CTO — AI-First SaaS Platform Leader (Remote)

saas.group; Redmond (WA); Remote; USD 230,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Learning Budget

Job summary

Prerender is seeking a hands-on CTO to drive a transformation from infrastructure optimization to a fast, product‑focused engineering organization. You will own the technology vision, set strategy, and manage the R&D budget while embedding AI‑first practices across a small, senior team.

You will lead a multi-region, Kubernetes-based render fleet, collaborate with the CEO and Product, and partner with saas.group to align engineering with customer value.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering with senior leadership experience at SaaS companies.
• Strong infrastructure background and experience with large distributed systems.
• Proven ability to embed AI tooling into engineering workflows.
• Hands-on leadership with the ability to code and influence strategy.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology vision, roadmap, and engineering strategy for Prerender.
• Lead adoption of AI-assisted development tooling to boost team productivity and set quality standards.
• Run multi-region Kubernetes-based render fleet and optimize cost, reliability, and operations.
• Represent Prerender's capabilities to customers, partners, and the market.
• Maintain high standards of software quality, security, and reliability.
• Coach and mentor engineers and foster a culture of ownership.

Skills

Software engineering

Technical leadership

AI tooling adoption

Kubernetes

Budget management

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

DevOps

Cloud platforms

Job description

Prerender is seeking a hands-on CTO to drive a transformation from infrastructure optimization to a fast, product‑focused engineering organization. You will own the technology vision, set strategy, and manage the R&D budget while embedding AI‑first practices across a small, senior team.

You will lead a multi-region, Kubernetes-based render fleet, collaborate with the CEO and Product, and partner with saas.group to align engineering with customer value.