Chief Technology Officer

Chief Technology Officer: Hands-on, AI-native technology leadership for Zofeur's next stage of scaleReports to: Founder & CEOScope: Engineering, architecture, mobile, QA, DevOps, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data engineering and AI engineeringThe Opportunity Build the technology organisation behind a high-volume, real-time mobility platform. This is a company-level leadership role for a technically deep operator who can strengthen an existing platform, upgrade a distributed team and make AI a practical advantage across engineering and mobility intelligence.About ZofeurZofeur is a fast-growing mobility technology platform built around delegated mobility for car owners. The platform powers on-demand chauffeur services, scheduled and subscription-based mobility, enterprise driver logistics and related operational services across multiple markets.Its technology environment includes customer and chauffeur mobile applications, real-time dispatch and location systems, payments, subscriptions, operational control systems, enterprise dashboards, APIs, analytics and cloud infrastructure. Zofeur is now building its next stage of internal technology leadership as it scales across the GCC.The roleZofeur is seeking a hands-on, AI-native Chief Technology Officer to take end-to-end ownership of technology strategy, engineering execution and organisational capability. The CTO will inherit a live platform and an established distributed engineering team. The immediate mandate is to strengthen that team, internalise critical capabilities, improve delivery speed and quality, reduce key-person dependency and build a high-performing engineering organisation. This is not a purely strategic or managerial position. The CTO must be technically credible enough to engage directly with architecture, code quality, infrastructure and production incidents while building the leadership structure required for scale.What you will ownTechnology strategy and architectureOwn Zofeur's technical vision, architecture and engineering roadmap.Ensure the platform can support increasing transaction volumes, geographic expansion and new product lines.Review the current cloud, backend, mobile, data and integration architecture and establish clear technical standards.Prioritise technical debt according to customer, operational and commercial impact.Make pragmatic build-versus-buy, modernisation and platform investment decisions.Improve systems incrementally while replacing components where evidence clearly justifies it.Engineering organisationAssess the existing engineering organisation and develop a clear capability and succession plan.Build an internal technology organisation while managing a controlled hybrid delivery model.Recruit, coach and retain high-quality engineering leaders and individual contributors.Establish clear ownership across backend, mobile, QA, infrastructure, security, data and AI engineering.Eliminate critical individual dependencies and create an accountable, transparent engineering culture.Delivery, reliability and qualityImprove engineering velocity without compromising platform stability.Establish measurable standards for release frequency, lead time, defect rate, availability and incident recovery.Strengthen QA automation across critical customer, chauffeur, payment, subscription, B2B and operational workflows.Implement effective code review, testing, deployment, rollback, observability and incident-response practices.Improve technical documentation and engineer onboarding.AI-first engineering and mobility intelligenceEstablish AI-native development practices across coding, testing, review, documentation, debugging and internal tooling.Select and govern AI development tools with appropriate security, privacy and quality controls.Build capability in data engineering, AI engineering and MLOps.Partner with Product and Operations to convert high-value AI opportunities into reliable production systems.Lead initial priorities including automated software engineering and QA, ETA and demand forecasting, and pricing and supply planning.Cloud, security and governanceOwn AWS and GCP architecture, availability, security and cost management.Establish strong identity, access, secrets and production-control policies.Ensure Zofeur maintains complete control over source code, infrastructure and critical third-party systems.Strengthen cybersecurity, privacy, business continuity and disaster recovery.Prepare the technology organisation for enterprise diligence, regional expansion and future compliance requirements.Executive leadershipAct as a strategic partner to the Founder and CEO and challenge priorities constructively.Translate company objectives into credible technology plans, budgets, trade-offs and timelines.Represent technology with the board, investors, strategic partners and enterprise customers.Build a culture of accountability, urgency, transparency and continuous improvement.What success looks likeTechnology ownership has moved from founder-led decision-making to a clear, CTO-led operating model.Zofeur has a strong internal engineering core supported by carefully governed external capacity.Critical systems and responsibilities have documented owners and no material single-person dependencies.Release speed, reliability, defect rates and incident recovery are measured and materially improving.AI is embedded in everyday engineering delivery and selected mobility-intelligence use cases are operating in production.The technology organisation can support GCC expansion without proportionally increasing complexity or headcount.Candidate profileThe successful candidate will likely bring:Significant software engineering and technology leadership experience, typically 12 or more years, with evidence valued above tenure.Experience leading and scaling multidisciplinary engineering organisations.Strong architecture capability across cloud, backend, mobile, data and APIs.Experience with high-volume transactional, marketplace, logistics, mobility, delivery, fintech or consumer platforms.Direct exposure to real-time systems, location data, payments or operational platforms.Experience managing distributed internal teams and outsourced engineering partners.A record of recruiting, assessing and upgrading engineering talent.Practical experience implementing AI-assisted software development and production AI systems.Strong knowledge of QA automation, DevOps, observability, security and incident management.Commercial judgement and the ability to connect technical decisions to customer and business outcomes.The confidence and communication skills to work directly with founders and boards.Experience with PHP/Laravel, Swift, Kotlin, AWS, GCP, Redshift or mobility technology is advantageous but not mandatory. A previous CTO title is not required.The working style we valueTechnically hands-on without becoming the team's bottleneck.Decisive, calm and low-ego, particularly during incidents and organisational change.Pragmatic about architecture and resistant to unnecessary rewrites or fashionable complexity.Comfortable challenging the CEO and leadership team, while remaining accountable for execution.Able to communicate difficult technical trade-offs in clear commercial language.Motivated by measurable customer and business outcomes rather than technology for its own sake.Location and packageThis is a full-time, office-based position in Dubai. Zofeur offers a competitive executive package, meaningful equity participation and the opportunity to shape the technology foundation of a category-defining regional mobility company.ImportantThis role is designed for a builder. Candidates seeking a remote, advisory or delegation-only CTO position will not be a fit.