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A well-funded, Berlin-based software venture is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to lead technology strategy and execution as we scale our B2B platform across new markets and product verticals.
This is a pivotal leadership opportunity for a product-minded technologist who thrives in high-context environments and is motivated by building complex systems with real-world impact. With strong early traction and institutional backing, the company is entering its next phase of growth—focusing on platform scalability, data capabilities, and cross-functional integration.
The Role
As CTO, you will guide the evolution of the platform’s technical foundation and organizational structure. You'll drive architecture decisions, scale a lean but high-performing engineering team, and partner closely with product leadership to align technology with strategic goals. The role combines executional depth with long-range vision: balancing near-term product delivery with building an extensible and secure system for the long haul.
Key Responsibilities
* Technology Strategy: Define and implement a technical roadmap aligned with company priorities—supporting both rapid iteration and long-term scalability
* Engineering Leadership: Build and mentor a strong engineering organization, fostering a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and continuous learning
* Platform Architecture: Design and evolve a modular, service-oriented architecture that supports performance, resilience, and independent scaling of core components
* Product Development: Collaborate closely with product and business leads to translate evolving needs into technical solutions and roadmap prioritization
* Data Systems: Lead the development of our data function—from pipelines and analytics to ML capabilities—enabling data-driven product experiences and business decisions
* Operational Excellence: Champion best practices in security, testing, observability, DevOps, and delivery—ensuring systems remain robust and agile under growing complexity
* Stakeholder Alignment: Communicate technical priorities clearly to internal and external stakeholders. Support investor and partner conversations as needed.
What you need to succeed
* Executive-level technology leader with experience in scaling platforms and teams in high-growth, product-led environments
* Systems thinker with hands-on experience designing and evolving distributed systems, ideally within a modern cloud-native stack
* Strong leadership capabilities—able to build and motivate cross-functional engineering teams and foster a strong, mission-aligned culture
* Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels, with a bias for lean execution and iterative development
* Proven track record in data-heavy environments, with fluency in data infrastructure, analytics, and ML-enablement
* Deep understanding of modern development practices: CI/CD, infrastructure as code, microservices, observability, etc.
* Bonus: Experience in multi-stakeholder platforms, marketplaces, or regulated data domains
What We Offer
* Executive role in a venture at an inflection point, with meaningful input on both product and organizational strategy
* High degree of ownership and influence over technical vision, team composition, and operational processes
* Competitive compensation and equity participation
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Information Technology, Product Management, and Strategy/Planning
Industries
* Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals, Data Infrastructure and Analytics, and Software Development
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