Chief Technology Officer [32688]

Stealth Startup; Dortmund; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An innovative technology company in Germany is seeking a hands-on engineering lead to drive technical sales while building and managing a high-performing technical team. The ideal candidate will have 7-8 years of software engineering experience, a proven track record in pre-sales and solution architecture, and strong leadership skills. You will guide customer integrations and serve as a local technical point of contact, ensuring production accuracy and quality standards.

Qualifikationen

• 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).
• Strong communication skills in English (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.

Aufgaben

• Lead the technical side of sales and guide architecture discussions.
• Act as hands-on engineering lead, shipping code and building integrations.
• Build and lead a high-performing technical team.
• Drive customer integrations from scoping to deployment.
• Gather customer feedback and represent regional needs to the Product team.
• Serve as the local technical point of contact and handle escalations.

Kenntnisse

Software engineering

Pre-sales experience

Solution architecture

Leadership

Communication skills (English)

Startup environment experience

Jobbeschreibung

Description

• Lead the technical side of sales : join early-stage conversations, present demos, and guide architecture and security discussions.
• 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).
• Strong communication skills in English (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