Chief Technology Officer / CTO

Ecosia; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 100.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A progressive search engine company is looking for a Chief Technology Officer to lead its technology vision and execution, ensuring it meets user needs while supporting climate action. You will work collaboratively with product and design teams, establish engineering leadership, and promote innovations like AI-assisted development. Join a diverse team committed to equality, and enjoy flexible working hours and green benefits in Berlin.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

30 vacation days per year

Subsidized public transport cards

Bike inspection services

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifikationen

• Proven track record as a CTO or in a senior technology role within a product-led organization.
• Experience leading teams and driving transformation in complex environments.
• Strong understanding of product and user-centric technology application.

Aufgaben

• Own technology vision and execution to meet evolving user needs.
• Co-own product direction with Product and Design teams.
• Establish and enhance engineering leadership and support.

Kenntnisse

Experience as a CTO or senior technology leader

Ability to lead through leaders

Tech curiosity and questioning assumptions

Experience with AI-assisted development practices

Understanding of diversity and inclusion

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Build a better way to search: for users, for Europe, and for the planet.

Ecosia is building a credible alternative to Big Tech search: a mission-driven product that supports climate action with every search.

As our next Chief Technology Officer, you will help shape how millions of people experience search and browsing — at a moment when AI, assistants, and new interaction models are redefining user expectations.

This is a backfill role in a product-led company with a clear mission, an established user base, and exciting technical and strategic challenges ahead.

Your role

As CTO, you are a product-oriented technology leader: someone who thinks first in terms of user value and outcomes, and uses technology as the lever to deliver them.

Your opportunity to make an impact

• Own Ecosia’s technology vision and execution, ensuring our platforms evolve quickly to changing needs.
• Co-own product direction with Product and Design, ensuring technology supports efficient iteration and high-quality user experiences
• Establish and enhance a capable engineering leadership team, guiding and supporting a group of engineering managers while promoting clarity, focus, and accountability
• Translate product strategy into technical priorities, balancing speed, quality, cost, and long-term maintainability
• Promote innovation in search and browsing, including AI-assisted experiences, GPT-based interfaces, and emerging paradigms
• Make pragmatic technology decisions that respect Ecosia’s mission, financial constraints, and environmental impact
• Advance European digital sovereignty, deepening our partnership with Qwant and contributing to a more independent search ecosystem with our joint-venture European Search Perspective (EUSP).

Your areas of knowledge and expertise

• You gained experience as a CTO or senior technology leader in a product-led organization
• Your capability to lead through leaders, to drive transformation, and deliver outcomes in complex situations is evident
• You are tech curious and are comfortable challenging technical assumptions, asking the right questions, and staying close to key architectural decisions
• You successfully drove the adoption of AI-assisted development practices within your organizations
• You acknowledge diversity and understand the importance of creating an inclusive workplace
• You have a bias towards action and pragmatism, both in your own work and in your enablement of others.

The bigger picture

• You shape what millions of users experience every day, not just internal systems
• You work at the intersection of product, technology, and purpose
• You help define how AI and search can be done responsibly — outside Big Tech
• You contribute to a European technology ecosystem with long-term societal relevance

At Ecosia, we believe great products can drive real change. This role lets you prove it.

Process

• Talent Partner call (⏱️ 45')
• Leadership Interview (⏱️ 60')
• Technical conversation (⏱️ 1h15')
• Product call (⏱️ 60')

Why Ecosia?

What if your job made a real difference in the climate crisis? Join Ecosia and help plant millions of trees where people and ecosystems need them most.

• We are a diverse team, committed to equality, equity, and inclusion, with members from various backgrounds: sexual orientations, genders, ages, races, ethnicities, nationalities, physical and mental disabilities, family structures, and religions.
• We offer you the opportunity to balance work with other parts of your life: flexible working hours, 30 vacation days per year (based on a five-day workweek), designated Focus Times, and remote work options. (Note: Not applicable to freelance contracts; different labor laws may apply in other countries.)
• Our green benefits program - including subsidized public transport cards and bike inspection services - supports your sustainable living choices in Berlin. (Availability may vary by location; not applicable to freelance contracts.)
• We support your professional growth through learning times, hack days, online and physical libraries, and continuous feedback. (Not applicable to freelance contracts.)

Q&A

How many people work at Ecosia? 106 (Jan 2026): our departments include Engineering (incl. Platform and QA), Product (incl. Design), Trees, Operations (incl. Marketing, B2B & BI), and People.

Where is Ecosia based, and what kind of work setup do we have? We are a remote-friendly company with one office in Berlin-Wedding. People come to the office or work from home per their wishes and/or circumstances. Some roles require presence in the office at least from time to time. Company language: English. The Talent Partner will tell you more.