Place: Remotely
Work Type: Full-time
Salary: $7000-$9000+
About the Company
Our partner is a cloud streaming platform operating in the global market.
Their services include high-load video delivery with minimal latency, proprietary cloud infrastructure, and partnerships with publishers, providers, and hardware manufacturers.
They are expanding their technology leadership team and looking for a Chief Development Officer / Head of Tech to lead the technology strategy and platform development.
Role Objectives
- Lead and grow the cloud gaming development division.
- Focus on service architecture, streaming technologies, and product evolution.
- Define the technology strategy for the gaming service to ensure scalability, stability, and competitiveness.
Main responsibilities:
- Design and develop the overall architecture of the cloud gaming service (streaming core, protocols, codecs, integration with client platforms).
- Define and implement the technical strategy for the next 3–5 years.
- Manage all development teams: backend, frontend, streaming, media processing, orchestration, R&D.
- Oversee the architecture of the gaming stack: virtualization, multi-VM management, CPU/GPU resource allocation, session isolation.
- Build solutions for high availability and scalability of the service to support MAU/DAU growth.
- Optimize latency and video quality by working with codecs (H.264/H.265, AV1, VP9) and protocols (WebRTC, HLS, DASH, RTMP).
- Implement CI/CD, DevOps practices, test automation, and secure release cycles.
- Set and monitor KPIs for performance, streaming quality, and SLA.
- Lead research and adoption of new technologies (AI/ML for stream optimization, adaptive algorithms, load prediction).
- Build and foster a strong engineering culture: training, mentoring, team building.
- Ensure information security and compliance with international standards.
Collaborate with top management, investors, and partners. - Develop disaster recovery plans; maintain SLA (99.9%+).
- Initiate R&D and drive technological innovation (including AI/ML for personalization and analytics).
Requirements:
- 8+ years in IT and software development, including 5+ years in a role such as CTO/Head of Engineering/Chief Architect/Lead.
- Experience building high-load B2C platforms (streaming, SaaS, OTT, gaming).
- Deep expertise in:
○ Streaming protocols (WebRTC, HLS, DASH, RTMP)
○ Codecs and transcoding (H.264/H.265, AV1, VP9)
○ Orchestration and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker)
○ Distributed systems and CPU/GPU virtualization - Experience managing teams of 30+ engineers across multiple geographies.
- Ability to design service architecture from scratch and scale it to millions of users.
- Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD, DevOps, and QA processes in complex products.
- Ability to build and defend a technical strategy at the board level.
Additionally:
Nice-to-Have
- Experience applying AI/ML for stream optimization, recommendations, and predictive analytics.
- Previous experience in international startups, streaming, or cloud platforms.
- Experience in M&A and technical due diligence.
- English (B1/B2) for international teams and partners.
Company offers:
Salary Range: $7000-$9000+
Work format: Hybrid or remotely
We look forward to receiving your CV at: escadra@escadra.agency
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