Tech Lead / CTO #PFS860121

Job Overview And Responsibility

Well­-capitalized edtech start­-up is looking for the core team member as the Tech Lead / CTO to be responsible for the entire stack.

• Need to build the product and technology for the running operations, manage systems and maintained​ regularly;
• A dreamer, self­-motivated, a tech architect, and a hands­-on developer all rolled into one;
• Responsible for building the engineering stack that is the foundation for our products and services;
• Hiring and building out our engineering/products team, comfortable with managing and motivating people;
• Currently in the Senior level in your current jobs and thinks he/she is capable of MUCH MORE;
• A team player, an optimist with a decent amount of risk appetite;
• Eager to build an organization and create a scalable low­-cost tech ecosystem;
• Organized and good at planning and just brilliant in execution;
• Willingness to take up the challenges and be a part of a successful core start­up team.

Required Skills and Experience

We’re looking for a young­-at heart, intense, and extremely motivated co-­fighter. You should have:

• A BS / MS / Ph.D. in Computer Science or the equivalent;
• At least 7 years experience in programming;
• Experience in developing your own product, staking up your time and future on its success;
• A proactive mentality to initiate and lead technical aspects of the company; ­ Experience in designing and building systems for consumer internet products (experience in education would be advantageous, but not necessary) – front + back­end + infrastructure;
• Prior experience in server infrastructure and especially optimizing media streaming is a BIG plus;
• Experience with consumer technology startup required, scaling to series A or beyond a plus;
• Experience working in small, close­-knit, fast­-growing environments with extremely quick product reiteration;
• Do everything above at one­-third the time most competent people think possible (I literally lifted this from Jeff Bezos but think this largely holds true for us as well);
• Sufficient language skills to work with founders & investors
• Being business savvy is a plus.

Why Candidate should apply this position

We focus on serving K­-12 after­-school tutoring market in Southeast Asia and eventually build the future of education here. You will be joining a young startup from day 1. This means a few things:

• You will be involved in developing a brand-­new product from scratch alongside a talented team
• You are trusted with huge responsibilities from Day 1. Be the owner of your own learning curve. The possibilities are limitless and depending on you
• You will work directly with:
• The founding team with rich experience in startups and finance/fund​ raising
• Board members with extensive experience developing tech startups and reputable education companies
• A team with solid VC backing
• We offer an exciting opportunity to work in the cutting­-edge field of EdTech
• Generous stock options
• You get to work in a very dynamic environment

Prefer if candidate have

• Full stack experience building system for consumer internet product beyond series A
• Experience managing and motivating people
• Less preference on someone with significant time in outsourcing role.

Reporting to

Board of Directors

Interviewing Process

Interview with Founding team