build advanced ML-supported B2B products in the financial sector to disrupt SME financing globally!

Checkout our teaser here www.abwab.ai/teaser

**The role**
We are looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to provide sound technical leadership in all aspects of our business. You will communicate with engineers, stakeholders and customers to ensure our company’s technologies are used appropriately.

Strategic thinking and strong business acumen are essential in this role. We expect you to be well-versed in current technological trends and familiar with a variety of business concepts. 

**Stack of the project**
Current stack: React, Python, Django, Docker, Alibaba Cloud. Yet, we’re open to your recommendations! 

**Responsibilities**
- Develop technical aspects of the company’s strategy to ensure alignment with its business goals
- Technical leadership, hiring, and management of the technology team, resulting in a streamlined agile and iterative development capacity
- Discover and implement new technologies that yield a competitive advantage
- Supervise system infrastructure to ensure functionality and efficiency
- Build quality assurance and data protection processes
- Monitor KPIs and IT budgets to assess technological performance
- Use stakeholders’ feedback to inform necessary improvements and adjustments to technology
- Communicate technology strategy to partners and investors

**Requirements**
- Experience in the Fintech domain is vital
- Proven experience as a CTO or similar leadership role
- Data Science, Data Engineering, or ML knowledge 
- Some UI/UX design and Customer Discovery expertise
- Readiness to write code and handle some DevOps tasks together with backend engineers
- Knowledge of technological trends to build a strategy
- Understanding of budgets and business-planning
- Ability to conduct technological analyses and research
- Excellent communication skills
- Leadership and organizational abilities
- Strategic thinking
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Experience in startups
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

**Team composition**
- Full Stack Engineer (Saudi Arabia)
- Backend Engineer (Saudi Arabia)
- Frontend Engineer (Saudi Arabia) 

**Interview stages**
- HR interview
- Cultural fit interview
- Tech interview
- Technical assignment

**Benefits**
- Сompetitive monthly compensation + options depending on skill and performance
- Flexible working hours
- Working remotely
- 18 annual paid vacation working days + paid sick leaves (with 5 undocumented days per year)
- Company-sponsored trip to Saudi Arabia - A unique opportunity for our small founding team to collaborate in-person and engage directly with customers in Saudi Arabia. Flights, housing, and food will be covered.