Role / Engineering
CTO
Full-time
- Location
- Remote-first
- Working model
- Remote-first, Europe
- Salary
- €6,500 – €8,500 gross p/m
- Start date
- As soon as you are ready
About Growf
AI Operating System for agencies.
Growf is building the AI Operating System for agencies. The platform brings strategy, execution and client context together in one place.
We help agencies work smarter, make better decisions and grow without adding headcount.
Your mission
Shape how Growf builds, ships and scales.
Own product engineering from architecture to delivery. Define the technical strategy and personally write the critical work in the early stage.
Work directly with the founders, customers and marketing. Turn agency problems into a platform agencies can run on.
001
Product architecture
Define the architecture, data model and platform boundaries. Own reliability, security and the technical decisions that compound.002
Product delivery
Ship the software agencies use to turn strategy into daily execution. Keep quality high while moving fast.003
Technical voice
Set the engineering bar. Make technical trade-offs visible. Represent Growf’s product thinking with customers and candidates.004
Team and operations
Own the stack, tooling and hiring plan. Decide what to build, buy or delay — and grow the team when the work demands it.
First year
What success looks like.
The role starts hands-on. First create clarity, then build a repeatable engine.
01 / Foundation
0–3 months
Create the foundation.
A clear architecture, a working delivery rhythm and the first critical systems you can stand behind.02 / Engine
3–6 months
Build the engine.
Predictable shipping, measurable product quality and a stack the next hires can extend.03 / Scale
6–12 months
Scale what works.
A proven technical playbook, a growing platform and the first engineering hires or partners.
Who you are
Hands-on builder. Technical judgment.
You combine architecture with shipping and treat product quality as a commercial outcome.
Core signals
- You have led engineering at a B2B SaaS, AI or technology company.
- You have built a product, platform or engineering function before.
- You translate strategy into architecture, delivery and measurable results.
- You have shipped software that customers run their work on.
Bonus signals
You understand AI systems, data models and product-led delivery.
You communicate technical decisions clearly to founders and customers.
You work with modern web stacks, cloud infrastructure and AI tools. Agency experience is a plus.
What Growf offers
Build the function. Shape the company.
A key role with direct influence on product, architecture and how Growf scales.
01 / Influence
Direct strategic influence.
Work with the founders on product direction, architecture and hiring — not just tickets.02 / Ownership
Build engineering from scratch.
Own the stack, the plan and the quality bar. Decide what to build, buy or delay.03 / Terms
€6,500 – €8,500 gross p/m.
Plus equity, 25 days of leave, pension, your own equipment and a learning budget.
Application
Show the proof. Skip the cover letter.
Send three concrete examples that show how you build product, make technical decisions and lead.
Make your work verifiable
- A product or architecture decision you own.
- A system you shipped and how it performed.
- Something that shows how you lead or raise the technical bar.
The process
Apply now — send your examples and a short note.
Intro call — 30 minutes on what you want to achieve.
In-depth interview — 60 minutes on your experience and decisions.
Role-specific final step — a practical case or working session, explained upfront.
Apply for this role
Send three concrete examples that show how you build product, make technical decisions and lead engineers. A cover letter is optional.