Chief Technology Officer (Tripplo)

Tripplo (Pty) Ltd is a pan-African focused, Johannesburg based, logistics technology business. Our vision is to create the new standard for African road freight logistics. We are building our own logistics platform that facilitates the safe & efficient movement of cargo across the SADC region. The platform also gives transporters technology to automate & optimise their operations for better efficiency & profitability. We are working towards becoming Africas largest transporter based on an asset-lite model. We have recently been awarded South Africas 2021 Most Innovative Company in South Africa, after being named AfricArenas Best Johannesburg Start-up in 2020.

The Role

We are looking for a business focused, entrepreneurial Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to join Tripplos executive leadership team. In addition to shaping Tripplos technology vision, the CTO will be the bridge between business & technology. You will provide leadership direction on technology & product strategy to accomplish Tripplos short, medium & long-term goals. You will take a leading role in scaling the platform, heading up all aspects of product design, technical architecture & technical development.

Responsibilities

• Enhancing the technology strategy based on the overall business strategy
• Crafting & executing a well-designed customer centric solution architecture
• Product management & implementing the product roadmap
• Occasionally diving deep into software development strong back & front-end proficiency, as coding might be required mainly at the beginning
• Setting up & managing the technology infrastructure & DevOps
• Building, managing, mentoring & leading a high-performance tech team
• Developing standards & procedures to ensure quality practises across the platform & for incoming teams
• Conducting code reviews & ensure quality code output
• Building quality assurance & managing feedback loops
• Manage & collaborate with various internal & external stakeholders such as our customers, strategic product partnerships and sometimes our investors
• Representing the business as an Exco member at various touchpoints
• Join the Business team in customer interaction sessions to get a keener understanding of customers issues and requirements and drive technology development to solve for those issues

Required Skills & Competencies

• At least 8 years of experience working with well-engineered software products with modern technologies
• Thorough domain expertise in various technologies
• Ability to adapt to changes quickly
• Understanding of overall business fundamentals
• Strong customer orientation
• Demonstrated track-record of delivering well-engineered products with modern technologies for a variety of different problem domains
• Experience building scalable SaaS based products across any of the top cloud platforms e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP etc
• Good working knowledge of API design (e.g., REST, OpenAPI, GraphQL)
• Understanding microservices architecture design paradigm
• Knowledge & proficiency in the following development languages: NodeJS or Python
• Knowledge of a range of current cross-platform product development framework, such as React JS, React Native
• Good understanding of automated deployment experience using CI/CD principles & build pipelines
• Ability to create & implement a data strategy to enable analytics that enhance the businesss objectives
• Knowledge of project management methodologies & strong with time management
• Strong understanding of integration & service orchestration strategies
• Experience working in a start-up
• Has experience working in an agile environment & is able to constantly test, learn & iterate based on user feedback & prioritize features
• Strong communication skills - youll be sharing the results of analyses & discussing technical problems with the team
• Managing costs & budgets across the technology value streams
• Experience leading a team with the ability to provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support, while promoting a collaborative and innovative work environment

Non-Negotiables

• Leadership skills, management skills & a great team player
• Relentlessly resourceful & creative problem solving
• High risk tolerance & boundless ambition
• A collaborative approach & willingness to be wrong
• Customer centricity
• Self-driven
• Brilliant at bringing together people across functions, countries & cultures
• Passionate about users needs
• Industry-agnostic
• Driven by consistent iteration
• Excellent at reducing uncertainty
• Start-up experience the ability todo more with less resources

Benefits

• You will have the opportunity to partner with the business founder & influence strategy as a technical leader of the business
• Shares in Tripplo through its employee share option program (ESOP)
• You will be working in an exciting start-up environment where you can practise & harness your creativity & innovation
• You will have an opportunity to be part of a founding team of a high-potential start-up with global ambition
• Tripplo has built very strategic partnerships & is backed by some global organisations in Africa which you will also have access to

Our Culture

• You will have the opportunity to partner with the business founder & influence strategy as a technical leader of the business
• Shares in Tripplo through its employee share option program (ESOP)
• You will be working in an exciting start-up environment where you can practise & harness your creativity & innovation
• You will have an opportunity to be part of a founding team of a high-potential start-up with global ambition
• Tripplo has built very strategic partnerships & is backed by some global organisations in Africa which you will also have access to

Working on a Founders Factory venture provides a rare opportunity for you to team up with world-class thinkers, entrepreneurs, and creators in building and launching a successful tech start-up. This role offers the freedom and excitement of working in a nippy early-stage start-up coupled with a large organisation's financial stability and resource access.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to lead a game-changing start-up with global growth aspirations and to help shape the future of Africa's start-up ecosystem.