Chief Technology Officer

Dexian; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian in the Washington, DC area is seeking a hands-on Chief Technology Officer to lead and scale a growing engineering organization during a pivotal product expansion. You will own architecture, coding oversight, and delivery while partnering with Product to move beta features to full market readiness.

The candidate will build high-performing teams, drive platform reliability and security, and manage cloud infrastructure with a focus on PostgreSQL, GCP, CI/CD, and modern full‑stack web apps.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering with increasing leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading engineering in startup or high-growth tech environments.
• Hands-on software engineering with recent involvement.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and SQL design.
• Experience with GCP.
• Experience with GitHub and CI/CD.
• Familiarity with Airflow or Hatchet.
• Experience building and scaling modern full-stack web applications.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, security and reliability.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, mentor, and develop engineering talent.
• Excellent communication translating technical decisions into business impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall technology strategy, architecture, and engineering execution aligned with business growth objectives.
• Partner with Product leadership to transition products from beta to commercial launch.
• Remain actively involved in software development, code reviews, technical design, and architectural decision-making.
• Build, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams.
• Drive engineering excellence, including code quality, testing practices, performance optimization, and development standards.
• Ensure platform scalability, reliability, security, and operational excellence.
• Oversee cloud infrastructure, system uptime, data security, and technical operations.
• Establish engineering processes, delivery frameworks, and technical best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Sales, and Customer Success teams on launch readiness and prioritization.
• Manage technology budgets, vendor relationships, and tooling decisions.
• Balance rapid execution with long-term platform sustainability and technical debt management.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance engineering culture.

Skills

Leadership

Hands-on coding

Communication

Tools

PostgreSQL

SQL Database Design

Google Cloud Platform

GitHub

CI/CD

Airflow

Hatchet

Job description

Job Title: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Hands-On Engineering Leader

Location: Washington, DC Area (Onsite - 5 Days per Week)

Duration: Direct Hire

Salary Range: $250K - $300KBase + 20%-30% Bonus + Equity

Job Description

We are seeking a highly technical, hands-on Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead and scale a growing technology organization during a critical phase of product expansion and commercialization. This role requires a unique combination of executive leadership, software engineering expertise, architectural vision, and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will be deeply involved in software development, technical architecture, and engineering execution while simultaneously leading and growing the engineering organization. This individual will partner closely with Product leadership to bring a new platform from beta to full-scale market launch while ensuring the stability, scalability, and reliability of existing products.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a technology leader who enjoys building high-performing engineering teams, solving complex technical challenges, and remaining actively engaged in hands-on development and architecture decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall technology strategy, architecture, and engineering execution aligned with business growth objectives.
• Partner closely with Product leadership to successfully transition products from beta to commercial launch.
• Remain actively involved in software development, code reviews, technical design, and architectural decision-making.
• Build, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams.
• Drive engineering excellence, including code quality, testing practices, performance optimization, and development standards.
• Ensure platform scalability, reliability, security, and operational excellence.
• Oversee cloud infrastructure, system uptime, data security, and technical operations.
• Establish engineering processes, delivery frameworks, and technical best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Sales, and Customer Success teams on launch readiness and prioritization.
• Manage technology budgets, vendor relationships, and tooling decisions.
• Balance rapid execution with long-term platform sustainability and technical debt management.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience with increasing leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading engineering organizations in startup or high-growth technology environments.
• Strong hands-on software engineering background with recent technical involvement.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and SQL database design.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with GitHub and modern CI/CD practices.
• Familiarity with workflow orchestration technologies such as Airflow and/or Hatchet.
• Experience building and scaling modern full-stack web applications.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, security, and reliability engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, mentor, and develop engineering talent.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical decisions into business impact.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Currently serving as a Director of Engineering, VP of Engineering, Head of Engineering, or a highly hands-on CTO.
• Maintains active involvement in coding, architecture reviews, and technical problem-solving.
• Thrives in startup and high-growth environments.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership mentality.
• Strong partnership orientation with Product leadership.
• Balances speed, quality, and long-term technical sustainability.
• Comfortable working in a highly collaborative, mission-driven organization.
• Passionate about building both products and engineering teams.

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.