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# Chief Technology Officer

- **Company:** Axiom
- **Location:** Cambridge, MA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Identity and Access Management, Secure Coding, Software Engineering
- **Published:** May 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2485a1322d1b97de

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Team management?, * 7+ years in software engineering or technical leadership

 * 3+ years leading engineering teams or functions
 * Experience shipping and scaling SaaS products
 * Strong cloud infrastructure knowledge (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
 * Experience implementing secure development practices
 * Familiarity with FERPA or student data privacy requirements
 * Experience thinking strategically about product direction, not just engineering execution

Nice to Have (but not required):

 * Experience in EdTech or K-12 environments
 * Experience scaling early-stage startups (this is a strong fit for a first-time CTO with senior engineering leadership experience)
 * Familiarity with SOC 2 or similar compliance frameworks Experience leading both product and infrastructure initiatives

## Description

We are seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead Axiom's engineering, product, infrastructure, and security strategy.

This role blends product vision with operational discipline. The CTO will shape our technical roadmap, guide engineering execution, and establish the security and compliance standards required to protect student data and support scalable growth. You will build and lead the engineering function - currently a small, senior team - and be expected to contribute directly to the codebase alongside setting architecture and infrastructure direction.

You will serve as both strategic architect and operational leader - partnering directly with the CEO and leadership team to align what we build with where the business is going.

What You'll Do

 * Define and execute the company's long-term technology and product strategy
 * Partner with leadership to align product roadmap with business growth
 * Build, mentor, and lead the engineering team - setting the bar for standards, architecture, and execution
 * Oversee cloud infrastructure and guide decisions on stack evolution as we scale
 * Own security posture across the organization, including secure development practices, identity and access management, and ensuring the right internal systems and tooling are in place to support a growing team
 * Lead SOC 2 and FERPA compliance efforts and formalize processes to support district-level security reviews Ensure our products integrate cleanly into the school district technical ecosystem (Clever, ClassLink, SIS systems)


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