Chief Technology Officer

Anime Universe is seeking a Chief Technology Officer who will be the technical authority and hands-on architect for their platform's future. The role involves defining the architecture, leading blockchain strategy, and ensuring high-performance systems while fostering a strong technical team culture.

Responsibilities:

• Define the architecture that powers our global entertainment ecosystem from our Infinite verse platform to our proprietary technology stack including our framework and a Layer 1 / Layer 2 blockchain design
• Set direction, make decisive architectural calls, and personally drive execution on the most critical systems
• Partner closely with the VP of Software Engineering to ensure vision becomes shipped reality at high velocity without sacrificing security, performance, or long-term scalability
• Define the target architecture and reference implementations for platform services, data flows, APIs, identity, and scalability
• Ensure performance, resilience, and cost discipline as we scale
• Set standards for system design, engineering quality, and production readiness
• Lead the architecture strategy for Layer 1 and Layer 2 components and integration
• Define the security model, trust assumptions, upgrade strategy, and scalability approach
• Drive technical design for creator protection layers and chain/platform interoperability patterns
• Ensure the blockchain is used where it creates product value — not as a buzzword tax
• Own the cloud foundation on Google Cloud Platform (networking, deployments, IAM, data, observability)
• Establish architecture patterns that scale securely: multi-env setup, secrets/key management, access control, auditing
• Align infra strategy with delivery velocity (you enable shipping; you don’t block it)
• Set the security posture from day one: threat modeling, secure SDLC, hardening standards, risk management
• Ensure privacy, safety, and compliance are engineered into the platform foundation
• Build the senior technical bench: principal engineers, protocol engineers, security engineers, platform architects
• Mentor engineering leads; establish a culture that rewards clarity, shipping, and high standards
• Translate product vision into a technical story investors can respect (without fluff)
• Support technical diligence, architecture reviews, and roadmap credibility