About INSAIT: At Insait, we empower financial institutions to improve customer understanding and boost revenue using advanced Gen-AI. Our digital agent, “Insait.IO,” combines human-like communication with expertise in banking and fintech, enhancing sales, marketing, and decision-making.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead our technology team and shape the strategic direction of our product development. The CTO will oversee all technical aspects of the company, driving innovation and ensuring our technology infrastructure is aligned with business goals. This includes managing a team of skilled developers, with a specific focus on large language models (LLMs), and integrations. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud technologies, infrastructure, security, and team management, and be adept at fostering collaboration across departments.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: - Define and implement the company’s technical vision and strategic roadmap. - Align technology development with business goals, identifying opportunities to drive innovation and market competitiveness. - Collaborate with executive leadership to make informed decisions about technology investments and priorities.
- Team Management and Development: - Lead, inspire, and mentor a diverse technical team, including LLM experts, full-stack developers, and infrastructure engineers. - Scale and optimize the team structure to meet business needs as the company grows. - Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and high performance.
- Technical Expertise and Oversight: - Supervise the development, deployment, and maintenance of robust, scalable, and secure technology solutions. - Oversee the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines, containerization (e.g., Docker), and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes). - Ensure high availability and performance of systems, including databases (PostgreSQL) and cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure).
- Product Development: - Drive the technical direction for the development of new products and features. - Ensure efficient integration of LLMs and other AI capabilities into the company’s offerings. - Oversee full-stack development efforts to deliver seamless user experiences and highly functional APIs.
- Security and Compliance: - Implement and enforce security protocols to protect data in transit and at rest. - Ensure compliance with industry standards and certifications (e.g., SOC 2). - Stay informed about evolving security threats and adapt systems accordingly.
- Collaboration and Communication: - Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical teams, translating complex ideas into actionable business insights. - Maintain strong relationships with vendors, partners, and stakeholders to ensure alignment on technical priorities.
- Budget and Resource Management: - Manage the technology budget, ensuring cost-effective use of resources without compromising quality. - Evaluate and negotiate with external vendors and technology partners.
Key Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience in a senior technical leadership role, with a strong background in managing and scaling technology teams.
- Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform).
- Hands-on experience with large-scale system design, scalability, and high-availability architectures.
- In-depth knowledge of full-stack development (e.g., React, Flask), networking, and real-time system monitoring tools.
- Strong understanding of security best practices, compliance standards, and data encryption.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with a proactive and innovative approach to challenges.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and align teams.