Chief Technology Officer

Your Tasks 1. Technology Strategy & Architecture

• Define and drive Neho s technology vision and roadmap in line with business goals

• Drive the design, development, and evolution of our internal platforms, CRM, and digital tools

• Lead architectural decisions across platforms, data, and cloud strategy

• Ensure scalability, performance, reliability, and cost efficiency

• Balance delivery speed with long-term maintainability and technical debt

• Establish best practices across software development, DevOps, testing, and quality

2. Leadership

• Recruit senior engineers and engineering leaders as the organization scales

• Lead and structure a fully remote team of 20 developers, provide guidance and develop internal leaders

• Recruit senior engineers and engineering leaders as the organization scales

3. Execution & Delivery Excellence

• Ensure fast, reliable, and predictable delivery of product and platform initiatives

• Establish effective delivery processes (Agile/Shape-Up/Hybrid)

• Remove blockers and manage cross-team dependencies

• Hold teams accountable for outcomes, not just output

4. Quality, Security & Operational Stability

• Set standards for code quality, testing, and reviews

• Own system reliability, monitoring, and incident response

• Ensure security, privacy, and compliance (GDPR, SOC2, etc. where relevant)

• Identify, manage, and mitigate technical risks as the platform scales

5. Business & Stakeholder Alignment

• Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions

• Work closely with CEO, Head of Product, and other leaders on priorities

• Clearly communicate technical trade-offs and translate to non-technical stakeholders

• Support go-to-market initiatives, integrations, and evolving customer needs

What we offer

• A unique career opportunity to lead the technology function of a fast-growing scale-up within the real estate industry

• Shape the future of real estate tech in Switzerland: Define the technology strategy, drive platform development, and deliver data-driven, efficient, and scalable solutions that give Neho a competitive edge

• Make a tangible impact by shaping both technology and business initiatives, contributing your ideas directly to strategic decision-making

• Enjoy flat hierarchies, quick decision-making processes, and the freedom to work autonomously and leave your mark

• Be part of an energetic, forward-thinking team spanning our HQ in Lausanne and our TechLab in Romania

• Thrive in an entrepreneurial, innovative culture that values transparency, fairness, and strong team support

• Competitive benefits including 5 weeks of vacation, fully paid maternity/paternity leave, remote work options, regular team events, and partner discounts

What you bring Essential

• 5+ years of experience in leading remote tech teams in a CTO function or equivalent role

• Strong track record working for startups or scale-ups with the ability to thrive in dynamic, high-growth environments

• Passionate about leading, coaching and mentoring engineering teams, challenging technical decisions, identifying skill gaps, and driving continuous improvement in team performance and efficiency

• Minimum 7 years of back-end experience (PHP), including 4+ years with Laravel at scale

• Deep expertise in React architecture and front-end systems

• Strong experience in managing and maintaining CRM systems, ensuring smooth operation and supporting ongoing development and optimization

• Results-driven with a strong commitment to achieving excellence and driving initiatives across the organization

• Proven ability to collaborate across departments and work with management to define technology strategy, product roadmaps, and execution plans

• Professional proficiency in English

Nice to have

• French or Romanian language skills

• Expertise with additional technologies listed in tech stack below

• Experience leading AI-driven projects or integrating AI into products or processes

What you are working with

As our CTO, you will lead a sophisticated technology landscape that powers our platforms and digital products. While hands-on coding is not required, familiarity with some technologies would be beneficial.

The current stack includes:

• Back-end: PHP with Laravel, including advanced features like service containers, facades, middleware, service providers, and optimized database interactions with Eloquent ORM (handling N+1 issues, eager loading, and scopes)

• Front-end: ReactJS for our CRMs and customer-facing experiences, plus NextJS for a recently acquired platform

• UI / Styling: Bootstrap (CSS framework) for responsive and scalable interfaces

• APIs & Integrations: REST and GraphQL for seamless internal and external integrations

• Background Processes & Queues: Redis, Horizon, and job queues for efficient, reliable asynchronous processing

• Authentication & Security: Robust auth systems including Sanctum, Passport, and OAuth2.

If this sounds like the right professional opportunity for you, then apply now with your CV in English.

Please note that we are only considering applications submitted through our career page: >

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