Founding CTO & Co-Founder Track (Remote)

Game Caster; Greater London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Flexible remote working

Salary review at seed-round close

Job summary

Game Caster is seeking a Founding CTO to lead software development and define technical strategy. This individual will oversee innovative product development and technical architectures in a remote setup, preferably within the UK. The base salary ranges from £60K to £80K depending on experience with equity grants based on milestones. Ideal candidates will have experience in games and tech, a solid background in backend development, and a passion for gaming.

Qualifications

• 6+ years shipping production backends in TypeScript/Node.js or Python.
• Production experience on both AWS and GCP is non-negotiable.
• Comfortable on the frontend with React and Next.js.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end software development process.
• Define technical architecture and oversee IT strategy.
• Develop innovative products that meet user needs.

Skills

Production backends in TypeScript/Node.js or Python

Production experience on AWS and GCP

React + Next.js

Hands-on with LLM APIs

Experience with Stripe + PostHog

Active gamer or games company experience

Resilience for ambiguity and transparent communication

Tools

Next.js

TypeScript

PostgreSQL

AWS

GCP

Job description

Game Caster is seeking a Founding CTO to lead software development and define technical strategy. This individual will oversee innovative product development and technical architectures in a remote setup, preferably within the UK. The base salary ranges from £60K to £80K depending on experience with equity grants based on milestones. Ideal candidates will have experience in games and tech, a solid background in backend development, and a passion for gaming.