Chief Technology Officer
**This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
**Min Experience: 10 years
Location: India
JobType: full-time
We are seeking a visionary and execution-focused Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead our technology strategy, engineering excellence, and product innovation. This role requires a seasoned Engineering Head and Technology Head who can scale high-performing teams, architect robust systems, and align technology initiatives with business goals. The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of hands-on technical expertise, leadership maturity, and strategic thinking to drive long-term growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and execute the company’s overall technology vision, roadmap, and architecture aligned with business objectives.
- Lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering a high-performance culture centered on innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Act as the Engineering Head, overseeing end-to-end software development lifecycle including design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Serve as the Technology Head, driving decisions on tech stack, system architecture, scalability, security, and performance optimization.
- Build, scale, and manage distributed engineering teams while ensuring best practices in coding standards, code reviews, and agile methodologies.
- Collaborate closely with product, business, and leadership teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
- Establish strong engineering processes, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid and reliable delivery.
- Ensure data security, compliance, and governance standards are embedded across systems and platforms.
- Evaluate and implement emerging technologies to maintain competitive advantage and innovation.
- Manage technology budgets, vendor relationships, and infrastructure planning.
Required Skills & Expertise:
- Proven experience as an Engineering Head or Technology Head in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
- Strong background in software architecture, system design, and scalable distributed systems.
- Hands-on expertise in modern programming languages, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), and microservices architecture.
- Deep understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and infrastructure automation.
- Experience in building and leading large engineering teams with a focus on performance and career development.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make high-impact technical decisions.
- Knowledge of data engineering, AI/ML integration, and analytics platforms is a plus.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 10–18 years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership roles.
- Prior experience in scaling technology for startups or high-growth organizations is highly preferred.
What We’re Looking For:
- A strategic thinker who can also dive deep into technical challenges.
- A leader who inspires teams and drives execution with clarity and purpose.
- A technology evangelist who stays ahead of industry trends and brings innovation to the organization.