Descripción del trabajo
Social Discovery Group (SDG) is a group of social discovery companies. SDG solves the problems of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection - transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. SDG’s products redefine the way people interact and connect with one another.
Our portfolio includes social entertainment platforms designed to connect people online across different cultures and regions of the world.
We bring together a team of like-minded people and IT professionals who specialize in creating and developing globally impactful social discovery products. Our international team of digital nomads works remotely from all over the world.
We’re proud to be a two-time “Great Place to Work” winner (USA & Japan, 2024–2025) and a Top-5 Company for Work-From-Anywhere Jobs (FlexJobs, 2025).
We are looking for a CTO to lead one of our core enterprsie products.
Your main tasks will be:
Accelerate Time-to-Market (TTM)
Audit the current software development lifecycle (SDLC) to identify and eliminate bottlenecks
Design and implement engineering and project frameworks to reduce delivery cycles
Ensure predictable and transparent feature delivery without compromising quality
Drive Business Value Delivery
Act as the primary technical partner for the product organization (CPO, PMs, Designers)
Take ownership of the business backlog from a technical execution standpoint
Align engineering efforts and resource allocation directly with business and product goals
Optimize Development & Delivery Frameworks
Set up, scale, and manage robust SDLC processes
Introduce and enforce effective IT project management frameworks (Agile, Scrum, etc.) tailored to the products needs
Establish a single source of truth for delivery status, risks, and timelines




Manage Cross-Functional Execution
Synchronize efforts across engineering, product, and design teams
Resolve dependencies and blockers in the delivery pipeline
Build structured execution systems rather than relying on ad-hoc fixes
Ensure Constructive Stakeholder Management
Validate product requirements against technical feasibility and system constraints
Provide reasoned, data-driven pushback to the product team and stakeholders when expectations are unrealistic
Present technical strategies, progress, and risks clearly to C-level executives
We expect from you:
Delivery & Frameworks
Deep expertise in SDLC setup and optimization
Advanced IT project management and Delivery Management
Strong grasp of various project frameworks (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, etc.)
Ability to track, measure, and improve the TTM metric
Product & Business Alignment
Deep understanding of the product approach and product creation/development lifecycles
Knowledge of product analytics to support data-driven engineering decisions
Ability to manage and prioritize a business backlog from an engineering perspective
Technical Literacy
Strong architectural understanding to evaluate the feasibility of product requests
Ability to map business requirements to technical execution plans
Proven expertisee in managing modern tech stack
High load (distributed architecture, microservices, event driven, syn/async, k8s, CI/CD
Strong software development background
Fluent Russian and English
What do we offer:
REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full-time;
Vacation 28 calendar days per year;
7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
Bonuses up to $5000for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
50%

📌 Cto - Full Remote (Málaga)
🏢 Social Discovery Group
📍 Málaga