
Chief Technology Officer – French fluent
Paradox
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United Arab Emirates
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About the role
- Set the tech vision
- Architect the future of learning tech
- Align tech with product, growth & design for maximum impact
- Explore and apply breakthrough tech—AI, speech recognition, adaptive learning engines, and mobile-native UX—to enhance how users learn
- Lead the full-stack development of our core platform
- Co-create MVPs with product & design, test relentlessly, iterate and ship fast
- Streamline infrastructure, automation, and back-office tooling
- Choose best-in-class tools to scale fast and stay lean
- Design robust, scalable architectures that power every business unit
- Build a modern data stack that enables real-time decisions
- Implement clean pipelines, automated dashboards, and A/B testing
- Translate the product vision into a real-life roadmap
- Manage tech budgets, timelines, and key metrics
- Speak at events, write articles, and build our visibility in tech circles
- Mentor, and retain world-class engineers
- Set high standards in code quality, documentation, and velocity
- Cultivate a culture of ownership, experimentation, and high performance
Requirements
- French and English fluency required
- You have a track record of being a startup-savvy CTO building world-class teams and products from 0 → 1
- You’re obsessed with shipping, learning, and improving—always data-informed, never perfectionist
- You’re both strategic and hands-on: able to design architecture and jump into code when needed
- You care deeply about education, personal growth, and impact—and want your work to matter
- You lead with energy, clarity, and empathy—and attract A-players who want to follow your lead.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- A remote culture from day one with the freedom to work from wherever you want
- Magnificent offices in Dubai and Lisbon: you’re 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 (for your gym, or dance class or whatever make you feel great)
- 150€ per year paid by the company to boost your knowledge (books, education): we are passionate about learning and want to support your growth
- 1:1 coachings: a Paradox coach supporting you personally or professionally to live your best life
- Team building
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
full-stack developmentarchitecture designdata stackautomationA/B testingclean pipelinesadaptive learning enginesspeech recognitionmobile-native UXMVP development
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationstrategic thinkinghands-on approachempathyenergyclarityownershipexperimentation