CTO (Cupid Media)
$60,000–$60,000 year
Remote
Job Summary
Audit the current software development lifecycle to eliminate bottlenecks and design engineering frameworks that reduce delivery cycles. Act as the primary technical partner for product, design, and engineering teams, taking ownership of the business backlog to align resource allocation with strategic goals. Establish robust SDLC processes, enforce Agile and Scrum methodologies, and create a single source of truth for delivery status and risks. Synchronize cross-functional efforts, resolve pipeline dependencies, and validate product requirements against technical feasibility while providing data-driven pushback on unrealistic expectations. Present technical strategies and progress clearly to C-level executives. This CTO role supports one of Social Discovery Group's most established products, focusing on accelerating time-to-market and driving business value through optimized delivery frameworks.
Required Qualifications
- Deep expertise in SDLC setup and optimization
- Advanced IT project management and Delivery Management
- Strong grasp of various project frameworks (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, etc.)
- Ability to track, measure, and improve the TTM metric
- Deep understanding of the product approach and product creation/development lifecycles
- Knowledge of product analytics to support data-driven engineering decisions
- Ability to manage and prioritize a business backlog from an engineering perspective
- Strong architectural understanding to evaluate the feasibility of product requests
- Ability to map business requirements to technical execution plans
- Proven expertise in managing modern tech stack
- High load (distributed architecture, microservices, event driven, syn/async, k8s, CI/CD)
- Strong software development background
- Fluent Russian and English
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