Chief Technology Officer

Job description

Are you a visionary tech leader with a passion for building scalable digital products? Then join Neho as our Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and help shape the future of real estate in Switzerland.

Neho is one of Switzerland’s leading real estate brokerage companies, redefining the industry through innovation. We combine human expertise with powerful digital solutions to deliver a faster, more transparent, and more efficient real estate experience. Our approach has been recognised with prestigious awards, including the SEF Award 2023. What truly sets us apart is our fixed-price model, offering clients a modern alternative to traditional commission-based services, powered by advanced technology.

If you are bold, adaptable, and energized by complex challenges, you’ll thrive at Neho. Our environment is fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and driven by continuous learning. As CTO, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our technological vision, scaling our platforms, and empowering teams across the company while leading a talented, fully remote development team. A key focus of this role will be evolving our existing tech stack towards a more AI-driven technology landscape, enabling smarter, more automated, and more scalable products and processes.

Your impact will extend far beyond Neho : together, we aim not only to lead the market, but to fundamentally reinvent how real estate works.

Your Tasks

1. Technology Strategy & Architecture

Define and drive Neho’s technology vision and roadmap in line with business goals

Lead the design, development, and transformation of our internal platforms, CRM, and digital tools

Drive the strategic evolution of our core technology stack toward an AI-centric architecture, embedding machine learning and intelligent automation to enhance product value, scalability, and operational efficiency

Lead architectural decisions across platforms, data, and cloud strategy

Establish best practices across software development, DevOps, testing, and quality

2. Leadership

Recruit senior engineers and engineering leaders as the organization scales

Lead and structure a fully remote team of 20 developers, provide guidance and develop internal leaders

Enable and support teams in adopting AI-driven approaches while maintaining strong engineering fundamentals

3. Execution & Delivery Excellence

Ensure fast, reliable, and predictable delivery of product and platform initiatives

Establish effective delivery processes (Agile / Shape-Up / Hybrid)

Remove blockers and manage cross-team dependencies

Hold teams accountable for outcomes, not just output

4. Quality, Security & Operational Stability

Set standards for code quality, testing, and reviews

Own system reliability, monitoring, and incident response

Ensure security, privacy, and compliance (GDPR, SOC2, etc. where relevant)

Identify, manage, and mitigate technical risks as the platform scales

5. Business & Stakeholder Alignment

Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions

Work closely with CEO, Head of Product, and other leaders on priorities

Clearly communicate technical trade-offs and translate to non-technical stakeholders

Support go-to-market initiatives, integrations, and evolving customer needs

What we offer

A unique career opportunity to lead the technology function of a fast-growing scale-up within the real estate industry

Shape the future of real estate tech in Switzerland : Define the technology strategy, drive platform development, and deliver data-driven, efficient, and scalable solutions that give Neho a competitive edge

Make a tangible impact by shaping both technology and business initiatives, contributing your ideas directly to strategic decision-making

Enjoy flat hierarchies, quick decision-making processes, and the freedom to work autonomously and leave your mark

Be part of an energetic, forward-thinking team spanning our HQ in Lausanne and our TechLab in Romania

Thrive in an entrepreneurial, innovative culture that values transparency, fairness, and strong team support

Competitive benefits including 5 weeks of vacation, fully paid maternity / paternity leave, remote work options, regular team events, and partner discounts

Job requirements

What you bring

Essential

5+ years of experience in leading remote tech teams in a CTO function or equivalent role

Strong track record working for startups or scale-ups with the ability to thrive in dynamic, high-growth environments

Passionate about leading, coaching and mentoring engineering teams, challenging technical decisions, identifying skill gaps, and driving continuous improvement in team performance and efficiency

Experience leading AI-driven projects or integrating AI into products or processes

Proven experience leading the evolution of technology platforms to improve productivity, efficiency, and engineering output

Strong technical foundation with the ability to understand, evaluate, and guide engineering decisions

Demonstrated knowledge in managing and maintaining web-based CRM systems, ensuring smooth operation and supporting ongoing development and optimization

Results-driven with a strong commitment to achieving excellence and driving initiatives across the organization

Proven ability to collaborate across departments and work with management to define technology strategy, product roadmaps, and execution plans

Professional proficiency in English

Nice to have

Experience in transitions towards AI-driven systems or architectures

Expertise with PHP, Laravel at scale and react architecture

Knowledge of additional technologies listed in tech stack below

French or Romanian language skills

What you are working with

As our CTO, you will lead a sophisticated technology landscape that powers our platforms and digital products. While hands-on coding is not required, familiarity with some technologies would be beneficial.

The current stack includes :

Back-end : PHP with Laravel, including advanced features like service containers, facades, middleware, service providers, and optimized database interactions with Eloquent ORM (handling N+1 issues, eager loading, and scopes)

Front-end : ReactJS for our CRMs and customer-facing experiences, plus NextJS for a recently acquired platform

UI / Styling : Bootstrap (CSS framework) for responsive and scalable interfaces

APIs & Integrations : REST and GraphQL for seamless internal and external integrations

Background Processes & Queues : Redis, Horizon, and job queues for efficient, reliable asynchronous processing

Authentication & Security : Robust auth systems including Sanctum, Passport, and OAuth2.

If this sounds like the right professional opportunity for you, then apply now with your CV in English .

On-site

• Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

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