Field Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

8thlightrebuild; United States; Remote; USD 230,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote US-based role

Performance-based bonus 20-30%

Learning stipend

Coworking support

12 weeks parental leave

Job summary

8thlightrebuild is seeking a senior leader to drive market-facing technical work for a software consultancy in the United States. You will shape opportunities, guide go-to-market direction, and stay technically active while aligning business goals with engineering decisions.

Responsibilities include shaping architectures with deal teams, serving as a trusted technical contact during delivery, and building market relationships through events, talks, writing, and public activity.

Qualifications

• More than 10 years of experience in custom software consulting, spanning business development and delivery.
• Record of earning client trust, pitching work credibly, and delivering on commitments.
• Hands-on technical judgment with ongoing learning.
• Ability to discuss architecture with engineering leaders and business value with executives.
• Strong written and spoken communication, sound commercial judgment, and leadership by influence.

Responsibilities

• Work with deal teams to shape architectures, scope, delivery stages, and staffing for prospective engagements.
• Remain a trusted technical contact for key clients as projects move into delivery.
• Build market relationships through in-person events, talks, writing, and other public technical activity.
• Refine service offerings and the firm’s technical market position based on market needs.
• Develop relationships with AI and platform partners alongside growth colleagues.
• Advise senior technologists and help uphold technical quality, with potential to lead a small team as the role develops.

Skills

Client trust

Architecture discussion

Public speaking

Business development

Job description

Role overview

Lead market-facing technical work for a software consultancy, building client trust before and during engagements. You will help shape new opportunities, guide go-to-market direction, and stay technically active while connecting business goals with sound engineering decisions.

Responsibilities

• Work with deal teams to shape architectures, scope, delivery stages, and staffing for prospective engagements.
• Remain a trusted technical contact for key clients as projects move into delivery.
• Build market relationships through in-person events, talks, writing, and other public technical activity.
• Refine service offerings and the firm’s technical point of view based on market needs, including agentic products and platform expertise.
• Develop relationships with AI and platform partners alongside growth colleagues.
• Advise senior technologists and help uphold technical quality, with potential to lead a small team as the role develops.

Requirements

• More than 10 years of experience in custom software consulting, spanning both business development and delivery.
• A record of earning client trust, pitching work credibly, and delivering on commitments.
• Current technical judgment grounded in hands-on work and continued learning.
• Ability to discuss architecture with engineering leaders and business value with executives.
• Strong written and spoken communication, sound commercial judgment, and the ability to lead through influence.
• Willingness to be active in the market, including regular in-person participation.

Nice to have

• Experience winning enterprise consulting engagements and shaping a firm’s services or technical market position.
• A public technical profile through talks, writing, or community leadership.
• Relationships with cloud or AI platform partners, and practical understanding of emerging AI and agentic tools.
• Experience mentoring senior technical staff.

Benefits and work setup

• US remote role with regular but infrequent travel for events, client pitches, and occasional team gatherings.
• Base pay of $230,000–$287,500 USD, plus 20–30% performance-based variable compensation.
• Learning resources and stipend, flexible time off, coworking support, and 12 weeks of parental leave for eligible employees.