Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

seek.com.au; Sydney; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

seek.com.au is seeking a high-impact CTO to lead global engineering, architecture, and AI initiatives in a rapidly growing SaaS environment.

You'll shape product strategy, scale distributed teams across time zones, and deliver secure, scalable platforms while partnering with founders and C-level executives to drive international expansion.

This unique role blends technical leadership with business metrics, FinOps discipline, and a strong DevSecOps mindset to sustain growth and profitability.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as CTO/Head of Engineering in a high-growth SaaS or tech platform.
• Experience scaling tech globally and taking products to market internationally.
• Proven leadership of AI/ML initiatives and modern AI-driven software development.
• Strong background leading distributed teams across time zones.
• Solid foundation in cloud architecture, DevSecOps, security and privacy.
• Excellent communication bridging technical vision and executive strategy.

Responsibilities

• Architect future products, platforms, and distributed systems to support rapid international expansion.
• Drive AI vision—embed AI/ML into core platform architectures and modernise software delivery workflows.
• Lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance for engineering and architecture teams.
• Develop resilient, logical architectures with cloud FinOps discipline.
• Build a high-performing Developer Experience (DevEx) to boost velocity and code quality.
• Educate and nurture the engineering team while scaling distributed teams globally.
• Recruit, hire, and scale distributed engineering teams with an inclusive culture.
• Lead stand-ups, architecture reviews, and cross-functional workshops.
• Report directly to the Founders and translate business ambition into a scalable platform.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML leadership

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

Distributed systems

Software architecture

Team scaling

Agile

Tools

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

React

TypeScript

Python

Golang

Node.js

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.

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.