Position: CTO / Member of Executive Board
Company: Vlinder
Category: Lead
Experience required: 3y
English level: fluent
Published: 2021-08-01T00:00:00+03:00

Vlinder, an Austrian startup, builds an impact-tech platform for sustainable investing and direct carbon credits purchasing. Our mission is to empower people to make a planetary impact by reinforcing high-quality climate projects with smart capital and innovation. 

We use blockchain technology to represent verified carbon removals from our projects and offer them via Vlinder Exchange — a smart contract-based marketplace for high-quality carbon credits. We employ Gnosis Protocol to enable batch auctions with a single clearing price to maximize liquidity. Vlinder Exchange is deployed on the low-carbon Ethereum-compatible xDai chain and is accessed via WalletConnect-enabled Vlinder mobile app. Our technology stack includes .NET Core, PostgreSQL, Redis, Consul, Flutter, Ethereum, xDai, Zilliqa.

We are looking for a dynamic and innovative Chief Technology Officer to help execute our vision. The CTO will be a part of the leadership team and manage all aspects of Vlinder platform development, including technology strategy, technical partnerships, product delivery, tech team development. We see the CTO role as critical to accelerating Vlinder innovation and scaling our impact operations.

Our company culture DNA is very simple: It is when you like the way the work is done and the people you work with. At Vlinder, we are building the team we enjoy working with and do our best to design our processes in the best possible way.


Scope of the role

— Serve as a member of the leadership team providing expert counsel and guidance on overall technology strategy
— Enable market innovation through technology, define the company’s technology strategy and carry it out, set the priority of new products and features
— Identify potential strategic technical partners, initiate and maintain relationships with them
— Evolve the technical architecture to utilize new low code, open-source, SaaS, blockchain-based technologies
— Build a solid core of technical skills
— Lead a culture of continuous improvement and innovation; maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies and advise the leadership team on their impact on the business
— Implement a product roadmap
— Drive a robust software development life cycle
— Ensure the availability and security of the company's services

Professional qualifications

— BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
— 3+ years of leading software engineering and product management, preferably with fintech / impact tech / blockchain companies
— Strong operational and management skills with a track record of on-time delivery
— An innovative and passionate leader able to assess, recruit, develop talent and manage high-performance teams
— Well-versed in Agile software development methodologies
— Exceptional communication, leadership, and influencing skills

Compensation

— Equity vesting
— Remote work with a possibility to relocate to Austria

Details https://vlinderclimate.com/we-are-hiring/