Tasks
Technical Vision:
- Define the technological roadmap that aligns with our company’s vision and drives innovation
- Research and champion new technologies for our products, ensuring we stay ahead of the curve
- Choose the optimal tech stack for new products and evaluate the need for migrating existing systems to new technologies
- Establish consistent technical approaches across all products to enhance efficiency and maintainability
- Create templates and best practices for the rapid launch of new products
Strategic Leadership:
- Collaborate with the CEO to transform business objectives into actionable technical plans
- Actively participate in product discovery processes, providing technical insights and feasibility assessments
- Justify technical decisions from a business perspective, demonstrating their impact on our goals
- Foster specialized technical expertise within the engineering team
- Participate in strategic product development meetings, shaping the direction of our products
- Effectively articulate and promote the technical vision to unit leaders and stakeholders
Operational management:
- Streamline interactions between engineering teams and other units
- Establish and implement metrics to measure team effectiveness and track progress
- Develop and maintain technical dashboards to provide insights into system performance and identify potential issues
- Optimize resources and processes to ensure efficient engineering delivery of our products
- Proactively plan for and manage risks in the development process, documenting procedures to ensure smooth execution
Team development:
- Guide and mentor technical leaders, fostering their growth and empowering them to excel
- Support and enhance the team’s skills through workshops and training opportunities
- Create the conditions for successful scaling of our engineering teams as we grow
- Implement best practices in software development to ensure high-quality code and efficient workflows
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in software development with more than 3 years managing technical teams (Team Lead, Engineering Manager, etc.)
- A track record of success in a startup environment as a Tech Lead, CTO, or Engineering Manager
- Experience managing distributed teams and sub-teams, demonstrating strong leadership and delegation skills
- A solid technical background, particularly in backend development, with knowledge of SDLC, DevOps principles, and development methodologies
- Excellent planning, resource management, and task delegation skills
- Highly developed communication and presentation skills, enabling you to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences clearly
- Proven experience in delivery management and process documentation
- Experience creating and implementing technical metrics to track progress and identify areas for improvement
- A knack for standardizing development processes to enhance efficiency and consistency
- Ability to make informed decisions based on data analysis and insights
- A passion for exploring new technologies and staying ahead of industry trends
- Startup mindset: Embrace a startup mentality, characterized by adaptability and agility
- A forward-thinking approach to problem-solving, with the ability to anticipate challenges and identify opportunities
- The ability to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms, ensuring everyone understands the “why” behind decisions
Will be a plus:
- Experience rapidly scaling a team or product from scratch or through significant growth phases
- Experience restructuring technical teams to optimize performance and efficiency
- Knowledge of current technological trends and their potential impact on our business
- Familiarity with ML, AI, high-load projects, and cloud technologies
- Experience with mobile app development
About the company
JatApp is an IT product company that creates valuable high-tech products used daily by millions worldwide.
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