About Windmill:
Windmill is a product delivery company dedicated to designing and building impactful digital products and solutions that resolve modern challenges. We have a global operation headquartered in Switzerland, with employees based in the UK, USA, Portugal, South Africa, Germany, Ukraine, and India. We work across two exciting entities: Windmill Digital, a fast-growing digital product delivery company focused on enterprises and startups in complex industries, and Windmill Ventures, which owns a growing portfolio of cutting-edge digital products.
We are looking for a motivated, entrepreneurial-minded, and hands-on Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead our company’s product development strategy, vision, and execution. The CTO will use their broad technical and operational expertise to play a transformative role in leading the full range of technology and product development initiatives at the company. This role will report directly to the company founder.
Responsibilities:
- Drive and oversee architecture and technical designs for project and product venture teams across Windmill Digital and Windmill Ventures.
- Develop team maturity in terms of quality concerning architecture, technical design, and coding practices.
- Effectively manage, inspire, and mentor teams in multiple locations to ensure exceptional performance, cultivate technical talent, and support the company’s culture and goals.
- Identify talent gaps and engage in the interviewing, recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of key technologists.
- Enhance and define processes and procedures for the productivity and quality of projects, venture products, and development teams.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, and apply them to enhance the projects and teams.
- Act as the external technology face of the company: participate in architectural discussions with clients and represent the company at industry and client events.
Requirements:
- A deep understanding of architectural methodologies and design patterns, including:
- Microservices / Micro frontends
- Frontend – Angular.js / React
- Backend – Java / Nodejs
- Cloud – Azure / AWS
- Mobile – iOS / Android / Flutter
- Credible experience as a CTO / Principal Technologist / VP Technology role while delivering a financial product to market.
- At least 10 years of experience in software engineering leadership roles.
- Ability to adapt to changing architecture trends, models, and patterns.
- Successful experience growing, managing, mentoring, and leading cross-functional, geographically dispersed engineering teams of 100+ individuals.
- Highest level of English language proficiency and communication skills (written, visual, and verbal).
Nice to have:
Familiarity with or experience developing MXDP platforms.
What We Offer:
- The opportunity to be part of an experience-driven company that puts you firmly in the driver’s seat of your own development.
- Remote-first principle, giving you the flexibility to work from where, when, and how you like.
- Competitive compensation and benefits that can grow as the business grows.
- The chance to lead a diverse, international team.
- Equal opportunities at Windmill.
How to Apply:
Think you’d be a good fit for the role? Send us your CV now!
For more information, please visit our company website: https://www.windmill.digital