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Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

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South Africa · On-site Full-time Executive 1mo ago

About the role

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AI | Platform | Startup Leadership

This is not a boardroom-only CTO role. You'll set the technical vision, build the platform, and still get your hands dirty.

You'll lead a fast-growing startup using AI to transform video production and personalization at scale, working directly with customers, shaping product direction, and building technology that actually ships.

If you love combining strategy + execution, this role is for you.

What you'll be doing

  • Owning the technology vision, roadmap, and architecture
  • Designing and scaling an AI-powered video platform
  • Staying hands-on with coding, prototyping, and problem-solving
  • Leading and growing engineering and AI teams
  • Working closely with the CEO and leadership team
  • Driving adoption of AI/ML, LLMs, and MLOps/LLMOps
  • Ensuring systems are secure, scalable, and reliable
  • Acting as the technical voice in customer conversations
  • Designing and advising on customer integrations
  • Exploring new technologies in generative AI and media delivery

What you need to bring

  • Proven experience as a CTO, VP Engineering, or senior technical leader
  • Strong hands-on background in:
    • Backend systems (PHP/Laravel or similar)
    • Modern JavaScript frameworks (React / Vue)
    • AI/ML pipelines, LLMs, and generative AI
    • Cloud platforms (AWS or GCP)
    • Containers & orchestration (Docker / Kubernetes)
  • Ability to balance big-picture vision with hands-on execution
  • Experience leading and mentoring senior engineers
  • Strong customer-facing and communication skills
  • Comfort operating in a startup, fast-paced, build-as-you-go environment

If you want to lead, build, and shape the future of AI-powered platforms - apply now.

Skills

AWSDockerGCPGenerative AIKubernetesLaravelLLMMLOpsPHPReactVue

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