Chief Technology Officer

About the Company

Zapp EV is building a new kind of EV charging destination. Our vision is to create premium, high-functioning charging hubs that combine dependable charging infrastructure with a better customer experience, stronger brand presence, and real operational discipline. We are not approaching charging as a parking-lot utility. We are building flagship locations designed to feel intentional, trusted, and commercially relevant. Our first flagship is being developed as a high-visibility proof point for the company — supporting charging, customer experience, partner activation, investor confidence, and long-term expansion. The MVP is already being built.

About the Role

The Chief Technology Officer will own Zapp EV’s technical architecture, platform evolution, and long-term engineering direction. This is not a management-first CTO role. It is a hands-on, backend / systems-first executive role for someone who wants meaningful ownership, deep architectural responsibility, and direct influence over flagship launch and early company formation.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the MVP and evolve it into production infrastructure
• Define and own system architecture
• Enforce reliability, payment integrity, and operational clarity
• Stay hands-on in the early phase without relying on a large team
• Build the technical foundation for long-term scale

Qualifications

Education details

Required Skills

• Strong experience as a backend / systems-first engineer
• Proven history of building real systems from zero to production
• Experience with:
• payment systems
• infrastructure-connected systems
• hardware-integrated or real-world operational platforms

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• Strong judgment around:
• simplicity vs overengineering
• modular monolith / practical early architecture
• failure handling and system correctness

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• Comfortable operating in an early-stage environment with limited team size
• Comfortable being accountable for both architecture and execution
• Able to function as an executive while staying technically deep

Preferred Skills

• We care more about the pattern than the brand name, but strong candidates may come from backgrounds involving:
• fintech infrastructure
• EV / charging / mobility systems
• logistics platforms
• IoT / hardware-connected systems
• systems where downtime or incorrect behavior had real-world consequences

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Pay range and compensation package

Pre-close base salary: $140,000–$150,000 annualized

Post-first-close base salary: $200,000 annualized

Equity: 2\.5%–4\.0%, depending on experience, stage fit, and demonstrated capacity to lead architecture through flagship launch and early scale

Vesting: Standard 4-year vesting with 1-year cliff

Bonus: Performance-based executive bonus opportunity tied to major company and technical milestones

Pre-close cash compensation is intentionally leaner and steps up upon first close, offset by meaningful equity participation and milestone-based executive upside.

Equal Opportunity Statement

This role will be eligible for the company’s standard employee benefits package, which may include:

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Standard employee benefit programs offered by the company

Additional Benefits \& Perks:

• Complimentary charging at Zapp EV locations
• Monthly EV charging credit prior to flagship launch, if applicable
• Transportation support, including ride credits where appropriate
• Preferred pricing through partner network, which may include:
• hotels
• gyms
• restaurants
• affiliated partner services

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• Access to partner programs and memberships aligned with company relationships

All benefits and perks remain subject to company policy, availability, and evolution over time.

Growth \& Leadership Scope

This role is intended to become the long-term technical leadership seat for the company. You will shape:

• how the platform evolves
• how reliability is enforced
• how the technical team is built
• how Zapp EV’s technical credibility is established in the market

To Apply

Please send:

Directly @ https://www.zappforall.com/careers

Or send to : [email protected]

• LinkedIn profile or resume
• Brief summary of relevant backend / systems / infrastructure leadership experience
• Examples of systems you have personally built or owned
• Short note on how you think about reliability and technical simplicity in early-stage environments
• Optional but helpful: Examples of systems involving payments, hardware integration, or operational infrastructure