EU remote
Chief Technology Officer
About this role
Snapbau is an AI-powered SaaS procurement platform built for the construction industry. In under a year, we’ve achieved strong traction in the Swiss market and are now entering a rapid scale-up phase with international expansion ahead. We are building software for real-world construction environments — fragmented systems, low-connectivity job sites, fast operational workflows, and high execution pressure. The next phase of the company requires a deeply technical leader who can architect scalable systems while shipping production code daily.
This is a hands-on builder role for someone who wants to own architecture, infrastructure, engineering execution, and technical product evolution from the ground up. The Role We are looking for an experienced CTO / senior technical leader who combines strong product engineering instincts with pragmatic startup execution. This is not a delegation-only executive position. You will: writing production code daily defining system architecture building scalable infrastructure leading engineering execution hiring and mentoring the first engineering team translating real construction workflows into technical systems You will work directly with the CEO and customers to build software that functions reliably in real operational environments.
Tasks Technical Architecture & Product Development Own system architecture and technical direction Build scalable multi-tenant SaaS systems across backend, APIs, infrastructure, and frontend Drive pragmatic architecture decisions balancing speed, scalability, and maintainability Ensure platform reliability, performance, and extensibility Full-Stack Engineering (Hands-On) Develop production systems primarily with PHP 8.3+ and Laravel 13+ Build APIs, async jobs, queue systems, caching, and event-driven services Contribute across frontend technologies including Vue.js, React, and Alpine.js Own debugging, monitoring, security, performance, and production reliability Construction-Tech & Offline-First Systems Design systems for low-connectivity, mobile-first construction environments Build offline-first workflows enabling real-time field-to-office collaboration Create reliable operational workflows for procurement, approvals, and tracking Integrations & Infrastructure Build integrations with ERP and accounting systems, and auxiliary software providers i.e.