Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

About this role

Engineering strategy and architecture
Define and own the technical vision and architecture strategy for Fourvenues

Ensure the platform scales reliably across multiple countries

Establish technical standards, decision-making frameworks, and documentation practices that distribute knowledge and reduce single-person dependencies

Own the technical roadmap working alongside with the product roadmap — planning and protecting engineering capacity for both delivery and platform health

Manage technical debt deliberately as a strategic decision, not an afterthought

Engineering leadership and people development
Lead, manage, coach, and develop the full engineering organisation

Establish clear role definitions across engineering

Build a culture of genuine technical ownership — where engineers have real authority commensurate with their responsibility

Run a meaningful 1:1 and feedback cadence — developing leaders, not just managing delivery

Build career development frameworks for engineers at every level

Create the conditions where senior technical talent can do their best work — protecting time for analysis, architecture, and craft without impacting organisational needs

Recruit and continuously raise the technical bar across the engineering organisation

Engineering delivery and operational excellence
Own engineering delivery — shipping reliably, predictably, and at the quality the market expects

Establish planning rhythms and protect them — sprint planning, technical analysis before development begins, retrospectives, and delivery reviews

Define and enforce clear escalation standards — what is a genuine hotfix, what is not, and how unplanned work is managed

Drive DevOps, CI/CD, and platform reliability practices across the organisation

Ensure platform security and infrastructure are managed as strategic priorities

Distribute critical knowledge across the team — no system or access should depend on a single individual

Champion the pragmatic adoption of AI tooling across engineering workflows — code generation, automated testing, observability, and incident response — embedding it as standard practice where it creates genuine leverage

Product and engineering alignment
Work as a genuine peer to the CPO — building a trust-based relationship where product and engineering make decisions together

Ensure engineering has a voice when features and priorities are defined — not just when they arrive for estimation

Establish clear decision rights at the product-engineering interface

Embed technical analysis as a standard step before development begins

Champion quality as the fastest path — not as a blocker to speed

Executive leadership
Work and collaborate as a member of Fourvenues’ leadership team

Partner with the CEO on engineering investment, and technology strategy

Surface risks and hard truths early — this organisation needs a CTO who tells it straight

10+ years in engineering leadership, with at least 3 years as CTO, VP Engineering, or equivalent in B2B SaaS

Proven track record scaling engineering through international growth

Specific experience building engineering ownership structures — distributing technical authority, defining Tech Lead and Team Lead roles, reducing single-person dependencies — non-negotiable

Experience transitioning engineering teams from reactive feature delivery to structured, technically-led development — non-negotiable

Strong track record working as a peer to product leadership — aligning on priorities and decision rights

Deep technical credibility earned through knowledge and judgement, not authority

Familiarity with modern SaaS stacks, CI/CD, and observability tooling, with enough technical depth to guide architecture and challenge decisions.

Practical experience embedding AI tooling into engineering workflows — code assistance, automated testing, and observability

Strong people leadership — you develop engineers into leaders

Experience in founder-led or high-growth environments where structure was being built

Fluent English and Spanish

Vertical SaaS, hospitality, or events technology experience a strong plus

Builder mentality, commercial awareness, and instinctive delegator

Competitive compensation aligned with the role and level of responsibility.
Annual bonus and incentive plan linked to Fourvenues’ global growth and the achievement of company-wide, individual and team objectives.
Hybrid and flexible working model, built on trust, accountability, and measurable impact.
Global growth environment, with direct influence on international expansion and strategic business decisions.
Leadership and professional development programmes offering continuous learning opportunities.
Culture of wellbeing and high performance, including private health insurance, additional vacation days, and modern offices designed for collaboration.
High-impact internal experiences and events that strengthen cohesion, professional growth, and a strong sense of belonging.
Language classes and flexible benefits tailored to your personal and professional needs.
Real opportunity to make an impact, driving the transformation of a scaling project into an international benchmark within its industry.