Deputy CTO

We are looking for a Deputy CPO to join our Core product team.

Your main tasks will be:

• Accelerate Time-to-Market (TTM)
  Audit the current software development lifecycle (SDLC) to identify and eliminate bottlenecks
  Design and implement engineering and project frameworks to reduce delivery cycles
  Ensure predictable and transparent feature delivery without compromising quality

• Drive Business Value Delivery
  Act as the primary technical partner for the product organization (CPO, PMs, Designers)
  Take ownership of the business backlog from a technical execution standpoint
  Align engineering efforts and resource allocation directly with business and product goals

• Optimize Development & Delivery Frameworks
  Set up, scale, and manage robust SDLC processes
  Introduce and enforce effective IT project management frameworks (Agile, Scrum, etc.) tailored to the product's needs
  Establish a single source of truth for delivery status, risks, and timelines

• Manage Cross-Functional Execution
  Synchronize efforts across engineering, product, and design teams
  Resolve dependencies and blockers in the delivery pipeline
  Build structured execution systems rather than relying on ad-hoc fixes

• Ensure Constructive Stakeholder Management
  Validate product requirements against technical feasibility and system constraints
  Provide reasoned, data-driven pushback to the product team and stakeholders when expectations are unrealistic
  Present technical strategies, progress, and risks clearly to C-level executives

We expect from you:

• Delivery & Frameworks
  Deep expertise in SDLC setup and optimization
  Advanced IT project management and Delivery Management
  Strong grasp of various project frameworks (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, etc.)
  Ability to track, measure, and improve the TTM metric

• Product & Business Alignment
  Deep understanding of the product approach and product creation/development lifecycles
  Knowledge of product analytics to support data-driven engineering decisions
  Ability to manage and prioritize a business backlog from an engineering perspective

• Technical Literacy
  Strong architectural understanding to evaluate the feasibility of product requests
  Ability to map business requirements to technical execution plans

• Proven expertisee in managing modern tech stack
  High load (distributed architecture, microservices, event driven, syn/async, k8s, CI/CD

• Strong software development background

• Fluent Russian

What we offer:

• 🏠 Fully remote work format

• 🌍 International team of 1000+ professionals

• ✈️ Work-from-anywhere culture

• 🎁 Strong benefits package