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# Fractional CTO

- **Company:** Politicked LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Computing Platforms, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Stores, Distributed Systems, TypeScript, WebRTC, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Caching, Reliability of Systems, Low Latency, Real Time Data
- **Published:** September 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b1edfdbbc0faeb24

## About the Role

* Executive Technical Leadership: Prior experience as a CTO, VP of Engineering, or Fractional CTO in high-growth, early-stage, or venture-backed consumer tech/social applications.
 * Modern Full-Stack Fluency: Deep familiarity with modern web architectures, real-time data flows, and distributed systems (e.g., modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems, relational and caching data stores, and cloud-native infrastructure).
 * Real-Time Interactive Experience: Practical background or strong architectural intuition around low-latency, real-time communication protocols, and concurrent user interactions.
 * Pragmatic Startup Mindset: Proven ability to balance speed-to-market with long-term architectural stability in a fast-moving startup environment.
 * Clear Communication: Ability to articulate technical trade-offs, architecture decisions, and resource needs clearly to non-technical stakeholders and leadership.

Why Politicked?

 * High Impact: Direct influence over foundational tech stack decisions and engineering strategy from an early stage.
 * Autonomy & Flexibility: Asynchronous, self-directed fractional engagement designed to fit alongside your current portfolio.

## Description

As the Fractional CTO at Politicked, you will collaborate closely with the Founder to translate company vision and user growth into scalable, high-performance technical execution. You will oversee platform architecture, system reliability, infrastructure strategy, and technical vendor decisions-bridging high-level executive direction with practical architectural leadership., 1. Strategic Architecture & Technical Roadmap

 * Partner directly with the Founder to prioritize engineering roadmaps, feature rollouts, and infrastructure milestones.
 * Architect resilient systems capable of supporting rapid growth, high concurrency, and real-time interactive user experiences.
 * Balance fast-paced product iteration with security, platform stability, and sustainable code standards.

 2. Infrastructure & Performance
 * Guide cloud infrastructure, database scaling, caching strategies, and latency optimization across the application.
 * Oversee third-party vendor integrations and evaluate build-versus-buy trade-offs to optimize technical runway.
 * Establish monitoring, automated CI/CD deployment pipelines, alerting, and security protocols.

 3. Engineering Governance & Team Scaling
 * Conduct high-level code and architecture reviews, setting engineering benchmarks and best practices.
 * Advise and mentor external engineering talent, contractors, or developers working across the stack.
 * Help define technical hiring profiles and participate in interviews as we build out a dedicated in-house engineering team over time.