Chief Technology Officer

Job Description

CTO/Lead Developer – Crypto Purchasing Platform
Chicago, IL
 
Summary
We are a profitable cryptocurrency based company, that has bootstrapped a business to $100MM in revenue. We have about 30 total employees, and are finally looking to bring our software development/IT function in house (have been used 3rd parties). We are looking for a CTO to continue to lead the build out of our roadmap. You'll be managing our consultants initially, and eventually build out an in-house tech/product team. If you can be hands on and contribute to code, that would be great, but not required.
 
What you'll be doing

• Working with business executives to establish a software development and overarching IT strategy
• Understand business goals and develop solutions to meet/exceed these business goals
• Work with business executives to establish a budget for IT and software development initiatives
• Manage a team of software development consultants, and eventually FTEs
• Manage other areas of IT as needed
• Manage the software development roadmap to ensure projects stay on track
• Work with external vendors to manage integrations and other vendor initiatives
• Conduct code reviews, and ensure documentation is up to par
• Manage performance reviews
• Manage IT interviewing, hiring and training
• Contribute to code yourself as needed

 
What we're looking for

• 8+ total years of experience in IT  
• 3+ years of experience managing software development teams
• At least 1 year of experience with cryptocurrency, trading, FinTech or Blockchain application development  
• Experience recommending tech stacks to use for new projects
• Experience leading and mentoring less experienced developers
• Passion for cryptocurrency is a must

 
Nice to have skills

• Recent hands on software development experience