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Do you want to help us shape what the future of work will look like and how it will best embrace our life's aspirations? If this sounds like a journey you want to embark on, we may have the right role for you!

PayFit is an intuitive cloud-based payroll and employee management solution designed specifically for SMBs. Since 2015, we have set ourselves a mission to simplify payroll for SMBs and enable employers and employees to grow together. We are a European company operating from 3 main countries (France, Spain, and the UK) where we are supporting over 9500 clients.

Creating a fulfilling work environment and culture is also a core mission at PayFit, and our day-to-day work philosophy is reflected in our four values:

Care

We genuinely care for others whoever they are, whatever they think.

Excellence

We aim to improve and achieve better results every day.

Humility

Staying humble and exchanging transparent feedback helps us to grow and improve.

Passion

We are the architects of PayFit's success.

A key part of our culture, and essential for our success, is also improving the diversity of our teams and building an inclusive culture where you can be yourself at work.

This is why our recruitment focuses on the skills you demonstrate, and not only on your academic background or previous professional experiences. At PayFit we understand that you can gain applicable skills through a variety of life experiences and we are interested in knowing them, too.

Location: France or Spain is preferred

Language : English will be your working language and French/Spanish would be nice to have but not mandatory for this role.

Our current stack

• Dev : Node.JS, TypeScript, React.JS, Golang

• CICD : Github, ArgoCD, CircleCI

• Cloud : AWS

• Databases : MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake

• Infra : Kubernetes, Docker

• Monitoring : Datadog

What will be your responsibilities?

Our mission is to provide core SaaS & HR experiences for other product teams and end users. As a CTO you will be part of our Leadership Team (C-levels) and you’ll lead the global Engineering function across geographies and businesses.

Being responsible for the global Engineering function, you will:

Establish the Engineering Strategy & Define the Roadmap

• Build the right technology, product and organization to establish PayFit as the No.1 Payroll and HR platform for SMEs in Europe

• Define and execute Engineering strategy including the evolution of JetLang (PayFit low-code platform for Payroll Product) assuming end to end responsibility to its success

• Partner with Exco to define, prioritize and realize PayFit Strategy

Lead the Team

• Lead, manage and mentor Engineering Team (100+ppl) and ensure their day to day excellence and fulfillment

• Develop a strategy and framework for allocating people and resources effectively in line with vision, in a way that motivates and inspires team members

• Set goals that help meet the organization’s needs, set a high standard for success, drive performance, efficiency and effectiveness of engineering and product development team

• Oversee key hiring and talent development programs in Engineering, IT & Security teams

Elevate What Engineering Means

• Position Engineering Team as a customer centric and a role model in terms of collaboration (with design, product, countries/local product teams, business)

• Embed security in every technological aspect of the organization, ensure more robust security governance and efficient security operations

Deliver

• Lead all aspects of the development lifecycle from strategic planning, design/architecture, development, testing and deployment, and maintenance, with the ability to take in and prioritize inputs such as security, performance and business impact

• Ensure the overall delivery, quality and security of Payroll and HR Products

Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

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