Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Upway; Paris; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading company in electric mobility is searching for a CTO to drive growth and innovation. The right candidate will scale the engineering team, build resilient architectures, and lead significant technical initiatives. Join an ambitious team backed by top-tier investors and play a key role in shaping the future of the circular economy.

Prestations

Highly competitive stock options

Regular travel opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience scaling teams from 10 to 50+.
• Proven leadership in high-growth tech environments.
• Hands-on experience with complex architectures.

Responsabilités

• Build and lead a world-class engineering team.
• Design scalable and resilient architecture.
• Drive major technical initiatives and connect tech with business needs.

Connaissances

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Team building

Technical insight

Communication

Outils

TypeScript

Docker

BigQuery

React

Description du poste

Upway is on a mission to make electric mobility accessible to all. We buy, refurbish, and resell e-bikes across Europe and the US. We’ve already sold over 80,000 e-bikes in 8 countries, and we’re aiming to process over 1 million bikes by 2030. Backed by top-tier investors - including Sequoia - and growing fast, we’re building the most trusted platform for circular mobility.

Now we’re looking for a CTO to fuel our next phase of growth. You’ll work hand in hand with our founders and join our leadership team to turn Tech into a core driver of innovation, efficiency, and growth as we scale from $200M to $2B in GMV.

French speaking is not a requirement and non-french speakers are encouraged to apply to this position.

What You Will Do

• Build a world-class team : Scale our engineering team from 10 to 50+ over the next 3 years, starting with our strong existing team of full-stack engineers. Hire outstanding talent, design a high-performance org and shape a high-ownership culture.
• Own the architecture : Design and evolve a resilient, scalable architecture to support our ambition : 1M bikes processed per year across 20+ UpCenters in 10+ countries globally.
• Drive big bets : Lead major initiatives, from a consumer mobile app to a SaaS offering for retailers, and turn our operations stack into a strategic moat.
• Connect tech & business : Make high-quality decisions that balance long-term architecture with fast-paced business needs. Partner with our experienced Market GMs across Europe and the US to tailor tech solutions to local needs while building a global platform.
• Shape the company’s future : Join the leadership team and work closely with the co-founders, Product Lead, and GMs to redefine customers’ experience through superior technology and operational excellence.
• Stay close to the code : Provide hands-on leadership where needed, supporting the team with technical insight, architectural reviews, and mentoring.

Working hand in hand with our Product team, our tech team builds and powers :

• Sourcing tools for businesses and consumers to sell e-bikes to Upway, fast and frictionless
• E-commerce experiences and ancillary services that redefine how people and retailers buy and own e-bikes
• Operational systems that run our global network of refurbishment UpCenters at unmatched quality and efficiency

What You Will Need

• You’ve scaled teams : You’ve led the growth of a team from 10 to 50+, ideally as CTO or early engineering leader in a high-growth environment
• You are strategic + hands-on : You think long-term, love complex architecture decisions, but also roll up your sleeves when needed
• You build high-performing teams and culture : You know how to hire, coach, and retain A-players
• You think globally : You’ve built for multiple markets, ideally with a consumer or marketplace angle, and are excited to work with commercial, ops, and product leaders to shape customer-first solutions across different markets
• Clear communicator : You can explain complex trade-offs to both technical and non-technical peers
• Compensation : Market-level salary, highly competitive stock options. We aim for fair pay and life-changing equity upside, aligning your success with the company’s.
• Travel : Regular travel to Germany, US, Belgium, and other UpCenters
• Language : English by default - we’re an international team. French is not required.
• Our Stack : TypeScript (NestJS + React)
• BigQuery
• Docker
• Vercel
• Shopify
• Turborepo
• Metabase
• Auth0

Because we’re not just building tech - we’re redefining how mobility works in the circular economy. You’ll join an ambitious, fast-moving team backed by world-class investors, with the opportunity to architect a platform that touches millions of people and shapes the future of sustainable transportation.

At Upway, we are making electric mobility accessible to everyone. We are looking for high intelligence, high energy and high integrity people to join us on an exciting journey and reshape mobility with us.

Our mission is to make e-bikes the norm, redefining how the world moves. As the global leading platform for certified pre-owned and refurbished e-bikes, we proudly serve customers across eight countries, including France, Germany and the US.

We are an international company and operate from Paris, Antwerp, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and New York. In just three years, we achieved a fast paced growth, ambitious expansion and secured $65M+ from leading investors, including Sequoia, Exor Seed, Korelya Capital & GFC.