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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - **Company:** saas - **Location:** Spain (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Elasticsearch, Information Retrieval, Python (Programming Language), MySQL, Dropwizard, Software Engineering, Software Factory, Pulumi, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Technical Debt, Backend, Fastapi, Kotlin, Machine Learning Operations, Terraform - **Published:** May 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://es.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=22349f2b96b5b417 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Terraform?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * 10+ years of software engineering experience, with significant time in technical leadership roles * Strong hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tooling (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) * Working knowledge of our stack or ability to quickly ramp: Java/Kotlin, Python, AWS * Experience with AI/ML systems, particularly RAG architectures, LLMs, and prompt engineering * Track record leading senior engineering teams (not necessarily large teams, but experienced ones) * Comfort with enterprise B2B dynamics: contracts, SLAs, security reviews, compliance * Ambition and curiosity around product direction and customer problems, not just technical implementation * Excellent English communication (written and verbal) Nice-to-haves: * Prior CTO or VP Engineering experience * Experience with: Dropwizard, FastAPI, MySQL, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, Terraform/Pulumi * Familiarity with LangChain/LangSmith/LangFuse or similar observability/eval tools * Background in search, information retrieval, or adjacent domains * Experience scaling products from early traction to enterprise maturity ## Description We're looking for a hands-on CTO to lead our technical strategy and a senior team of 5 engineers plus a solutions engineer. This is a player-coach role: you'll set architectural direction, solve complex technical problems, and support the team's growth-while remaining close enough to the code to earn the team's respect. You'll be joining a company at an inflection point: maintaining a stable, high-SLA enterprise product while scaling a newer AI/RAG solution. You'll need to balance both. Why join now? This is a rare opportunity to lead technical strategy at a company with a stable, profitable core and genuine AI-driven growth momentum. It's not a pivot, but a second act built on solid foundations. You'll work with a highly experienced, autonomous team that doesn't need hand-holding, in a fully remote culture built around trust and outcomes. As the person shaping both our legacy platform and our emerging AI products, you'll collaborate directly with the CEO and executive peers. Your technical decisions will have real business weight from day one., Technical Leadership * Define and drive technical architecture for both our mature search platform and evolving RAG solution * Make critical technical decisions on scaling, infrastructure, and product evolution * Solve difficult technical problems that the team escalates * Guide technology choices and evaluate new tools/approaches (especially AI-assisted development) * Own deployment strategy, operational readiness, and infrastructure reliability across all engineering initiatives. Team & People * Lead and mentor a team of 6 experienced engineers (5 developers + 1 solutions engineer) * Foster a culture of technical excellence, autonomy, and continuous learning * Conduct code/design reviews and provide thoughtful technical feedback * Act as a coach rather than commander - this team values collaboration Business & Operations * Review and assess technical requirements in enterprise contracts * Handle security questionnaires and compliance requirements (SOC2, GDPR, etc.) * Lead our SOC 2 compliance / audits * Collaborate with CEO, product, sales and marketing leadership on product roadmap * Balance technical debt, feature development, and operational stability Hands-On Contribution * Contribute to architecture and design (you don't need to write code daily, but you should be able to) * Stay current with AI/ML developments, especially in RAG and LLM applications * Champion modern development practices (we use AI-assisted tools like Claude Code, Codex), * Backend: Java (Dropwizard), Kotlin, Python (FastAPI) * Data: MySQL, OpenSearch * AI/RAG: Python, LangFuse, LangSmith for evals * Infrastructure: AWS (manual + Terraform + Pulumi) * Development: Claude Code, Codex, modern AI-assisted workflows * Approach: Experimenting with prompt-based and script-driven software factory patterns ## Related Videos - [Hidden efficiency - How to enable your non-engineers as a CTO](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1412-hidden-efficiency-how-to-enable-your-non-engineers-as-a-cto) - [Why segmenting your infrastructure into tiers makes your infrastructure design better](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1960-why-segmenting-your-infrastructure-into-tiers-makes-your-infrastructure-design-better) - [Kotlin Multiplatform - True power of native code reuse](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/4-kotlin-multiplatform-true-power-of-native-code-reuse) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Your next 10x engineer isn't in your city. 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