Experienced and entrepreneurial CTO

Salary Competitive
Equity To be negotiated

Heap is an innovative FinTech founded in 2020, set out to create a smart digital pension partner applying technology, product advantages and deep market understanding to provide a unique digital experience. We see ourselves as a people-first company culture based on high level of trust, openness, and ambitions. We are looking for an entrepreneurial, hands-on CTO to build and lead our development team in the creation of the future of pension from pre-launch to scale - as part of our leadership.


The role 

  • Be a member of the Heap Management and shape the company strategy, particularly the technology and product strategy. 

  • Build and lead the engineering team (including engagement, recruitment, retention and team performance management)

  • Set the technical vision and engineering roadmap 

  • Continuous sparring with the rest of the team - Bring your technical insights and lead the process of taking ideas to implementations. - Structure your time estimates and plan for deliveries

  • Partner with cross-functional teams from our institutional partner to ensure smooth integration, operation and development 

  • Define best practices around coding methodologies, software development, and quality assurance

  • Provide hands-on involvement when needed

Desired Expertise and Experience

  • 7+ years (5+ years hands-on) architecting and building products from pre-launch through scale

  • Strong understanding of software architecture and best practices (Clean code / SOLID / DRY / Design patterns)

  • Fluent in Javascript / Node.js / TypeScript and REST API design

  • Firm understanding of databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar)

  • Experience in one or more Javascript Frameworks (React.js or equivalent)

  • Startup experience in engineering leadership positions at high-growth tech companies

  • Strong foundations in service-based architectures and distributed systems

  • Strong experience with security best practices

  • Proven ability to scale and build engineering teams

  • Ability to understand and speak Danish language

  • Relevant industry experience in Financial Services is a plus

For more information or questions please contact us at jeppe@heap.dk or phone number 60376486

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

Peckish after lunch? We got your back with soft drinks, treats and fruit.

Free friday beers
Free friday beers

Friday is something special, let's enjoy a beer together.

Skill development
Skill development

We want to take you from good to great.

Central office
Central office

Your local office is your anchor point, thus, we placed it centrally at your convenience.

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Working at
Heap

Heap® is a FinTech founded in 2020 and set out to revolutionize the pension industry by empowering individuals to take charge of their financial future. We are building a state-of-the-art digital pension platform, leveraging the newest technologies. Our company culture is based on trust, openness, and personal development. In Heap®, we truly believe that the pension structures of yesterday fail to deliver on the human needs of tomorrow. Heap® caters to the ever-changing needs of the modern workforce and flexible individuals. We offer a pension product that is simple, relevant and fully transparent, empowering people to finally create and grow their future money – on their own terms. Heap® is backed by Topdanmark and Rainmaking.

Read more about Heap

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