Chief Technology Officer

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company in the education sector is seeking a visionary CTO to lead their engineering team and drive platform scalability. In this hands-off coding leadership role, you will mentor a talented team while focusing on architecture planning and technical decisions. Your passion for education and product vision will be crucial as you collaborate with key stakeholders to set the tech vision aligned with business goals. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of an impactful platform in a fast-paced environment, making a difference in the education landscape.

Qualifications

• Experience scaling platforms in startups or early-stage companies.
• Strong communicator and mentor with a passion for education.

Responsibilities

• Drive platform scalability and performance.
• Lead and grow the engineering team.
• Champion product quality and engineering culture.

Skills

MERN Stack

Leadership

Code Reviews

Architecture Planning

Mentoring

Job description

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This company, specializing in the education sector, is looking for a visionary CTO to help scale their platform and shape their next phase of growth.

The Role

As CTO, you’ll provide strategic leadership, scale their engineering function, and optimize platform performance. You’ll inherit a talented team of 3 engineers and be expected to mentor, guide, and architect for scale.

This is a hands-off coding leadership role—but you'll still do code reviews, architecture planning, and guide technical decisions.

• MERN: MongoDB, Express (Java), React, Node.js
• Simple and scalable
• Focused on speed, stability, and continuous improvement

About You

• Have scaled platforms in startups or early-stage companies
• MERN experience strongly preferred
• Naturally curious, sparky, and collaborative
• Strong communicator and mentor
• Passionate about education and product vision

What You'll Be Doing

• Drive platform scalability and performance
• Lead and grow the engineering team
• Set tech vision in line with business goals
• Champion product quality and engineering culture
• Collaborate closely with the CEO, CPO, and wider team of designers, educators, and animators

Interview Process:

• 15-min intro with CPO
• 45-min deep dive with CEO (scalability & vision)