Chief Technology Officer

Aspire Global, a publicly traded online gaming company, is looking for a CTO (Chief Technology Officer) to join the team.

Responsibilities

• Member of the company’s management


• Responsible for development lifecycle end to end (Architecture, design, development, QA, deployment to production)


• Responsibility on IT and R&D quality, efficiency, and budget


• Responsibility on production environment security, SLA, and stability


• Develop technical aspects of the company’s strategy to ensure alignment with its business goals


• Evaluate and implement new technologies and infrastructure


• Use stakeholders’ feedback to inform necessary improvements or adjustments to technology


• Communicate technology strategy to partners and investors


• Mobile and web product marketing research - researching and analyzing strategic and competitive information- finding trends, innovations, and changes in the relevant international gaming industry


• Creating and implementing the player experience strategy

Requirements

• Willing to relocate to Kiev or open to frequent travel to Kiev - a must


• At least 2 years of proven experience as a CTO in an online company


• At least 7 years’ experience in solution and software architecture


• At least 3 years’ experience in developing and operating mission-critical high-volume web systems (e.g. 24×7 NOC/SOC teams)


• Have experience in the product area as well - managed product vertical in the past


• Full understanding of mobile environment (IOs, Android, tablets, native apps)


• Good familiarity with web applications, end-user experience and acquisition funnel


• Experience in managing agile R&D delivery (work planning according to targets, developers training & recruitment, design, and code reviews)


• Experience in database (SQL) and .NET (MySQL and PHP - advantage)


• Knowledge of technological trends to build a strategy


• Understanding of budgets and business-planning


• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering


• Excellent English level (written and spoken)


• Brilliant, fast thinker, strategic thinking, strong leadership, and solving problem skills, excellent technical and communication skills, responsibility, initiative, high motivation, and quick learning.

Aspire Global - KMP-55773