CTO for NDA Bucharest

CTO for NDA
Bucureşti
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

Main verticals: i
Gaming, Affiliate Marketing,  Online Dating, Fin
Tech, Apps

Expertise: Affiliate, Media Buy, Product/Project, Sales / Bizdev, Finance, Operations, Payment, Web development, i
OS & Android

• 160+ candidates placed each year
• 33 countries covered
• 120+ satisfied clients
• 13+ years in business
• <8% replacement rate

A Pay
Tech company operating a
- performance payment processing platform and currently seeking a CTO. By merging deep fintech expertise with a strong understanding of merchant needs, we create
- thinking solutions that enable businesses to enter and grow in new markets. Our established product helps clients scale effectively while offering access to a broad range of domestic and global payment options.

Tech Stack: PHP 8, Nginx, My
SQL, Redis, Rabbit
MQ, Git
Lab
CI, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana
Tools: Slack, Jira, Confluence, Open
VPN

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the company’s technology vision aligned with business objectives.
• Lead and expand the engineering function: recruitment, mentoring, and process building.
• Guarantee platform scalability, resilience, and security.
• Introduce architectural improvements and drive technical innovation.
• Partner with product and commercial teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Mitigate risks associated with
  - load systems and
  - risk fintech environments.
• Supervise software quality, CI/CD flows, monitoring systems, and incident response.

Requirements:

• 7+ years in software engineering, including 3+ years in a senior leadership role (CTO / Head of Engineering / Tech Director).
• Background in fintech or
  - risk verticals.
• Strong track record in designing and scaling
  - load platforms.
• Hands-on experience with PHP, Docker/Kubernetes, and AWS.
• Proficiency with relational and
  - relational databases, caching, and messaging systems (My
  SQL, Redis, Rabbit
  MQ).
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Strategic
  - making skills balancing technical and business needs.
• Excellent leadership and people management abilities with a focus on culture.
• English: Upper-Intermediate or above.

What We Offer

Health & Well-being

• Fully covered sick leave;
• 20 days of paid vacation;
• Medical support package;
• Benefits Cafeteria (budget for gym, dental care, psychological services, etc. );
• Flexible work format: remote or office;
• Corporate presents and events.

Professional Development

• Competitive compensation with annual performance reviews;
• Yearly budget for courses, conferences, workshops, and literature;
• Internal training initiatives;
• Collaboration with experienced professionals and knowledge sharing.

Culture & Environment

• Fast-paced,
  - driven setting;
• Chance to impact product development from early stages;
• Open-minded team with constructive discussions;
• Streamlined processes with no unnecessary bureaucracy.