VP Engineering / CTO

Scoutible is a game-based hiring platform, using immersive mobile games to pinpoint perfect-fit candidates for jobs. Scoutible’s technology identifies players’ unique cognitive and personality traits through gameplay, then spots opportunities where players’ attributes match those of companies’ proven top performers. Scoutible is backed by Mark Cuban, NEA, and other top advisors, investors, and collaborators passionate about the future of work.

• Scoutible launched at Tech Crunch Disrupt in May 2016

• Scoutible won the GStartup Worldwide 2016 Competition in Sept 2016

• Scoutible was featured in Fast Company in Oct 2016

• Scoutible's all-star team of engineers and PhDs from Harvard, Stanford and other top institutions

Scoutible is on a mission to make every hire a top performer… using video games. Here's a short video that briefly explains the concept.  Our team seeks an experienced engineering leader to join our fast-growing startup backed by Mark Cuban, NEA, Great Oaks and other top VCs and investors.

As Scoutible’s VP of Engineering, you will own and execute our company’s technical roadmap, alongside an ambitious, all-star team who has each other’s backs. The ideal candidate has expert knowledge of modern web technologies and frameworks, has built backend infrastructure and/or data pipelines, and has experience growing engineering teams shipping software products. Interest in data science, machine learning, and/or big data is a plus. Your role will involve hands-on coding balanced with engineering team management. As the team grows, aligning the vision and milestones we set forth as a team will be a primary focus. There is the opportunity for a significant equity stake for the right candidate.
We are assembling a world-class team to begin aggressively scaling our customer base.  Our product-first organization solves the #1 challenge for every company: hiring the best talent.  You should be passionate about delivering first-rate solutions and eager to make a significant impact on the success of the entire company. 

Outcomes:

-Validate and manage the technical roadmap for Scoutible’s products

-Determine post-MVP technical strategy, continuing to iterate on our current Python stack or start a new, greenfield codebase

-Lead the development of Scoutible’s enterprise SaaS web platform

-Refine and execute the software development process, and enhance coordination between our technical teams (web, game, & data science) 

-Communicate our technical vision to clients and investors

Competencies:

-Commitment to technical best practices

-Communication skills with a focus on presenting technical issues to nontechnical audiences such as investors/customers.

-Track record managing engineering teams (experience scaling up small teams is ideal)

-Full stack web development and technical hiring experience

-Ability to define scalable, monitored, reliable SaaS architectures, including the evaluation of third-party service providers

-Thrives in a fast-paced environment as part of an ambitious, top-notch team

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.