Chief Technology Officer

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About the team

US-based construction technology company developing software to manage and analyze construction workforce data in real time.

About the role

We are looking for a full-time Chief Technology Officer to own the company’s technology vision, execution, security posture, and engineering operations end-to-end.

The CTO will step into a platform that has:

• a live, revenue-generating customer base
• a modern architecture
• a maturing security posture including successful SOC 2 audit
• active product development across core platform and new capabilities

The role implies being a hands-on executive leader responsible for translating business and product strategy into reliable, secure, scalable technology while building and leading high-performing teams across multiple geographies.

Responsibilities:

Technology strategy \& Architecture

• Own company’s technology roadmap, architecture, and long-term technical vision
• Ensure the Platform scales securely across customers, projects, and devices
• Lead architectural decisions across cloud infrastructure, integrations, data models, and access-control logic
• Balance innovation with operational stability in a safety-critical environment

Engineering \& Delivery leadership

• Lead and scale engineering, QA, technical ops, and architecture teams
• Partner closely with Product, Operations, and Customer teams to align delivery with real-world job-site needs
• Establish and continuously improve SDLC, release management, and quality practices
• Ensure predictable delivery without sacrificing security or reliability

Security, Compliance \& Risk

• Own security and compliance posture, including SOC 2, customer security reviews and internal security
• Maintain and evolve policies around access control, data ownership, encryption, and auditability
• Partner with leadership, legal, and external auditors on compliance and risk management

Infrastructure \& Reliability

• Own cloud infrastructure, uptime, monitoring, and disaster recovery
• Ensure high availability for customers operating live construction sites
• Drive operational excellence around incident management, postmortems, and continuous improvement
• Own technical responsibility for company’s fleet of turnstiles, open portals, and handheld devices in the field

Leadership \& Collaboration

• Serve as a core member of company’s executive leadership team
• Partner with the CEO, CPO, CSO, and other leaders on company strategy
• Represent company’s technology vision confidently with customers, partners, and auditors
• Build a strong engineering culture grounded in accountability, pragmatism, and continuous learning

Preferred background:

• 15\+ years of experience in software engineering and technical leadership
• Prior experience as a CTO, VP Engineering, or senior technical leader in a SaaS company
• Strong background in cloud-native systems, modern APIs, and secure architectures
• Strong background in modern web and mobile technology stacks preferably React, React Native, and .NET
• Hands-on experience with security, compliance, and audits
• Experience leading distributed teams across geographies
• Demonstrated experience designing, building, or integrating AI/ML-enabled systems
• Practical understanding of data pipelines, model lifecycle considerations, and AI governance
• Comfortable operating in regulated, operationally critical environments
• Ability to move fluidly between strategy, architecture, and execution

Leadership style we value:

• Pragmatic, calm, and decisive
• Comfortable making tradeoffs and owning outcomes
• Security-first without being innovation-averse
• Respects the realities of operations, customers, and frontline users
• Builds trust with engineers, peers, and executives alike