Chief Technology Officer

About the Role We're looking for a founding CTO who can define and execute a technical vision for a next-generation fintech/blockchain product — someone who can code when needed, hire a great team, and make the right architectural bets before they become expensive mistakes. You'll be a co-builder, not just a manager.

Responsibilities

• Own the full technical architecture: infrastructure, backend, frontend, smart contracts, and security
• Hire, mentor, and retain a world-class engineering team from early-stage through scale
• Make build vs. buy decisions, set the tech stack, and establish engineering best practices
• Work directly with the CEO/founders to translate product vision into technical strategy
• Interface with investors on technical due diligence and product roadmap
• Oversee security, compliance infrastructure, and regulatory readiness (SOC 2, etc.)
• Define and own the protocol/smart contract strategy if applicable

Requirements

• 8+ years in software engineering, including 3+ years in a technical leadership role
• Deep expertise in at least one of: fintech infrastructure (payments, lending, banking-as-a-service), blockchain/smart contract development (Solidity, Rust/Anchor), or security-first distributed systems
• Experience taking a product from 0 to production in a startup environment
• Track record of hiring and retaining strong engineers
• Strong communication — you can explain architecture to investors and code to engineers
• Bonus: experience with on-chain protocol design, tokenomics, or DeFi infrastructure

Compensation: Competitive base + significant equity. Co-founder consideration available for the right candidate.