CTO (Chief Technology Officer)

LandTech ,
London, Greater London
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About Us Were LandTech. Were the award-winning tech startup building platforms to bring much-needed innovation to the property industry. We started with LandInsight, which made it easier to find and assess off-market land. Then we launched LandEnhance, bringing tech to the planning sector. And weve got plenty more in the pipeline. Were the fastest-growing PropTech company in the UK. And PropTech just happens to be one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK too. Imagine what that could do for your career progression. About You As our CTO, you will take full ownership of our product architecture, our technical output, our technical strategy and roadmap, our technical teams and our technical culture everything Technical. With that in mind, and although this is not a hands-on coding position, we of course need someone with a strong technical pedigree and a background in software and data engineering. Youll therefore be working closely with the Head of Engineering (Interim) and Engineering Leads, bearing in mind that we do have a flat and inclusive engineering culture where everyones opinion is valued, so youll work closely with everyone! Wed like a CTO who is still very passionate about technology and wants to create high-quality products with excellent customer experiences. You should be able to challenge and mentor engineers, remove blockers and ultimately be our answer to all things tech. As the CTO you will also partner with our Product, Customer Success and Sales teams to ensure everyone is aligned and delivering meaningful output with the customer in mind. Working closely with the two co-founders (and everyone else) you will help drive the business forwards, scale, innovate and internationalise. Requirements * Recent experience working in a SaaS company * Start Up/Scale Up experience * Experience working within a company that has grown at a rapid scale (We have big plans!) * Has experience working very closely with a Head of/VP of Product * Our company is built on data therefore having someone that can bring a lot of knowledge on the data side is a bonus * Ideally has had experience of aligning multiple products to one technical strategy and roadmap * Has experience of international markets Responsibilities * Long term technical vision, responsible for the Technical Roadmap Strategy for the next 3+ Years * Aligning this technical strategy with the business requirements * The CTO will have oversight of the whole Engineering departments delivery and be working closely with the Head of Engineering who will be focused on the execution of the delivery. Our Tech and Principles * Linux, Docker, Shell Script, Python, TypeScript, Node.js, Vue.js * Data stores such as Mongo, Postgres (RDS) and ElasticSearch * CI and CI/CD via CircleCI and Kubernetes * AWS (EB, EC2, S3, Lambda) and Kubernetes (Kops, ELK stack, Grafana+Prometheus, Istio, Argo) * A mixture of Lean/DevOps and Agile principles * Collaborative, test-first, automated, fast-feedback, craftsmanship software principles * Our engineering values are Confidence, Creativity, Collaboration and Excellence Company Culture Our company was built on three core values: open, empower and home We believe that businesses (and people) do their best work when theyre working collaboratively. That means youll be working directly with everyone in the business, right up to the co-founders Jonny and Andrew. Its this attitude that saw us voted the 3rd best UK SaaS Company to work for, and receive awards for Best at Employee Development. And, of course, we offer some great perks... Benefits * Competitive salary and equity options * Flexible working hours * 25 days paid holiday (plus flexi-bank holidays) * Unlimited unpaid holidays * Professional and personal training budget * Gym and wellness contributions, and a cycle to work scheme * Dog-friendly office * Lots of social events, including a quarterly away day, an annual ski trip and monthly socials

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