Chief Technology Officer

Teqconnect; Remote; GBP 86,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A cutting-edge technology company in the UK is seeking a CTO to lead the engineering organization and deliver AI-driven solutions. The successful candidate will have over 10 years of experience in engineering leadership, including scaling teams of 100-150. Key responsibilities include evolving the technology vision, leading a distributed team, and ensuring technical strategies align with business outcomes. This role is fully remote, open to candidates in Europe, and requires a strong background in Python and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Must have startup experience in SaaS scale up.
• Experience scaling engineering teams to 100-150 people.
• Experience in building and running ML platforms/solutions.
• 10+ years in engineering leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the technology vision and architecture.
• Lead and grow a high-performing, globally distributed engineering team.
• Drive hands-on technical leadership when necessary.
• Collaborate closely with Product, ML and Client Delivery teams.

Skills

Scaling engineering organizations

AI-driven product delivery

Technical strategy alignment

Hands-on technical leadership

Experience with Python

Distributed systems understanding

Job description

Teqconnect are on the lookout for a CTO to join our client, they are a one-stop shop for customers who want to enhance their business with proven, up-to-date solutions based on conversational AI and technologies beyond it: LLMs, NLP, Speechtech. Their team brings huge cutting-edge, specialized expertise in Natural Language Processing and Speech Technologies.

We are looking for a CTO with a proven track record in scaling engineering organizations, delivering AI-driven products, and aligning technical strategy with business outcomes.

Your Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the technology vision and architecture of the platform, aligned with product and business goals
• Lead and grow a high-performing, globally distributed engineering team
• Drive hands-on technical leadership when necessary (architecture reviews, problem-solving, decision making)
• Collaborate closely with Product, ML and Client Delivery teams

Must-Haves

• MUST have startup experience in SaaS scale up
• Someone who had experience scaling engineering teams to at least 100 -150 people
• Huge plus will be experience not just with SaaS, but with on-prem and/or private/isolated client deployments.
• Experience in building and running ML platforms/solutions
• 10+ years in engineering leadership roles, including as a CTO, VP of Engineering in high-scale environments
• Proven track record in fast-paced startups, ideally in B2B or SaaS AI/ML domains, with a strong understanding of the US and European markets
• Strong hands-on background in Python, with deep understanding of distributed systems, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and MLOps

We’re open to candidates based anywhere in Europe, as this role is fully remote. Please note that you must already have the legal right to work in the country where you reside.