About this role
About the CompanyFixa is building the HR and financial infrastructure for Africa’s informal and blue-collar workforce. Our platform supports businesses in construction, manufacturing, agriculture, and other labor-intensive sectors with powerful tools for workforce management, payroll, payments, and financial services.
About the RoleWe are looking for a CTO who will be responsible for Fixa’s overall technology vision, architecture, and execution. This role ensures the platform is secure, scalable, compliant, and capable of supporting rapid growth across multiple fintech products and partnerships.
Core ResponsibilitiesOwn the long-term technology strategy aligned with business and regulatory goals
Lead and scale engineering teams, systems, and development processes
Ensure platform security, reliability, and regulatory compliance
Oversee architecture decisions for scalability, integrations, and data
Partner closely with Product, Data, and Operations leadership
Establish engineering culture, standards, and performance management
Qualifications8+ years of engineering experience, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles
Proven experience scaling fintech or regulated platforms in growth-stage companies
Strong understanding of payments, lending systems, APIs, and data infrastructure
Experience building and leading high-performing technical teams
Ability to balance speed, technical debt, security, and long-term scalability
Success IndicatorsStable, secure, and scalable core platform
High-performing engineering organization with clear processes
Faster product delivery without sacrificing quality or compliance
Technology positioned as a strategic growth enabler