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Wait a minute. Deep inside you are looking for a new adventure with Freedom, Ambition and Impact. Are you inspired in being a key player in building a massive EdTech company that will empower millions of people? Are you a mission-driven technologist who wants to shape the future of education and human potential using cutting-edge tech? At Paradox, were not building just another learning platform. Were on a mission to redefine how millions of people unlock their ambition through breakthrough digital experiences, captivating storytelling, and frontier technology. Why Paradox? Freedom: feeling free to work remotely or hybrid and being trusted to deliver Ambition: growing up surrounded by smart colleagues driven to create an iconic brand like Nike Impact: contributing to transform people lives at scale and feel your own impact in the company You also happen to want to use your experience as an awesome CTO to contribute to impacting the lives of thousands of people? Then, you have found the next adventure that will fulfill you! This is a fulltime position, carried out from our beautiful offices in Dubai, Lisbon or fully remote from anywhere in the world (with frequent travels to Dubai). French and English fluency is required. Your Mission Think Nike meets Netflix, powered by neuroscience and soft skills. Now inject it with AI, immersive media, and obsessionlevel execution. Thats where were headedand we need a visionary CTO to take us there. Responsibilities 1 | SET THE TECH VISION Architect the future of learning tech. Align tech with product, growth & design for maximum impact. Explore and apply breakthrough techAI, speech recognition, adaptive learning engines, and mobilenative UXto enhance how users learn. 2 | BUILD THE PRODUCT & PROTOTYPES Lead the fullstack development of our core platform. Cocreate MVPs with product & design, test relentlessly, iterate and ship fast. Prioritize simplicity, performance, and wow moments. 3 | SUPERCHARGE INTERNAL SYSTEMS Streamline infrastructure, automation, and backoffice tooling. Choose bestinclass tools (buy vs build) to scale fast and stay lean. Design robust, scalable architectures that power every business unit (finance, ops, CS). 4 | DRIVE DATA STRATEGY & OBSERVABILITY Build a modern data stack that enables realtime decisions. Implement clean pipelines, automated dashboards, and A/B testing. Ensure full visibility on product usage, engagement, and outcomes. 5 | OWN DELIVERY & PRIORITIZATION Translate the product vision into a reallife roadmap. Align with product on what ships when, with ruthless prioritization. Manage tech budgets, timelines, and key metrics. 6 | REPRESENT TECH INTERNALLY & EXTERNALLY Speak at events, write articles, and build our visibility in tech circles. Be a true partner to business, product, and design teams. 7 | LEAD YOUR TEAM TO EXCELLENCE Mentor, and retain worldclass engineers. Set high standards in code quality, documentation, and velocity. Cultivate a culture of ownership, experimentation, and high performance. Do you recognize yourself? You have a trackrecord being startupsavvy CTO building worldclass teams and products from 0 1. Youre obsessed with shipping, learning, and improvingalways datainformed, never perfectionist. Youre both strategic and handson: able to design architecture and jump into code when needed. You care deeply about education, personal growth, and impactand want your work to matter. You lead with energy, clarity, and empathyand attract Aplayers who want to follow your lead. Languages French & English fluency Our Stack (and Whats Next) Backend: Nest.js (with Typescript) Frontend: Next.js Architecture: microservices, AWS (EC2, Lambdas, RDS, CloudWatch), Vercel Containers & DevOps: Docker, CI/CD pipelines Data: DBT, ETLs, Metabase, Redshift Productivity: Notion, Webflow, Make, Airtable, N8N Perks & Benefits Freedom & WellBeing Flexible working hours A remote culture from day one with the freedom to work wherever you want Magnificent offices in Dubai and Lisbon: youre at home worldwide Standing desks paid by the company, if you live far from our offices Macbook: to be the most efficient in your work 350 per year paid by the company to take care of yourself (gym, dance class, etc.) 150 per year paid by the company to boost your knowledge (books, education) 1:1 coachings: a Paradox coach supporting you personally or professionally to live your best life Team building (benefits are only for fulltime employees) Hiring Process A 6 to 8 minute application survey (with a short video assignment) A video call with Timy to deep dive into your career path and ambitions A video call with Gab, Head of Engineering, to discuss how youd fit into Paradoxs tech team A culturefit video call with Angel, to assess alignment with our values and mindset A final Tech Case Study presentation to our Leadership Teamyour chance to showcase your vision, strategy, and how youd contribute to building our success Reference check to understand how you operate across environments and help set you up for a smooth onboarding Welcome aboard! About Our Hiring Process: Our recruitment process is tailored to avoid that you or us realize that were not a perfect fit. Every step serves a purpose and will allow us to get to know you better as much as itll help you understand more where youll be stepping in. At Paradox, we are convinced that people do not want just a job anymore. We are all craving to have an impact through our professional journey. Some want to start their own venture, some want to become an intrapreneur in their current organization, some others just want their daytoday tasks to have more meaning. PARADOX HAS ONE GOAL: TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS TO LIVE THEIR TRUE AMBITIONS. We travel the world and surround ourselves with top entrepreneurs, world athletes, and artists, reverse engineer their strategies, lean on the latest neurology research, deliver trainings & educational content around Power Skills, selfgrowth and performance, through a balanced set of elearning programs, events and edutainment videos. Join the Paradox Revolution! #J-18808-Ljbffr