IT Director – CTO

Stellenbeschreibung:

Co-shape the company's vision, strategy, and business model as an equal member of the founding team
Define and implement Calvergy's overall technical strategy
Build a scalable, maintainable, and future-proof platform architecture
Technical decision-making responsibility toward investors, partners, and customers
End-to-end ownership of the software architecture (backend, frontend, DevOps, data/ML)
Architect and scale backend systems
Integrate simulation, AI/optimization models, and product logic
Ensure code quality, performance, security, and technical excellence
Collaborate with users to translate real-world problems into marketable products
Build, lead, and inspire the tech team
Recruit, mentor, and develop engineers and data talent
Define development processes, engineering culture, tooling, and quality standards
Serve as the interface between engineering, product, sales, and external partners
Hands-on contribution to critical components in the backend, frontend, and cloud infrastructure
Establish DevOps structures (CI/CD, cloud, monitoring)
Rapid prototyping, validation, and iteration of new features together with customers

Requirements

Several years of experience as a CTO, Tech Lead, Lead Engineer, or Senior Full Stack Developer — or comparable entrepreneurial experience
Strong expertise in system and software architecture, ideally with Python and a modern cloud stack
Experience with frontend technologies such as React and TypeScript
Solid understanding of scalable platforms, APIs, data architectures, and distributed systems
Initial experience building and leading teams
Entrepreneurial mindset, strong ownership mentality, and high intrinsic motivation
Willingness to take on technical, strategic, and people responsibility
Bonus: experience with AI/ML, optimization, simulation, or energy systems

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in system and software architecture with a strong focus on Python, cloud technologies, and scalable platforms. Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams while driving technical strategy and innovation.