or apply directly on Wave's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 79 days Wave's roles stay open a median of 82 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 3% of Wave's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Wave
- high 68 stale, 1 reposted of 68 open
- Hiring momentum
- 98 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Wave's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Wave.
About this role
As the Chief Technology Officer at Wave, you will oversee the engineering organization, ensuring reliability and performance of financial systems used by millions. You will lead a team of around 100 engineers, set standards for uptime and incident response, and drive the company's vision on AI integration. Your role involves direct involvement in hiring and developing engineering leaders, while representing engineering efforts transparently across the company.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Wave as an employer.
What you need
- Experience managing an engineering organization of approximately 100 people
- Software engineering background with the ability to read code
- Accountability for a system where failure was costly
- Experience hiring senior engineering leaders and managing underperformance
- Strong writing skills for clear communication with non-engineers
- Positive and practical viewpoint on AI in engineering
What you get
- Competitive salary up to $356,500 USD based on level and location
- Generous equity package
- Yearly $1,200 stipend for coworking meetups
- Subsidized health insurance for you and your dependents
- Retirement contributions (varies by country)
- 6 months of fully paid parental leave
Worth weighing
- Fully remote role with required travel to markets at least twice a year
- The engineering team is co-led by Product Managers, which may impact decision-making dynamics
- The current tech stack includes a large Python monolith, which may present legacy challenges
Summarised from Wave's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Wave on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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