Position: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Location: Tallinn
Industry: iGaming – Platform Provider
Are you an experienced technology leader ready to take ownership of an evolving iGaming platform with great potential? Our client, an ambitious start-up founded by an experienced industry team headquartered in Malta, with its technical development in Estonia, is looking for a hands-on Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead and develop its global tech function and shape the strategic direction of its platform development.
With a vision and experience to build a robust and scalable system that caters for a players first, global multi-brand, multi-product, multi-jurisdictional gambling platform. A platform that allows launching customized gambling sites to the market in a short time frame without compromising on quality, security, or user experience. The company is investing in world-class technology and engineering leadership.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
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Defining and executing the company’s long-term technology strategy.
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Leading the architecture and development of a scalable and modular iGaming platform.
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Building, developing and managing a high-performing, distributed engineering team.
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Overseeing infrastructure, security, and performance of the entire tech ecosystem.
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Implement and uphold best practices for scalable software development throughout the development workflow.
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Driving performance, transformation, new technology and continuous improvement across the tech stack.
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Aligning technical decisions with business objectives and multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements.
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Collaborating closely with business stakeholders
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Managing roadmap, timelines, budgets, and technical resources.
What We’re Looking For
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Proven experience in a CTO or senior technical leadership role, ideally in high-growth tech or gaming environments.
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Career long hands-on background in software architecture and engineering.
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Mindset and patience to excel in a startup environment.
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Vision and courage to boldly evolve the startup environment to big business.
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Experience building scalable backend platforms and distributed systems.
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Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines.
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Strategic thinker with the ability to align technology with commercial goals.
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Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
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A product mindset with a focus on user experience and operational efficiency.
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iGaming industry experience and interest.
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For you to play a significant role as a core team member, giving a wide variety of contributions to building a successful and competitive company.
Nice-to-Haves
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Passion for constant improvement, optimisation and emerging technologies.
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Strong business smarts and an understanding of the full product lifecycle.
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Experience scaling remote engineering teams.
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Experience with building B2B software.
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Knowledge or skills to build web apps (React)
Current Tech Stack
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Languages & Frameworks: Java 11, Spring Boot, WebFlux, REST API
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Data & Messaging: Kafka, CockroachDB, Redis
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Frontend: Angular
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Infrastructure: GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)