Deeter Analytics · 3 weeks ago
CTO - Head of Product Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$250K/yr - $500K/yrDeeter Analytics is a privately held investment research and trading firm managing ~$500M across public markets, alternatives, and private investments. They are seeking a Head of Product Engineering & Systems Architecture who will own and simplify the internal technical ecosystem, translating trading and research needs into high-leverage tools while driving fast, disciplined product execution.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Own the coherence and simplicity of all internal systems
Architect a clean, minimal, AI-augmentable technical environment
Reduce complexity and eliminate unnecessary abstractions
Define standards, interfaces, and guiding principles for the team
Hold the line on simplicity: clarity > cleverness
Translate needs from traders, researchers, and leadership into crisp technical decisions
Distill ambiguous requests into minimal viable specifications
Prioritize based on leverage and outcome, not noise
Shape and manage the engineering roadmap
Ensure the team builds the right thing in the right order
Provide clear frameworks for tradeoffs and decision-making
Create momentum and deliver high-impact internal tools quickly
Build lightweight prototypes to test hypotheses
Iterate based on real user feedback
Avoid over-engineering; ship simple, reliable tools
Drive continuous improvement and high execution speed
Lead through clarity, reasoning, and architectural direction — not hierarchy
Unblock engineers quickly; maintain alignment and focus
Keep communication simple, direct, and unambiguous
Foster a culture of low-ego craftsmanship and first-principles thinking
Elevate team output without management theater
Work closely with the Founder and senior leaders on priorities
Reduce Founder involvement in technical decisions through clarity and rigor
Communicate risks, tradeoffs, and decisions with high signal
Engage in first-principles thinking on long-term systems and architecture
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated architectural reasoning
First-principles problem-solving
Ability to ship simple, high-impact systems
Experience in systems architecture and technical clarity
Experience in product architecture and engineering leadership
Experience in high-velocity execution and prototyping
Experience in guiding a small, senior technical team
Ability to translate user needs into clear specifications
Ability to prioritize leverage over volume
Ability to communicate risks, tradeoffs, and decisions clearly
Ability to maintain architectural clarity as we scale with AI
Ability to foster a culture of low-ego craftsmanship and first-principles thinking
Preferred
Degree in a relevant field (helpful but not required)
Experience as a technical founder or in a similar role
Experience in designing and building systems
Experience in working closely with founders and senior leaders
Benefits
Competitive health insurance
Retirement support
Flexible remote work appropriate for a high-autonomy senior technical role
Company
Deeter Analytics
Turning market data into decisive action
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase