Chief Technology Officer

You will define and build the platform's architecture, oversee engineering direction, and help shape the company’s long-term roadmap. You won’t be managing a large team yet — you’ll be rolling up your sleeves and building alongside the founding team, with equity compensation during the pre-funding phase and a full-time paid position after funding.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead & build our Rust-native platform from the ground up.
• Mentor & develop a young engineering team working for deferred compensation.
• Ensure scalability, security, and performance of our architecture.
• Work hands-on with the codebase, setting up best practices.
• Coordinate development timelines for Phase 1 (7–8 months) and Phase 2 (9–10 months).
• Align with our vision to build the world's largest sports social platform.
• Design and lead development of the native Rust backend, including APIs, microservices, and system architecture.
• Integrate and manage real-time messaging infrastructure using WebSockets and event-driven services.
• Oversee the Solana-based OleX token, including smart contract development, wallet logic, and payments architecture.
• Build the backend framework for AI-powered features, including translation, recommendation engines, and user content analysis.
• Ensure security, scalability, and performance across all systems, especially in crypto and gambling environments.
• Partner with the CEO and broader team to align technical goals with the company’s global vision.

Requirements:

•  A proven startup leader – You have 7-10+ years as a CTO and have led engineering teams at early-stage startups.
• A technical expert – Strong background in Rust and is an active coder.
• A team coach & mentor – You can motivate and develop junior engineers.
• Experienced in remote teams – You have led distributed teams across multiple time zones.
• Willing to work for deferred compensation – Until funding closes, the team is working on a sweat equity model.
• Ideally has access to capital – While not required, a CTO with investor connections would be a huge plus.

How to Apply:

If you're a hands-on, startup-seasoned CTO who thrives in a high-risk, high-reward environment, we want to hear from you.

Additional Information

Of course it’s hard and others won’t want to do the hard stuff.

• Creative problem solver who can courageously propose and support new ideas to our organization. Not interested in best practices, lets build something better!
• Ability to adapt. An ideal candidate will welcome the opportunity to solve a broad range of problems using a wide array of technologies.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities and general growing pains of an early-stage technology company
• An exceptional entrepreneurial judgment that fosters independence over micro-management   Ole Ole is located in beautiful Austin Texas, however, this role requires some travel we are privately held and rapidly growing!