Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Location: Los Angeles-based for occasional in-person collaboration
This role is posted on behalf of the following client: They are an ambitious, fast-growing company on a mission to redefine how people connect, create, and collaborate through technology. They believe in building products that merge intuitive design with powerful engineering, creating experiences that feel simple, smart, and seamless.
As they enter their next phase of growth, they are looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who can lead their technical vision, scale their engineering organization, and drive innovation across every layer of their stack.
The Role
The CTO will serve as both a hands-on technical leader and a strategic executive partner to the founders. You’ll define their technology roadmap, oversee system architecture and infrastructure, and build a world-class engineering culture that values speed, quality, and collaboration. You’ll play a pivotal role in turning their vision into scalable, secure, and elegantly engineered products — while ensuring we stay ahead of emerging technologies and market shifts.
What You'll Do
- Define and execute their long-term technology strategy and architecture roadmap.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering and product team.
- Partner with product and design leadership to translate vision into technical delivery.
- Establish and oversee best practices for security, scalability, and system reliability.
- Drive innovation in emerging technologies such as AI, automation, and data analytics (depending on your product focus).
- Manage vendor and platform relationships (cloud, APIs, data partners).
- Ensure product releases meet high standards of performance, quality, and usability.
- Represent their technology vision in board meetings, investor discussions, and industry events.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with 3+ years in a senior technical or leadership role.
- Proven success building and scaling technology products from startup to growth stage.
- Deep expertise in modern stacks — e.g., React / Node / Python / Go / AWS / GCP / Kubernetes (adjust per your stack).
- Experience leading distributed or remote engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of system design, cloud architecture, and DevOps principles.
- Exceptional communication skills with a collaborative leadership style.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate in fast-paced, resource-constrained environments.
- A passion for creating meaningful technology that improves lives and scales globally.
