🧠Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Health & Education Technology Platform
🏛 About Our Client
Our client is scaling a mission‑critical health and education technology platform that integrates Medicaid billing, compliance, and stakeholder‑facing applications. With strong traction and partnerships already secured, they are now seeking a world‑class technical leader to define and execute the next phase of growth.
đź’Ľ The Role
We are appointing a CTO of exceptional calibre to set the technical vision, architecture, and culture of the organisation. Initially fractional or contractor‑based, this role offers a path to full‑time leadership with equity participation.
This is a defining opportunity: you will shape the technical foundation of a platform with national scale and deep social impact.
🔧 Key Responsibilities
- Own the technical strategy and ensure alignment with business growth.
- Modernise and scale the Ruby on Rails backend, addressing technical debt.
- Guide the development of Flutter and React applications across multiple user groups.
- Build and mentor a high‑performing engineering organisation.
- Partner with leadership on fundraising, product strategy, and market expansion.
- Ensure compliance, security, and scalability in a healthcare/education context.
🎯 Candidate Profile
- Proven success as a CTO, VP of Engineering, or senior technical leader.
- Expertise in scaling SaaS platforms; edtech or healthtech experience strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with Medicaid claims billing or compliance‑driven systems is a plus.
- Hands‑on technical depth in Ruby on Rails, Flutter, React, and cloud infrastructure.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and strategic acumen.
- Thrives in founder‑led, high‑expectation environments.
đź’° Compensation & Logistics
- Engagement: Fractional/contractor initially, with path to full‑time.
- Equity: Available for the right candidate.
- Location: Remote (US or Europe time zones).
- Start Date: Early November for initial engagement.
🌍 Why This Role is Different
- Define the technical future of a platform with national expansion potential.
- Operate at the highest standards of leadership and execution.
- Join a mission‑driven team committed to improving outcomes for children and families.
- Equity participation ensures long‑term alignment and ownership.
⚡ Exclusive Recruitment Partnership
EQL EdTech are the exclusive recruitment partner for this appointment. All applications and early shortlisting will be handled by us, ensuring a founder‑calibrated, elite‑standard process. Only candidates with a proven record of world‑class technical leadership will be considered.
