CTO : up to $700,000 base salary + Equity [32694]

Stealth Startup; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic technology firm in Dubai is seeking a hands-on engineering lead with over 7 years of software engineering experience. The role involves leading technical sales, building a high-performing team, and managing customer integrations. Candidates should have pre-sales experience, and be fluent in Arabic and English. This is an excellent opportunity to shape technical direction in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in roles such as Field CTO, Solutions Architect, or Deployed Engineer.
• Ability to operate independently in a zero-to-one environment.
• Experience building a team from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical side of sales and guide architecture discussions.
• Act as hands-on engineering lead and ship code.
• Drive customer integrations from scoping to deployment.

Skills

7–8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience

Proven experience in pre-sales

Customer-facing background

Demonstrated leadership experience

Arabic language skills

Professional English skills

Job description

Description

• Lead the technical side of sales: join early-stage conversations, present demos, and guide architecture and security discussions with leading enterprises.
• Act as hands-on engineering lead - shipping code, building integrations, and setting high quality standards.
• Build and lead a high-performing technical team across engineering, integration, and pre-sales.
• Drive customer integrations, from scoping to deployment of AI agents, and ensure production accuracy.
• Gather customer feedback, localize the product, and represent regional needs to the global Product team.
• Serve as the local technical point of contact, building partnerships and handling escalations.

Requirements

• 7–8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Proven experience in pre-sales, solution architecture, or technical implementation.
• Customer-facing background in roles such as Field CTO, Solutions Architect, or Deployed Engineer.
• Demonstrated leadership experience (Director, VP, or Founder roles preferred).
• Arabic language and professional English skills (written and spoken).
• Ability to operate independently in a zero-to-one environment and build a team from scratch.
• Bonus: Experience at fast-paced startup environments.