Position: CTO
Company: AYA Software
Category: Node.js
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper
Published: 2023-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

Right now, you have a chance to get the position of Chief Technology Officer in our amazing team. You will play a crucial role in the development life-cycle while taking part in our exciting journey!

**Location: **Antwerp (Belgium) and Hamburg (Germany)
**Project:**
Digital Shipping Marketplace and Transportation Platform, that provides instant data and e-mail processing, instant Cargo-to-Ship matching, freight trading and contract management, digital documentation flow, freight finance and supply chain management solutions.

**The main stack:**
Node.js(ES6+) — Express — Nest.js (TS)
RabbitMQ as a broker between services
Main API — Monorepa + auxiliary services
Front — React / Redux (on classes)
Bases : Mongo (Mongoose ) SQL(TypeORM)
Recognition Services — JAVA
ML Classification Services (Python — Tensorflow).

**Key qualifications of the candidate:**
- Experience in web development.
- Experience or understanding of the subject area of the product.
- 4+ years of professional software development experience (React.js/Node.js).
- 2+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design of new and current systems.
- Knowledge of the IT personnel market, knowledge of the levels of specialists and their salaries, the ability to conduct interviews when selecting candidates.
- Knowledge and understanding of the purpose of the technological stack of the product, at the level of making a decision on the appropriateness of using certain technologies in the product.
- Strong knowledge of MySQL and/or other DBMS, distributed revision-control tools, and a modern JavaScript framework.
- Strong software development qualities include the ability to drive creative and innovative solutions to complex problems, good technical judgment, clear communication, engagement, and teamwork, and can drive quality.
- Understanding of Software Architecture Design patterns, Algorithms & - - - Data Structures.
- Understanding of High Load approaches.
- Understanding of Data Management approaches.
- Experience in making audits for products.
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

**Nice to have:**
- Previous experience with leading software teams.
- Previous experience running teams using Waterfall/Agile Development methodologies.
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer science or relevant.

**Responsibilities:**
- Own the design, implementation, and delivery of full-stack solutions.
- Report on the status of development, quality, and system performance.
- Manage a team of developers and build the process of maintenance and product development.
- Define of a technical strategy for product development
- Work closely with engineers to architect and develop the best technical design and approach.
- Hire, coach, and mentor Software Engineers.
- Design, implement, test, and maintain innovative software solutions.
- Establish and maintain the use of software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all team deliverables.
- Write high-quality distributed system software.
- Contribute to the architecture and design of new and current systems.
- Perform code reviews.
- Collaborate with other teams and departments to gather and/or share information relating to team activities.
- Making and improvement audits of current products.

**Interview stages:**
1. Recruitment interview.
2. HRD interview.
3. CEO interview.
4. Technical interview/Test task.
Job Offer.

**We will be pleased to see you as a member of our team!**