CTO-fastgrowing, multi award-winning EdTechGamingstartup-significantequityonoffer Theyareseekingamission-driven,highly-skilledCTO / Tech Lead withapassionforeducationandvideogames!Thisroleprovidesanopportunitytonotonlydevelopthecompany'stechnologicalbackbonebuttoinfluencethecultureofamulti-awardwinning,fastgrowingEdtechgamingstartup.TheCTOwillbeincentivised,andtaskedwithmakingexecutivetechnologydecisionsonbehalfofthecompany,includingmanagingatechnologybudgetandleadinghiring.Ifyou'reahands-onstrategicthinker,aneffectivecommunicator,deliveryfocusedexpertininnovativetechnologicaldevelopmentacrossWeb3andimmersivemobilegames,thenwe'dliketohearfromyou!WorkingwiththeCEO,youwillactasbothatechnologyandbusinessexpert,makingdecisionsthatwillimpactthecurrentandfuturegrowthofthecompany. Responsibilities SetOKRs/Goals;EstablishgoalsandOKRsbasedonhighstandardforsuccess,drawingonstrengthsofandinspiring/motivatingteamStrategy;Developlong-termvisionforthecompany'stechstrategy Techarchitecture;Executetechstrategy/frameworkforresourceallocationalignedwithambitionsforglobalexpansionandlocalisation Innovation;Designandmanageplatformarchitecture,innovationandimprovements Knowledgetransfer;Cultivateandcoachtechnologyleadersandteamleadersthatmaynotbetechinclined Leadership;Leadandmentorengineersenablingthemtorealisetheirfullpotential Methodologies;Defineprocessesandmethodologiesforeffectiveexecutionbyteams Team;Partnerwithotherteamsaligningtoachievecompanygoalsandhighestqualityproduct Efficient;Ensuretechnologiesareusedinnovatively,efficiently,profitably,andsecurely1 Budgets:ManagebudgetsandresourcesHiring:createhiringplansandsupportrecruitment(eg,interviewingpotentialcandidates) Requirements ExperienceinaTechLead,VPofTechnology,PrincipalArchitectposition,and/orCTOideallyhavingexperiencewithbuildingandrunningaSaaSinastartup/scaleupandacrosssomeofthefollowing:VideoContent,Social,Commerce,Community,Games,Edtechetc. Abilitytothinkstrategicallyandanticipatetechnologyneeds6-12monthsdowntheroad Capableofdrivingcomplextechnologyshifts,includingtheabilitytobreakdowncomplexinnovationprocessesandprojectsintoclear,ambitious,andrealisticstrategiesforexecutionsotheycanbebuiltrapidlyandtestedasMVPs Executionsotheycanbebuiltrapidlyandtestedprototypespriortodeployment Trackrecordwithfront-end(React,Unity,WebGL,Android,iOS,React),back-end(Kotlin,REST,AWS,PHP8/Symfony4,AWS/Azure),AI,ML,web Pastexperienceasahands-onsoftwareengineer,ideallyonBackEndsystems Abilitytotakeconceptsfromvisiontotechnicalsolutionsworkingwithbusiness,technical,management,andsubjectmatterexpertstodeliverproductsorplatformcapabilities Experiencewithapplyingmachinelearningsolutionstorealworldproblems,ideallyaroundnaturallanguageprocessingProventrackrecordofbuildingandleadinghigh-performancetechnologyteams,andanabilitytoattractandretaintalentedindividuals Aninspirationalleader,capableofmotivatingateamtowardsbothinnovationandimplementation,andmotivatingpeersandleadershiptowardsacomprehensivestrategyandvision Basicsalary£80-100,000significantequity Hybridrole/officeinLondon Amazingopportunitytomakeahugeimpactandbenefitfinanciallyfromthesuccessofthebusiness