Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – SaaS / Fintech
B2B SaaS / Fintech Platform
Job Location: Montreal, QC
Work Model: Hybrid (Montreal area)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Language: English required
What the Client Offers- Base salary around $200,000 CAD, depending on experience
- Equity participation (approximately 3–4%)
- 100% employer-paid extended health benefits
- $6,000 annual Health & Wellness Spending Account
- Flexible vacation policy
- Opportunity to play a key leadership role in a high-growth SaaS company
- Direct impact on product direction, architecture, and long-term company strategy
About the Hiring CompanyInner Circle Agency is recruiting a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) on behalf of a rapidly growing B2B SaaS company building enterprise-grade software for financial institutions.
The company develops secure, cloud-native software used by large enterprise clients. Their platform powers complex financial workflows and is built with a strong emphasis on security, scalability, and reliability.
The organization operates with a distributed engineering team and a collaborative product-driven culture, delivering high-impact software in a fast-moving environment.
Role OverviewThe CTO will lead the company’s technical organization while remaining deeply involved in engineering execution. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on contribution and requires someone who can comfortably move between architecture decisions, code reviews, and executive-level conversations with enterprise clients and stakeholders.
The ideal candidate is a technical leader who still enjoys building, understands enterprise SaaS environments, and can guide a senior engineering team while maintaining high standards for security, scalability, and product delivery.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the technical organization and mentor a team of senior engineers
- Contribute directly to the codebase and conduct architecture and code reviews
- Own cloud infrastructure, application architecture, and engineering standards
- Maintain strong security and compliance practices appropriate for enterprise clients
- Partner closely with product leadership to guide technical roadmap and execution
- Represent the technical vision of the platform in discussions with enterprise clients and stakeholders
- Evaluate and implement modern technologies, including AI tooling and automation, to improve both product capabilities and development workflows
QualificationsRequired- Previous experience as CTO, VP Engineering, or Head of Engineering within a B2B SaaS company
- Strong hands-on software engineering background with the ability to actively contribute to code
- Experience building or scaling enterprise-grade SaaS platforms
- Deep understanding of cloud architecture, software security, and scalable system design
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
- Fluency in English
Preferred Tech Stack- Cloud/Infrastructure: AWS
- Backend: Python, FastAPI
- Database: CockroachDB or similar distributed database technologies
- Frontend: Angular
Preferred- Experience working in fintech, financial infrastructure, or regulated enterprise software environments
- Familiarity with multi-tenant SaaS architecture and secure enterprise deployments
- Experience working with AI tools, generative AI APIs, or LLM integrations in software products
- Experience working with distributed engineering teams
Additional NotesCandidates must be based in the Montreal area or willin