Chief Technology Officer

Chief Technology Officer

Protingent Staffing is offering a fully remote direct‑hire Chief Technology Officer position with a leading client. The role requires a visionary leader to design and scale the engineering organization and its technical direction from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Define the long‑term architecture for the client’s AI systems, infrastructure, and developer platform.
• Evaluate trade‑offs between speed of iteration and long‑term system design, ensuring scalability, reliability, and future evolution.
• Guide key decisions across model integration, data pipelines, distributed systems, and product architecture.
• Translate product direction into clear technical execution in collaboration with engineers.
• Structure engineering workstreams and keep teams aligned on priorities.
• Maintain high engineering standards while focusing on shipping.
• Establish engineering culture, development practices, and technical standards across the company.
• Build and scale a world‑class engineering team across key talent hubs, including China and the US.
• Identify strong technical leaders and help build a high‑quality engineering organization.
• Define hiring standards and interview processes to maintain a high engineering bar.
• Work closely with product, research, and leadership teams to ensure technical workstreams move forward smoothly across teams and locations.
• Help resolve cross‑team technical and execution challenges.

Qualifications

• Strong technical foundation in system architecture, large‑scale systems, and distributed architecture.
• Ability to reason clearly about complex systems and make pragmatic technical decisions.
• Experience building or leading high‑performing engineering teams.
• Strong judgment on technical trade‑offs and engineering priorities.
• Comfortable operating in early‑stage environments with high ambiguity.
• Clear communication and ability to align teams.

Job Details

• Job Type: Direct Hire
• Pay Range: Market Rate
• Location: Fully Remote

About Protingent: Protingent is an award‑winning provider of top‑tier engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation across software, aerospace, AI, clean tech, medical devices, and connected technologies. We are passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.