Chief Technology Officer

SKELAR is a venture builder that creates and scales international tech businesses and products following the rules of the venture-capital world. Together with co-founders, we bring together strong teams to launch product-led IT companies and win global markets.

We’re now looking for a Chief Technology Officer for one of our businesses — PawChamp (full-time in Kyiv or Warsaw).

The PawChamp team is building a mobile app and web platform for dog owners, already used by300K+ users worldwide. The content is created together with professional dog trainers. Since launch, the team has shipped 16 product updates, released 18+ courses and programs with experts, and localized the app into English and Spanish — with plans to add 15 more languages by the end of 2026.

PawChamp has an average rating of4.6 in the US. The app is available in 173 countries on both iOS and Android, and includes an integrated AI companion — Pawchie — available 24/7. It responds instantly, remembers context (breed, age, behavioral history), and provides fast, personalized solutions to users. The team actively works with AI, embraces technically complex challenges, and believes that with an experienced CTO, they can grow even faster.

Key Responsibilities

— Scale the engineering team, serve as a technical role model, and act as a strategic partner to the business. — Together with the team, design a reliable product architecture aligned with modern engineering practices (xOps culture — Dev, QA, Data, etc., Agile, XP, GRASP, 12-factor app). — Initiate new technical solutions ensuring 24/7 platform availability for users. — Influence business decisions and contribute to moving the company from mid- to late-stage. — Build a world-class Ukrainian product used globally.

What we already have in place

— A strong team of 15 engineers. — A proven tech stack: GCP, k8s (GKE), Helm, MySQL, Postgres, BigQuery, Redis, MongoDB, Google Pub/Sub, Terraform, Ansible, PHP (legacy), Go, Python, JS, TS, Swift, Kotlin. — A product-led mindset. — Expertise and support from tech leaders across the SKELAR ecosystem.

What matters to us

— Deep understanding and ability to design complex, large-scale systems from scratch (System Design). — Experience leading engineering teams and strong tech leadership skills. — Confident project management and crisis management abilities.

Beyond Business: SKELAR Foundation

Alongside our companies, we also develop the SKELAR Foundation — a charitable foundation created by our employees. Through this initiative, we launch and fund projects that help overcome the consequences of war and support Ukraine’s recovery.

About SKELAR

SKELAR is a place for people who want to build successful companies. We call these companies “the next big everything.” And we truly believe in their potential and scale.

We plan to continue growing tech businesses, conquering global markets, and contributing to Ukraine’s victory 🇺🇦

To make this possible, we’ve built a full venture-builder ecosystem:

— 8 infrastructure teams that support startups with everything from recruiting to finance and legal operations; — A founders community with hands-on experience in launching multiple businesses; — Internal professional clubs (marketing, engineering, finance, recruiting); — Training programs, courses, conferences; — Medical insurance and a corporate doctor.

Let’s build the next big everything together.