Chief Technology Officer

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Do you want to lead the next wave of AI-driven customer experiences in Europe? Are you passionate about scaling SaaS platforms and building world-class engineering teams? We're looking for a
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
to join Kindly at a pivotal moment in our growth.

As we scale, we need a CTO who can own our long-term technical strategy, elevate our AI and automation capabilities, and lead our outstanding engineering organization. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of conversational AI across Europe.

About Kindly

Kindly is a tech scale-up company of 70+ employees, working out of Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam We create AI-agents for businesses, particularly in the B2C sector. We have over 150 incredible clients that include , Voi, Tele 2, Boozt Fashion, Kahoot, TV4, and Norwegian Airlines – just to name a few. Our tech reaches over one million users every month, and we handle thousands of messages every hour.

We believe that one of the key factors for success in a job is enjoying your workplace. At Kindly, we all work towards common goals, and everyone wants the best for each other. We want you to have fun at work That's why it's important for us that when we hire new people, they share this philosophy.

About the role

As the
CTO
at Kindly, you will be part of the Management Team and responsible for all aspects of Kindly's technology and product architecture. You'll lead our engineering, DevOps, and AI/ML teams consisting of 20+ people in Oslo, while working closely with Product, Sales, and Customer Success to ensure we deliver robust, scalable, and innovative solutions.

This is both a
strategic and operational role
. You'll drive the technical vision but also explore architecture decisions, security, platform scalability, and team structure.

What you'll be doing

As a
CTO
, your job will be to:

• Define and execute the long-term technology roadmap aligned with business goals
• Lead and scale a distributed team of software engineers, AI specialists, and technical leaders
• Ensure our platform is scalable, secure, and reliable for enterprise customers across Europe while laying the foundation for global growth
• Drive our AI strategy, integrating LLMs and automation into customer-facing use cases
• Collaborate with Product to accelerate feature delivery and innovation
• Own the technical hiring strategy, processes, and team culture
• Represent Kindly's tech strategy to key customers, partners, investors, and the board
• Stay close to architecture and implementation to ensure technical excellence
• Champion agile practices, continuous delivery, and a strong DevOps mindset
• Evolve Kindly into a fully agentic platform, using technologies like MCP, ML, and LLMs

Who you are

• You have led engineering or product teams in a scaling B2B SaaS company
• Strong technical background—ideally hands-on at some point—with experience in building cloud-native, API-first platforms
• Experience working with AI/ML or LLM-driven products is a big plus
• You've scaled systems, teams, and infrastructure to meet enterprise-grade reliability and security
• Collaborative and pragmatic—you balance product velocity with long-term architecture
• You lead with empathy and clarity, and are comfortable coaching teams through growth and change
• You're comfortable in an international environment and fluent in English
• Bonus: You have experience with and enjoy public speaking

The Kindly perks

• Kindly offer a pleasant, inclusive, and creative workplace. We give our team both responsibility and trust, along with the opportunity to shape their own working day
• Large degree of professional freedom
• Recognition of hard work and direct influence on our products
• Modern office, situated near Oslo Central Station
• Option to buy stocks at a discount
• Modern gym with everything you need to get a sweat in
• Subsidized employee restaurant with delicious food
• Competitive salary and conditions
• All the necessary hardware to thrive in the role
• 2-day bi-monthly Hackathon during work hours
• Personal development hours during work hours (10 hours /month)

That's it for now. There is more to tell, but let's do that if you find this interesting