CTO (Project Technical Lead)

OTAKOYI is looking for an experienced and proactive Project Technical Lead to oversee our multi-functional development teams on a client project.

This role combines the responsibilities of a Lead Backend Developer with oversight of both frontend and AI/ML components, akin to a project-specific CTO. This leader will guide three sub-teams (Backend, Frontend, AI/ML), liaising closely with stakeholders and managing the full project roadmap from planning to release.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate the activities of the Backend, Frontend, and AI/ML teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, provide regular updates, and ensure alignment with project goals.
• Conduct research and provide technical assessments, estimates, and planning.
• Define and maintain the project roadmap, creating detailed release plans for product features.
• Establish and oversee technical processes across all sub-teams.
• Mentor and support sub-team leads, ensuring knowledge transfer and alignment with best practices.
• Regularly evaluate and introduce new technologies to improve the project.
• Maintain clear and structured documentation of the work performed.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience with Kotlin (K/JVM).
• Proficiency in SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Experience with Spring Boot and Spring Framework.
• Strong familiarity with Azure Services
• Strong familiarity CI/CD tools.
• Proven ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
• Strong initiative and decision-making abilities.
• Strong experience with at least one modern frontend framework (React, Angular, or Vue.js). Experience with ReactJS will be a plus (ReactJS, NextJS, TailwindCSS, SSR/SPA).
• Knowledge of frontend testing frameworks and experience with end-to-end testing.
• Experience in setting up build systems and managing frontend performance.
• Familiarity with common ML and data science workflows (data cleaning, feature engineering, model training/evaluation).
• Experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP) , GenAi, and/or Computer Vision is a plus.
• Understanding of cloud-based ML model deployment on AWS (SageMaker or similar).
• Ability to interpret model results and communicate insights clearly.
• Knowledge of data processing tools like Apache Spark, Kafka, or similar is a plus.
• English proficiency at Upper-Intermediate or higher (spoken and written).
• Strong project management skills, with a proven record of leading diverse technical teams.
• Excellent communication skills to interface with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• High level of adaptability, capable of balancing hands-on technical contributions with strategic planning.
• Ability to motivate, mentor, and cultivate a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

About OTAKOYI

OTAKOYI is not just one more outsourcing company, but a trusted technical partner who you can rely on.For over the decade OTAKOYI designs and builds software products for Startups, Scaleups, and Industry Giants worldwide. Our main goal is to help businesses succeed by delivering digital products of world-class standard, made up of the best engineering teams from Eastern Europe.Our team consists of perfectionists and open-minded people. We admire inventiveness, flexibility, and critical thinking combined with open-mindedness and the ability to work in a team.Are you an ambitious developer, an observant tester, a creative designer, or just a motivated guy who wants to become a part of IT community? That being so, check for our open positions and demonstrate all your skills in web, mobile development, UI/UX design, or IT-related matters. Our team is constantly growing.

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