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Principal Consultant | Below Average Golfer
Head of Engineering/CTO | Sydney | Fast-scaling company | Salary + equity
Join a rapidly growing Australian technology company, going through a period of international growth with their own proprietary platform, providing real-time, actionable insights and real-world impact.
They’re looking for a forward-thinking CTO who combines technical depth with product instinct and a passion for building smart, scalable solutions. You’ll be responsible for setting the technical direction, leading high-performing engineering teams, and delivering reliable, data-driven products.
This is a hands-on leadership role—perfect for someone who enjoys balancing architecture and execution, strategy and delivery, people leadership and code quality.
CTO Responsibilities
* Define and drive the long-term technology roadmap aligned with company strategy
* Champion scalable, cloud-native architecture and resilient infrastructure
* Spearhead the adoption of AI and intelligent automation across the product
* Collaborate with product teams to shape a roadmap that balances user needs and business priorities
* Lead the development of new features and technical improvements across our platform
* Drive innovation while ensuring systems remain stable, secure, and performant
* Coach and inspire a team of talented engineers across multiple disciplines
* Optimise development workflows, tooling, and agile processes to boost productivity
* Embed best practices for testing, CI/CD, and release reliability
* Monitor and improve delivery metrics, from build times to system uptime
CTO Requirements
* Strong experience leading engineering in fast-paced, product-driven environments
* Demonstrated ability to scale systems and teams through growth
* Strategic mindset with a bias for execution and clarity
* Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and modern infrastructure practices (e.g. Terraform)
* Background in IoT, edge computing, or real-time systems is a plus
* Ability to make pragmatic decisions across architecture, security, performance, and scale
* Working Knowledge of React/Node, AWS &/or C/C++ is ideal
* Familiarity with API ecosystems, integrations, and developer experience strategies
* Excitement about solving real-world problems
If you’d like to learn more, please apply with your most up-to-date CV and I’ll be in touch.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Product Management and Information Technology
* Industries
Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing, Software Development, and IT System Custom Software Development
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