Chief Technology Officer

Impala Search; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead technology for a cloud-native, real-time payments platform in Berlin. The candidate will be responsible for shaping the long-term technology direction and ensuring the platform evolves alongside business goals. Key qualifications include significant senior leadership experience in high-scale businesses and expertise in cloud-native platforms. This role offers the chance to drive technical excellence and mentor distributed teams, working in a dynamic environment that connects millions of users.

Qualifikationen

• Background in fast-growing environments with a payments component.
• Significant senior leadership experience in high-scale businesses.
• Ability to run cloud-native, API-first platforms for real-time transactions.

Aufgaben

• Shape and execute the technology direction for the platform.
• Champion engineering excellence and modern development practices.
• Build and mentor distributed engineering teams globally.

Kenntnisse

Engineering excellence

Cloud-native platforms

AI tools in engineering

DevOps processes

Jobbeschreibung

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Director and Co-Founder at Impala Search / Early-Stage Investor

Our Series D FinTech client is transforming the movement of money across Europe - enabling instant, secure payments for hundreds of millions of users. Their platform reaches over 90% of bank accounts across 27 countries and powers real-time payments for more than 650 million accounts, working with global leaders such as Mastercard and BNP Paribas. With over £120m raised to date, including a recent 2025 round, they’re scaling essential financial infrastructure that reduces fraud, lowers processing costs, and supports high-value payments across major sectors.

Role Description:

You’ll join as the Chief Technology Officer, steering a cloud-native, real-time payments platform used by major banks and PSPs, driving technical excellence and scaling systems that process millions of transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape and execute the long-term technology direction, ensuring the platform evolves in line with business goals, regulatory expectations, and customer needs.
• Champion engineering excellence by guiding architectural decisions, elevating delivery standards, and promoting modern development practices - including intelligent automation and AI-enhanced tooling.
• Build and mentor distributed engineering teams across regions, establishing a culture focused on learning, measurable delivery, and operational clarity.
• Oversee the resilience of production systems, raising availability beyond already strong benchmarks while reinforcing security, compliance, and incident-readiness.
• Strengthen DevOps and platform-operations processes to support scale, reliability, and rapid iteration.
• Drive the organisation’s approach to AI in software engineering, expanding its use in design, testing, development, and productivity.

Qualifications:

• Background in fast-growing environments that include a strong payments component.
• Significant senior leadership background - Director, VP, or CTO level - within high-scale businesses serving major enterprise clients.
• Demonstrated ability to run cloud-native, API-first platforms that support real-time financial transactions.
• Interest or experience in using AI tools to accelerate engineering output and quality.
• Confident operating in regulated environments where security, compliance, and operational resilience are critical.
• Willing and able to spend one week per month on-site in Berlin.

If you’re excited by the chance to lead the technology powering next-generation account-to-account payments for 650m+ accounts - improving speed, security, and financial access across Europe - we’d love to connect.

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