Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Private Advertiser; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser in Australia is seeking a seasoned CTO to own the end-to-end development lifecycle, technical architecture, and global engineering leadership.

You will translate business ambition into a scalable, secure platform, collaborate with founders, and drive AI/ML integration and modern delivery workflows.

This role offers a rare chance to shape a profitable, award-winning tech company as it scales internationally from Bathurst/NSW.

Qualifications

• Proven CTO/Head of Engineering experience in high-growth SaaS or tech platforms.
• Experience scaling infrastructure internationally and bringing products to market.
• Leadership of AI/ML initiatives and modern AI-driven software practices.
• Ability to lead distributed, hybrid or offshore teams across time zones.
• Strong problem-solving, system design and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect and guide future products, platforms and distributed systems for rapid expansion.
• Drive AI vision and modernise software delivery workflows across the org.
• Lead, mentor and provide technical guidance for engineering/architecture teams.
• Develop resilient architectures using best-practice and cloud FinOps.
• Build a high-performing DevEx to boost velocity, automation and quality.
• Educate and coach the engineering team, sharing knowledge and expertise.
• Recruit, hire and scale distributed teams globally while maintaining culture.
• Lead stand-ups, architecture reviews and cross-functional workshops.
• Report directly to the Founders and align tech with business strategy.
• Take new products to market rapidly with high availability, security and scalability.

Skills

CTO leadership

AI/ML leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud architecture AWS/GCP

DevSecOps

Agile leadership

Tools

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

Node.js

React.js

TypeScript

Python

Job description

Rare opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation with a product that has proven itself in the Australian market and is ready to scale internationally!

Your job is to help us get there!

We have grown organically and become profitable through hard work and launching several market-leading products.

We have lots of new work in the pipeline and we are looking to double in size over the next 12 months and take everything to the next level.

You will join an exciting and agile environment with a start-up feel but also somewhere you can have confidence in the stability of the company because we have been around for many years, had lots of success, we're very profitable and we have won multiple awards - including being listed as one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Australia.

We invest heavily in our tech team and all investment and profit is invested straight back into the business to achieve growth and to help us improve our products via R&D.

As our CTO, you will be responsible for the entire development lifecycle, technical architecture, cloud delivery, and the leadership of our global engineering team.

You will work closely with “C” level executives and founders to translate business ambition into a scalable, secure, and world-class technical platform.

Your average day will include:

• Architecting and guiding future products, platforms, and distributed systems to support rapid international expansion.
• Driving our overarching AI vision—embedding AI/ML into our core platform architectures as well as modernising software delivery workflows.
• Leading, mentoring, and providing technical guidance for the engineering and architecture teams.
• Developing resilient, logical architectures for current and future products using best-practice design principles and cloud FinOps discipline.
• Building a high-performing Developer Experience (DevEx) that optimises delivery velocity, automation, and code quality.
• Educate, coach, and nurture the engineering team by sharing your knowledge and expertise.
• Recruit, hire, and scale distributed engineering teams globally while maintaining a strong, inclusive culture.
• Actively lead stand-ups, architecture reviews, and cross-functional workshops.
• Report directly to the Founders.
• Take new products to market rapidly while ensuring high availability, security, and scalability.

About you, your experience and behaviours:

• Proven track record as a CTO, VP of Engineering, or Head of Engineering in a high-growth SaaS or tech platform environment.
• Demonstrated experience taking tech products to market and successfully scaling infrastructure internationally.
• Proven experience leading AI/ML initiatives and leveraging modern AI-driven software development practices.
• Strong background operating distributed, hybrid, or offshore/onshore engineering teams across time zones.
• Exceptional problem-solving, critical thinking, and system design skills.
• High EQ and human-centric leadership style.
• Strong understanding of product commercialisation and technology business metrics (cloud unit economics, velocity, system availability).
• Solid foundation in DevSecOps, cloud architecture (AWS/GCP), and modern data security/privacy standards.
• Experience in fast-paced Agile environments with modern tech stacks (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, React.js, Python, Golang, Node.js, Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to bridge technical vision and executive strategy.

This is a unique and exciting role to join and lead an established and growing global tech company.

Bathurst, Blue Mountains & Central West NSW