Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
This role is part of our AddSearch team, one of our growing brands at saas.group. AddSearch is a 15-person B2B SaaS company providing enterprise site search and content discovery solutions to mid-sized to large customers with demanding compliance, custom contract, and SLA requirements. Our core product is mature and stable, while our newest offering - an AI-powered RAG solution - is driving the majority of our current sales growth. Profile Overview We're looking for a hands-on CTO to lead our technical strategy and a senior team of 5 engineers plus a solutions engineer. This is a player-coach role: you'll set architectural direction, solve complex technical problems, and support the team's growth-while remaining close enough to the code to earn the team's respect. You'll be joining a company at an inflection point: maintaining a stable, high-SLA enterprise product while scaling a newer AI/RAG solution. You'll need to balance both. Why join now? This is a rare opportunity to lead technical strategy at a company with a stable, profitable core and genuine AI-driven growth momentum. It’s a second act built on solid foundations. You'll work with a highly experienced, autonomous team that doesn't need hand-holding, in a fully remote culture built around trust and outcomes. As the person shaping both our legacy platform and our emerging AI products, you'll collaborate directly with the CEO and executive peers. Your technical decisions will have real business weight from day one. Your responsibilities Technical Leadership Define and drive technical architecture for both our mature search platform and evolving RAG solution Make critical technical decisions on scaling, infrastructure, and product evolution Solve difficult technical problems that the team escalates Guide technology choices and evaluate new tools/approaches (especially AI-assisted development) Own deployment strategy, operational readiness, and infrastructure reliability across all engineering initiatives. Team & People Lead and mentor a team of 6 experienced engineers (5 developers + 1 solutions engineer) Foster a culture of technical excellence, autonomy, and continuous learning Conduct code/design reviews and provide thoughtful technical feedback Act as a coach rather than commander - this team values collaboration Business & Operations Review and assess technical requirements in enterprise contracts Handle security questionnaires and compliance requirements (SOC2, GDPR, etc.) Lead our SOC 2 compliance / audits Collaborate with CEO, product, sales and marketing leadership on product roadmap Balance technical debt, feature development, and operational stability Hands-On Contribution Contribute to architecture and design (you don't need to write code daily, but you should be able to) Stay current with AI/ML developments, especially in RAG and LLM applications Champion modern development practices (we use AI-assisted tools like Claude Code, Codex) What You bring to the table ...