Octopus is a pioneering online travel service, reshaping the way journeys are planned and booked. Our vision is to create a tailored travel ecosystem designed to unlock unique opportunities and unparalleled journeys for the MENA region.
Requirements:
- Oversees the technical direction and delivery of the Octopus project, ensuring best practices in architecture and development are observed.
- Serves as the main point of contact for stakeholders, coordinates sprint planning, and proactively resolves team blockers.
- Reports directly to the part-time CTO, with the opportunity to grow into the CTO position as the company scales.
- Proven experience with a similar tech stack, modern DevOps practices (Azure DevOps), and strong leadership in agile environments is essential.
Technologies:
Our platform leverages a modern tech stack to deliver robust, scalable, and secure travel solutions:
- Backend:.NET (C#)
- Frontend:Angular
- Cloud Infrastructure:Azure
- Authentication:Auth0
- DevOps:Azure DevOps
Bonus Skills:
- Experience with AI technologies (Azure Foundry)
- Knowledge of the hospitality/travel industry
Our Principles:
Octopus operates with a modern, collaborative, and remote-friendly approach:
- Agile methodology:Scrum or Kanban, with bi-weekly sprints and regular retrospectives
- Cloud-first:All development, testing, and deployment are managed via Azure DevOps
- Security-first:Authentication via Auth0, with strict data protection and compliance standards
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):Automated pipelines for code quality and rapid releases
- Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:All code and processes are documented; regular knowledge-sharing sessions
What to expect from us
- Competitive compensation: We pay well for great talent, and we review performance and compensation as the company grows.
- Social insurance and medical insurance (or as soon as legally/administratively possible based on your location and onboarding).
- ESOPs in the roadmap: we're building a company we want the team to own, not just work for (details to be shared as the plan is finalized).
- Startup pace with real impact: you'll ship meaningful features, influence architecture and process, and see your work go live quickly.
- High trust, low politics: direct communication, clear priorities, and a team that values getting things done over endless meetings.
- A mission with dreams of grandeur: we're building a category-defining travel platform, if you like ambitious goals and hard problems, you'll feel at home.
