Ready to help shape how the entire internet talks to artificial intelligence? Prerender is growing fast inside the saas.group family, and we need a visionary technical leader who loves to build rather than just maintain. Since 2017, we have helped thousands of businesses fix their SEO for JavaScript heavy websites by serving billions of pages to search engines. Now, we are expanding our mission to become the foundational layer that makes the web legible to both traditional crawlers and modern AI systems. This is a fully remote, worldwide opportunity where you will completely transform our engineering culture and redefine our product roadmap.

Overview

As our new Chief Technology Officer for Prerender, you will step into a hands on building role. We are moving past pure infrastructure optimization and stepping into a high velocity product era. You will lead our talented engineering organization away from just keeping the lights on and toward shipping features that genuinely matter to our users. If you thrive on architectural challenges at massive scale and want to steer a profitable, trusted SaaS brand into its next big chapter, this is your arena.

Key Responsibilities

Transform the engineering team from an infrastructure focused group into a fast moving, product driven powerhouse.
Spearhead the technical vision that evolves Prerender from an SEO rendering tool into a comprehensive machine readability layer for AI and search systems.
Own the entire product and engineering lifecycle, making crucial architectural decisions that impact billions of requests.
Scale, mentor, and inspire a distributed team of engineers while fostering a culture of ownership and rapid shipping.
Collaborate closely with leadership to align technical execution with ambitious business growth targets.

Requirements

Proven executive or senior leadership experience guiding high performing engineering teams in a SaaS environment. Deep expertise in managing high scale systems that process billions of requests reliably. A strong product mindset with a history of shipping features fast without sacrificing quality. Hands on experience navigating architectural shifts, technical debt reduction, and modern cloud infrastructure. Exceptional communication skills to lead a fully remote, global team with empathy and clarity.

What You'll Gain

Total location independence with a fully remote work model spanning the globe. The chance to make a massive imprint on a profitable product used by thousands of companies worldwide. Direct ownership over our technical strategy and the autonomy to build things your way. A supportive, asynchronous culture that values deep work and impactful results.