About the role
We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead EVIFY's technology strategy, product development, engineering operations, and digital transformation. The CTO will take overall ownership of technology across our SaaS platform, Rider & Team Apps, AI-powered products, DMT (Data Monetisation Tool), and internal automation systems. The role requires strong technical leadership along with the ability to manage in-house teams, external development partners, and technology vendors.
Responsibilities:
- Define and execute EVIFY's technology strategy and product roadmap.
- Lead development and scaling of the Hive SaaS platform, Rider App, Team App and Hive Copilot.
- Drive the development and commercial deployment of DMT and AI/data-driven products.
- Build automation solutions across Operations, Finance, HR, Fleet and Marketing.
- Ensure high standards of system reliability, scalability, performance and security.
- Lead architecture, API development, databases, cloud infrastructure and technical integrations.
- Manage and evaluate in-house engineering teams, external developers, vendors and technical consultants.
- Establish strong practices for code quality, documentation, testing, deployment and disaster recovery.
- Build and mentor the technology team, including hiring senior engineering and DevOps talent.
- Work closely with the CEO and leadership team to align technology with business and commercial objectives.
- Monitor technology KPIs, project milestones, delivery timelines and product performance.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in software/product development, with significant technical leadership experience.
- Strong expertise in MERN stack - MongoDB, Express.js, React.js and Node.js .
- Hands-on experience with React Native and mobile application development.
- Strong understanding of REST APIs, system architecture, databases and data modelling.
- Strong experience with AWS/cloud infrastructure, DevOps and deployment.
- Experience managing engineering teams and external development partners/vendors.
- Strong knowledge of AI/automation, data platforms or SaaS products.
- Understanding of security, scalability, system monitoring and disaster recovery.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making and communication skills.
Good to Have:
- Experience with IoT, GPS/telematics or mobility/logistics technology.
- Experience in AI, computer vision or video intelligence.
- Experience building multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
- Knowledge of Redis, CI/CD and high-volume data pipelines.
- Experience taking products from prototype to commercial deployment.
- Previous experience in a CTO / Head of Technology / Engineering leadership role.