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Outlier AI; Remote; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital credentialing platform is seeking a motivated CTO in Training to collaborate with the CTO on critical technical initiatives. This unique paid apprenticeship focuses on engineering, product strategy, and problem-solving in a scaling SaaS environment. Responsibilities include building prototypes, developing operational solutions, and engaging in strategic decision-making as you grow. This role offers a competitive £60,000 salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for learning and professional development.

Benefits

£60,000 salary

35 days annual vacation

100% paid medical, vision & dental insurance

Equity options

Flexible leave policies

Life insurance & employee assistance programs

Remote work flexibility

Paid learning time and budget for materials

Investing in personal and professional growth

Qualifications

• Experience with a high-level programming language and frameworks.
• Development knowledge in web technologies and relational databases.
• Eager to learn about startups and business practices.
• Ability to design solutions based on business requirements.
• Quick learner who adapts quickly to new information.
• Enthusiastic about challenges and growth.

Responsibilities

• Work with the CTO to develop technical proofs-of-concept.
• Write production-level code prioritizing speed and impact.
• Create automations and integrations for operational efficiencies.
• Attend technical customer calls to assist in solutions.
• Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Grow responsibilities into strategic decision-making.

Skills

Programming experience

Web technologies experience

Business interest

Solution design

Quick learner

Enthusiastic

Independent problem-solving

Attention to detail

Organization & planning

Job description

Accredible, the world's leading digital credentialing platform, is looking for a highly motivated and intellectually curious CTO in Training to work directly with our Co‑Founder & CTO on high‑impact, business‑critical technical initiatives. This is not a typical junior developer role; it is a paid CTO apprenticeship, designed for someone who wants to immerse themselves in engineering, product strategy, technical problem‑solving, and the inner workings of a scaling SaaS company. If you're passionate about technology, startups, and learning what it really takes to become a CTO, this is a rare and exceptional opportunity and we'd love to hear from you!

About the Role

You will partner closely with our CTO on projects that directly shape our product, internal operations, and technical strategy. Your work will span hands‑on prototyping, internal automation, customer solution design, and cross‑functional collaboration with leadership and engineering. Over time, your responsibilities will grow from execution of solutions to strategic decision‑making, giving you a holistic view of what it means to lead technology in a rapidly scaling B2B SaaS company.

Key Responsibilities

• Work directly with the CTO to design and build technical proofs‑of‑concept, prototypes, and internal tools.
• Contribute production‑level code when speed and impact matter more than process.
• Develop automations and integrations to solve cross‑team operational problems.
• Participate in technical customer and pre‑sales calls with support from the CTO.
• Translate business requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions.
• Expand your responsibility from hands‑on execution to architecture and strategy.

Examples of Real Projects You’ll Work On

• Building a feature prototype to validate customer demand and inform roadmap decisions.
• Creating a workflow automation using tools like Workato to unblock Marketing or Sales.
• Adding instrumentation or tracking to our monolith via targeted PRs.
• Joining a customer call to help design a tailored solution using Accredible’s platform.

Qualifications

• Programming experience: you have used a high‑level programming language and frameworks to build solutions.
• Web technologies experience: you have been developing web technologies professionally or personally, with knowledge of relational databases, scaling applications and solving technical problems.
• Business interest: you want to learn about startups and business, and you are excited about learning the domain.
• Solution design: you can gather information on business requirements and use your knowledge of a product’s capabilities to design solutions to those requirements.
• Quick learner: you quickly absorb and make use of new information, research best practices and apply them.
• Enthusiastic: you want to learn, grow and are excited to take on new challenges.
• Independent problem‑solving: you can independently solve difficult technical problems and provide solutions or workarounds, asking for help only when needed.
• Attention to detail: you don’t let important details slip through the cracks.
• Organization & planning: you plan, organize and schedule efficiently, prioritising important tasks and seeking help when needed.

Cultural Qualities

• Great communicator: you are succinct, create space for others to speak, and strive to benefit the atmosphere in a room.
• Results oriented: you know what you’re trying to achieve, and measure progress.
• Proactive: you say “I intend to…”, rather than waiting for permission.
• Dependable: you commit responsibly, follow through, and delegate or drop tasks intentionally.
• Prioritizer: you make high‑leverage impacts on key areas.
• Humble: you are open to feedback and debate, welcoming data‑driven discussions.
• Supportive: you understand that we win or lose as a team and support those around you.
• Ambitious: you aim to be the best.
• Builder: you look for opportunities to improve processes, people, teams, and everything else.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• £60,000 salary.
• 35 days annual vacation.
• 100% paid medical, vision & dental insurance for you and your dependants.
• Equity options.
• Flexible leave policies.
• Life insurance & employee assistance programs.
• Remote work flexibility.
• Two hours per week (paid) to spend learning anything you like related to your role, plus a budget for learning materials.
• A promise to invest in your growth personally and professionally. Wherever you would like to go and whatever you would like to do, we will be there to support you.
• Many additional perks.

Accredible is Open and Inclusive

We welcome people of any gender identity or expression, race, skin colour, ethnicity, age, size, nationality, sexual orientation, ability level, neurotype, religion, elder status, family structure, culture, subculture, political views, education level, identity, and self‑identification. We welcome teachers, learners, activists, artists, dreamers, doers, ordinary people, extraordinary people, and everyone in between.

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