About the position of Chief Technology Officer
The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is one of the most important strategic roles at Cognite. As CTO, you are responsible and have the mandate to ensure that Cognite has a technology foundation that gives us a competitive advantage. That we bet on the right technology trends. That Cognite technology is revered by industry and feared by our competitors. That we collaborate with the top technology partners and minds.
This role is not just a part of the leadership team in the Product division, but a beacon of strategic technology direction and decisions. Reporting to our Chief Product Officer, you will have the mandate to shape our technological landscape. Located in Austin, a hub of tech innovation, and in close proximity to tech powerhouses like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, as well as our strategic partners SLB and Rockwell, this role offers a unique opportunity for leadership and impact. Travelling to our product development centers in Austin, Oslo, and Bangalore will further enrich your experience.
Cognite is a value-driven company; our values Impact , Ownership and Relentless are visible in everything we do. We expect the leaders in Cognite to be clear role models when it comes to our values. We are a high-performing SaaS unicorn with great talent, developing Cogniters is a key responsibility as a leader in Cognite. We are on a mission to transform the world’s industries using data and algorithms to create a more efficient, safer and more sustainable industrial future.
Your mandate and key responsibilities
- Ensure that Cognite’s technology foundation gives us a competitive advantage
- Deliver on the strategy of Cognite and Product together with the leadership in the Product division
- Work closely with internal stakeholders, customers and partners to develop the technology strategy of Cognite
- You will lead the team of architects in the Office of the CTO
- Define and own the golden path for technologies used at Cognite
- Define and own the architecture principles for development at Cognite
- Represent Cognite and its technology to customers, partners, analysts, technologists and the market at large
- Ensure that our technology debt is well-managed and we continuously work on paying down the right parts of it
Key Qualifications and Experiences
- Experience being a hands on developer early in your career
- 5+ years of experience as an architect or similar senior technical role
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems, cloud technologies, AI/ML, algorithms and data structures
- You are a team player that takes ownership and sets a clear direction for your division and the people that report to you
- You seek to make an impact for the customer, the company and the people you work with
- You never give up and are relentless in your pursuit of building something great
- You are excited about technology and like sharing your knowledge with others, for example through talks at conferences
- You have experience building data or AI-focused products
- Plus for SaaS, B2B and industrial experience
- Plus for edge or OT experience
- Plus for experience building platforms for external developers