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Technical Co-founder (CTO): MarTech Productivity

💰 $90,000 - $125 🌍 New York City 📅 09/06/2024

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Job Description

By Default CMO is seeking a visionary technologist to join as Co-founder and
Chief Technology Officer for our exciting early-stage startup, developing a
cutting-edge productivity tool - a marketing audit system - for B2B marketers.

If you’re a smart, hungry technologist who relishes creative problem-solving
opportunities - in an exciting environment - then you’ll love the position and
the startup.

### Role Overview

As Co-founder CTO, you'll be instrumental in shaping the technical direction
and product development. You'll lead the engineering team, drive innovation,
and play a key role in the company's strategic decisions.

### Must haves:

* 5+ years of work experience of software development & full-stack web development background (with Start-up experience)
* Ability to build a SaaS product, make quick decisions, disagree and commit & experiment a lot.
* Strong communication skill & ability to speak on behalf of technological side of product.
* Entrepreneurial spirit & willingness to support the company in various aspects of growing a start-up
* Ability to lead and manage technical team as the company grows & attract talent
* Knowledge & experience of building productivity tools, collaboration software, or SaaS platforms
* Experience with real-time collaboration features and data synchronization
* Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
* Has the ability to get the things done - a doer.

### Good to have:

* Proven track record of delivering complex software projects
* Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies
* Familiarity with marketing landscape & enjoy the subject

### Key Responsibilities

* Develop, lead and execute the technical vision and strategy for our product
* Architect scalable, secure, and user-friendly solutions
* Make critical technology stack decisions
* Establish best practices for software development, testing, and deployment
* Represent the company's technical vision to investors, partners, and customers
* Lead the development and scaling of our MVP into a fully developed, cutting-edge platform.
* Define and implement technical strategies ensuring the solution meets business needs

### Personal Attributes

* Genuine enthusiasm for business, marketing, technology and innovation.
* Ability to think through complex ideas, and bring new solutions to the table.
* Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment.
* Have fun and love what you do

### Co-founder red flags

* Inability to make decisions, communicate, speak their mind
* Inability to disagree and commit

### What We Offer

* Equity stake
* Opportunity to shape a product that will revolutionize marketer’s productivity
* A collaborative, open-minded, and inspiring environment.
* Negotiation on salary

### Commitment

You should be able to work 15-25 hrs a week initially (for 3 month) until we
find fit for each other & commit full-time after that.