The Company
We are an exciting online lending startup in Indonesia that uses cutting edge artificial intelligence technologies like machine learning, deep learning, etc to disrupt how financial services are delivered to mass consumers.
Description
The Chief Technology
Officer’s role is to assure the successful execution of the company’s business
mission through development and deployment of the company’s web presence. This requires
envisioning the company’s service offerings as a web-based business, leading
implementation of web applications, and planning for risk and growth.
Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning
·In partnership with the company’s founders, identify
opportunities and risks for delivering the company’s services as a web-based
business, including identification of competitive services, opportunities for
innovation, and assessment of marketplace obstacles and technical hurdles to
the business success.
·Identify technology trends and evolving social behavior that may
support or impede the success of the business.
·Evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms
(including web application frameworks and the deployment stack) for delivering
the company’s services.
·Lead strategic planning to achieve business goals by identifying
and prioritizing development initiatives and setting timetables for the evaluation,
development, and deployment of all web-based services.
·Participate as a member of the senior management team in
establishing governance processes of direction and control to ensure that
objectives are achieved, risks are managed appropriately and the organization’s
resources are used responsibly, particularly in the areas of software
development, office networks and computers, and telecommunications.
·Collaborate with the appropriate departments to assess and
recommend technologies that support company organizational needs.
·Establish a governance process that meets government, partner,
and company expectations for customer information privacy.
·Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide
information security plan that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of the company’s data and servers.
·Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster
recovery and business continuity plan.
·Communicate the company’s technology strategy to investors,
management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders.
Implementation & Deployment
·As a member of the senior management team, participate in the
selection and registration of the company’s web site domain names, including
any related-but-unused domains that could compromise the integrity of the
business (through competition, typo-squatting, etc.).
·Establish email service for the company (in the absence of a
system administrator).
·Select and set up a software revision control sytem and
repository (in the absence of a system administrator).
·Select and set up web-based internal communications systems,
such as a wiki, blog, chatroom, project management, and bug tracking systems
(in the absence of a system administrator).
·Collaborate with the founders and potential customers to develop
use cases (or user stories) and specifications that describe the implementation
of the company’s services as a web application.
·Collaborate with a User Experience Designer and potential
customers to prepare wireframes or mockups of a prototype of the company’s web
application.
·As a member of the senior management team, participate in the
selection of a graphic designer who will create the company corporate identity
and design the web application’s look and feel. Ensure that the graphic designer
has sufficient web experience, follows guidelines established in the User
Experience design process, and delivers assets that can be easily adapted to
web requirements.
·Select and manage company staff or outsourced vendors who will
implement a design as web pages using CSS and XHTML conforming to web
standards.
·Select or define the company’s software development methodology.
·Establish a specification conformance and testing regimen based
on user stories and the User Experience design.
·Promulgate coding conventions and documentation standards.
·Review current best practices for the selected web framework and
establish the initial architecture for the application.
·Select and manage company staff or outsourced vendors who will
implement the application.
·Establish and supervise the software development process,
setting short-term objectives and assessing progress as defined by the selected
software development methodology.
·Conduct code reviews and specification conformance testing as
defined by the selected software development methodology.
·Establish and supervise a quality assurance process, including
integration and system testing.
·Select, deploy, and monitor performance profiling tools and
procedures.
·Review and approve proposed development releases and manage the
release process.
·Evaluate and select web application hosting providers.
·Establish an application deployment process and supervise
deployment to staging and production servers.
·Monitor application performance and review any application
failures in staging or production.
·Establish and monitor a web analytics regime that measures site
traffic and application usage relative to business goals.
·Support the marketing process by providing implementation of
technical requirements for Internet marketing and search engine optimization.
·As a member of the senior management team, establish a customer
service and support process, with particular responsibility for web-based
services that implement the support function. Establish a process to integrate
customer service and support with the software engineering process to support
resolution of customer issues and improve application usability.
Operational Management
·Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry
trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices by
attending relevant conferences and reading widely (including reading your
peers’ blogs!).
·Define and communicate company values and standards for
acquiring or developing systems, equipment, or software within the company.
·Ensure that technology standards and best practices are
maintained across the organization.
·Share knowledge, mentor, and educate the organization’s
investors, management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders with regard
to the company’s technological vision, opportunities, and challenges.
·Ensure company technical problems are resolved in a timely and
cost-effective manner.
·Develop, track, and control the development and deployment
annual operating and capital budgets for purchasing, staffing, and operations.
·Supervise recruitment, training, retention, and organization of
all development staff in accordance with the company hiring process, personnel
policies, and budget requirements.
·Establish standards of performance and monitor conformance for staff
(through performance review) and vendors (through service level agreements).
·Ensure the company’s internal technological processes and
customer-facing services comply with community expectations and applicable laws
and regulations for privacy, security, and social responsibility.
·Promote achievement of the company’s business goals within a
context of community collaboration by developing policies for sharing software
code, technological innovation, business processes, and other intellectual
property.
·Contribute to open source software development, standardization
of technologies, and evolution of best practices by collaborating with peers
outside the company, releasing code, presenting at conferences, and writing for
publication (online or offline).
Formal Education & Certification
·University degree in the field of computer science, business
administration, or another rigorous discipline. An advanced degree in one these
fields is a plus.
Knowledge & Experience
·Demonstrated ability to envision web-based services that meet
consumer needs or solve business problems.
·10 years experience managing web application development.
·Preferably at least 5 years experience with startup companies.
·Hands-on experience coding in more than one currently popular
web application framework.
·Familiar with more than one software development methodology.
·Ability to discern user requirements and develop specifications.
·Candidate must have a minimum of 8 years of experience as a
senior.NET developer in a corporate environment.
·Minimum 8 years of experience designing, developing, and
implementing large scale web-based applications using (ASP.net, csharp, VB.net,
DB2, SQL Server, VB6.0, SSRS, Crystal Reports, Visual Studio)
·Minimum 5 years of experience with SQL Server Databases
including related ETL products and techniques
Familiarity with frameworks like R and Matlab
·Strong skills in examining design and code for performance
improvement
·Experience with middleware technologies is a plus
·Minimum 5 years' experience working in a structured SDLC
project management environment
·Ability to work with multicultural teams and geographically
dispersed teams in multiple time zones
·Relevant software skills, particularly the Microsoft Office
Suite including MS Project and Visio.
·Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with rapidly
changing priorities
·Experience with WINDOWS system administration and web server
configuration.
·Knowledge of Internet protocols and RFC standards, database
management systems, and revivion control systems.
·Familiarity with technical requirements of Internet marketing
and search engine optimization.
·Familiarity with information security vulnerabilities and risk
management.
·Familiarity with consumer privacy and payments industry
compliance requirements.
·Exposure to business theory, business process development,
governance processes, management, budgeting, and administrative operations.
Personal Attributes
·Proven leadership ability.
·Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously.
·Excellent written and oral communication skills.
·Excellent interpersonal skills.
·Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical
audiences.
·Exceptionally self-motivated and directed.
·Keen attention to detail.
·Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
·Exceptional service orientation.
·Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative
environment.