Chief Technology Officer

Opportunity for Impact

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will be a critical driver of company performance and integral to the advancement and execution of MIE’s product and technology strategy, delivering value through modernizing the technology platform, improving engineering efficiency, and enabling scalable, high-quality product delivery. This leader will lead the engineering organization by building the structure, and technical foundation required to support the new lifecycle of development in the era of AI.

Ideal CTO Experiences and Competencies

Build and Scale a High-Performing Engineering Organization

• Assess and evolve the engineering organization structure to support MIE’s 3-year product and technology roadmap.
• Recruit, develop, and mentor high-caliber engineering leaders and technical talent.
• Establish a global talent strategy incorporating onshore, nearshore, and offshore teams to optimize cost, coverage, and scalability.

Drive Engineering Excellence and Operational Discipline

• Establish modern software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes across the organization including sprint planning, QA practices, and release management.
• Understand vs CI/CD and how to safely iterate and ideate into production in highly regulated environments.
• Implement engineering performance metrics such as cycle time, velocity, defect escape rates, and on-time delivery.
• Introduce strong quality practices including coding standards, peer review processes, and test automation.
• Lead initiatives to improve engineering maturity and operational predictability.

Execute the Technology Modernization Roadmap

• Define and execute a 3-year technology roadmap aligned with the company’s strategic product vision.
• Lead modernization of legacy architecture, including evaluation and evolution of C-based components and legacy database systems.
• Establish cloud operations and infrastructure practices, including reliability improvements and disaster recovery processes targeting recovery times below 24 hours.

Manage Technical Debt and Platform Scalability

• Introduce a structured technical debt management process