About the 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. Autodesk, etc
Develop scalable APIs, interoperability layers, and construction data pipelines
Own cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, databases, monitoring, and production environments across GCP/AWS
Engineering Leadership
Hire and mentor the first engineering team
Establish engineering standards, development practices, and code quality
Drive fast, high-quality execution in a startup environment
Product Collaboration & Execution
Work closely with the CEO to translate operational workflows into product systems
Assess technical feasibility and execution trade-offs
Prioritize effectively between rapid shipping and long-term scalability
Requirements
Experience
10+ years of professional software engineering experience
Proven experience as:
CTO
senior engineering leader
or principal/full-stack engineer in a high-growth B2B SaaS company
Strong track record building and scaling systems from early-stage through rapid growth
Experience operating in startup environments with high ambiguity and rapid execution cycles
Strong history of shipping complex systems into production
Technical Depth
Strong backend and infrastructure expertise
Deep experience with PHP and Laravel in production environments
Strong API architecture and systems integration experience
Experience building scalable SaaS products and distributed systems
Strong understanding of:
databases
caching
asynchronous processing
performance optimization
production debugging
Comfortable operating across backend, frontend, infrastructure, and cloud systems
Execution Mindset
Strong ownership mentality from architecture to production deployment
Bias toward shipping fast and iterating from customer feedback
Pragmatic approach to technical trade-offs
Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information
Strong product intuition grounded in real user constraints
Languages
Professional English required
Fluent French required
Benefits
Why Join Snapbau
Build at the intersection of AI, SaaS, and construction-tech
Direct impact on a fast-growing product entering its next scale phase
Shape technical architecture and engineering culture from the ground up
Work closely with real users and see immediate operational impact
Contribute directly to how AI will transform procurement and construction workflows
Join a highly execution-oriented team with fast iteration cycles and visible outcome
Significant growth opportunities into long-term technical leadership
What This Role Is NOT
Not a pure executive or delegation-only CTO role
Not an enterprise architecture role disconnected from product execution
Not a theoretical systems design position without shipping responsibility
Not an isolated engineering role detached from customers and field operations
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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. Autodesk, etc
Develop scalable APIs, interoperability layers, and construction data pipelines
Own cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, databases, monitoring, and production environments across GCP/AWS
Engineering Leadership
Hire and mentor the first engineering team
Establish engineering standards, development practices, and code quality
Drive fast, high-quality execution in a startup environment
Product Collaboration & Execution
Work closely with the CEO to translate operational workflows into product systems
Assess technical feasibility and execution trade-offs
Prioritize effectively between rapid shipping and long-term scalability
Requirements
Experience
10+ years of professional software engineering experience
Proven experience as:
CTO
senior engineering leader
or principal/full-stack engineer in a high-growth B2B SaaS company
Strong track record building and scaling systems from early-stage through rapid growth
Experience operating in startup environments with high ambiguity and rapid execution cycles
Strong history of shipping complex systems into production
Technical Depth
Strong backend and infrastructure expertise
Deep experience with PHP and Laravel in production environments
Strong API architecture and systems integration experience
Experience building scalable SaaS products and distributed systems
Strong understanding of:
databases
caching
asynchronous processing
performance optimization
production debugging
Comfortable operating across backend, frontend, infrastructure, and cloud systems
Execution Mindset
Strong ownership mentality from architecture to production deployment
Bias toward shipping fast and iterating from customer feedback
Pragmatic approach to technical trade-offs
Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information
Strong product intuition grounded in real user constraints
Languages
Professional English required
Fluent French required
Benefits
Why Join Snapbau
Build at the intersection of AI, SaaS, and construction-tech
Direct impact on a fast-growing product entering its next scale phase
Shape technical architecture and engineering culture from the ground up
Work closely with real users and see immediate operational impact
Contribute directly to how AI will transform procurement and construction workflows
Join a highly execution-oriented team with fast iteration cycles and visible outcome
Significant growth opportunities into long-term technical leadership
What This Role Is NOT
Not a pure executive or delegation-only CTO role
Not an enterprise architecture role disconnected from product execution
Not a theoretical systems design position without shipping responsibility
Not an isolated engineering role detached from customers and field operations
Find Jobs in Switzerland on Arbeitnow
Requirements
- Project Management