CTO

CTO-fast-growing, multi award-winning EdTech-Gaming-startup-significant-equity-on-offer

They-are-seeking-a-mission-driven,-highly-skilled-CTO / Tech Lead with-a-passion-for-education-and-video-games!-This-role-provides-an-opportunity-to-not-only-develop-the-company''s-technological-backbone-but-to-influence-the-culture-of-a-multi-award-winning,-fast-growing-Edtech-gaming-startup.-The-CTO-will-be-incentivised,-and-tasked-with-making-executive-technology-decisions-on-behalf-of-the-company,-including-managing-a-technology-budget-and-leading-hiring.-If-you''re-a-hands-on-strategic-thinker,-an-effective-communicator,-delivery-focused-expert-in-innovative-technological-development-across-Web3-and-immersive-mobile-games,-then-we''d-like-to-hear-from-you!-Working-with-the-CEO,-you-will-act-as-both-a-technology-and-business-expert,-making-decisions-that-will-impact-the-current-and-future-growth-of-the-company.

Responsibilities

• Set-OKRs/Goals;-Establish-goals-and-OKRs-based-on-high-standard-for-success,-drawing-on-strengths-of-and-inspiring/motivating-team-Strategy;-Develop-long-term-vision-for-the-company''s-tech-strategy
• Tech-architecture;-Execute-tech-strategy/framework-for-resource-allocation-aligned-with-ambitions-for-global-expansion-and-localisation
• Innovation;-Design-and-manage-platform-architecture,-innovation-and-improvements
• Knowledge-transfer;-Cultivate-and-coach-technology-leaders-and-team-leaders-that-may-not-be-tech-inclined
• Leadership;-Lead-and-mentor-engineers-enabling-them-to-realise-their-full-potential
• Methodologies;-Define-processes-and-methodologies-for-effective-execution-by-teams
• Team;-Partner-with-other-teams-aligning-to-achieve-company-goals-and-highest-quality-product
• Efficient;-Ensure-technologies-are-used-innovatively,-efficiently,-profitably,-and-securely-1
• Budgets:-Manage-budgets-and-resources-Hiring:-create-hiring-plans-and-support-recruitment-(eg,-interviewing-potential-candidates)

Requirements

• Experience-in-a-Tech-Lead,-VP-of-Technology,-Principal-Architect-position,-and/or-CTO-ideally-having-experience-with-building-and-running-a-SaaS-in-a-start-up/scale-up-and-across-some-of-the-following:-Video-Content,-Social,-Commerce,-Community,-Games,-Edtech-etc.
• Ability-to-think-strategically-and-anticipate-technology-needs-6-12+-months-down-the-road
• Capable-of-driving-complex-technology-shifts,-including-the-ability-to-break-down-complex-innovation-processes-and-projects-into-clear,-ambitious,-and-realistic-strategies-for-execution-so-they-can-be-built-rapidly-and-tested-as-MVPs
• Execution-so-they-can-be-built-rapidly-and-tested-prototypes-prior-to-deployment
• Track-record-with-front-end-(React,-Unity,-WebGL,-Android,-iOS,-React),-back-end-(Kotlin,-REST,-AWS,-PHP8/Symfony4,-AWS/Azure),-AI,-ML,-web
• Past-experience-as-a-hands-on-software-engineer,-ideally-on-Back-End-systems
• Ability-to-take-concepts-from-vision-to-technical-solutions-working-with-business,-technical,-management,-and-subject-matter-experts-to-deliver-products-or-platform-capabilities
• Experience-with-applying-machine-learning-solutions-to-real-world-problems,-ideally-around-natural-language-processing-Proven-track-record-of-building-and-leading-high-performance-technology-teams,-and-an-ability-to-attract-and-retain-talented-individuals
• An-inspirational-leader,-capable-of-motivating-a-team-towards-both-innovation-and-implementation,-and-motivating-peers-and-leadership-towards-a-comprehensive-strategy-and-vision

Basic-salary(phone number removed)-+-significant-equity

Hybrid-role/office-in-London

Amazing-opportunity-to-make-a-huge-impact-and change the lives of millions of children globally.