Chief Technology Officer

Join IO Global, the company behind Cardano, as the Chief Technology Officer. In this role, you will shape the engineering direction, define the developer ecosystem, and embed an AI-first engineering philosophy. You will work closely with the CEO, COO, and CPO to ensure the roadmap is technically sound and delivered at pace. You will also be responsible for attracting and developing world-class engineers, holding enterprise-level budget responsibility, and serving as the primary external technical voice for IOG.

• Definir la dirección de ingeniería y alinear la hoja de ruta con las capacidades técnicas.
• Desarrollar e implementar una filosofía de programación agentiva que integre la inteligencia artificial en el proceso de desarrollo.
• Atraer y desarrollar ingenieros de clase mundial a través de un modelo de Centro de Excelencia, estableciendo el estándar técnico.
• A clearly articulated engineering philosophy and proven ability to apply it - setting and upholding engineering, architectural, and security standards across a large, distributed organisation
• Strong external profile and the ability to represent IOG credibly at the most senior levels of the industry
• Hands-on technical credibility: commits code to engineering repositories, reviews engineering work, and works alongside engineers regularly
• Deep expertise in Web3 technologies
• Strong ability to translate complex technical concepts for board members, investors, and non-technical executives
• Experience leading technical due diligence for acquisitions, partnerships, and venture investments
• Clear point of view on how AI is reshaping software engineering, and how to use it to amplify a healthy ecosystem rather than a chaotic one
• Deep familiarity with formal verification methods and cryptographic correctness, including zero-knowledge proof systems, consensus protocol verification, and provably secure system design
• Strong systems thinking, with the ability to see a developer ecosystem as a whole and predict emergent behaviour
• Experience contributing to executive-level strategy, board materials, and investment decisions
• Experience operating at the intersection of research and product in a fast-moving environment
• Someone who thrives in a high-trust, distributed leadership model and builds strong peer relationships naturally
• Strong external profile within the Web3, blockchain, or wider technology ecosystem is a strong plus
• Direct experience shaping a developer ecosystem at scale, including engineering culture, standards, tooling, and platform decisions
• Progressive technology leadership experience, including significant time in senior or executive technical roles
• Deep, demonstrable experience in Web3, blockchain, or distributed systems
• Deep technical credibility: someone engineers trust, with strong architecture instincts and a bias for getting things done
• Proven track record as a senior technical leader in a high-growth technology, blockchain, or venture studio environment
• A hands-on engineering leader who makes decisions, moves fast, and builds developer ecosystems that ship