It sounds like a company that offshores to reduce cost, so its likely a less consumers product or B2B where the quality of the interface, etc isn't as important

It sounds like a company that offshores to reduce cost, so its likely a less consumers product or B2B where the quality of the interface, etc isn't as important. With this in mind keep in mind the CTO role is about business objectives, low cost and SLAs (reliability) as opposed to say for example, experimenting with the latest technology, bleeding edge, etc. The software stack is also likelier to be more mainstream (i.e Java/PHP/Javacript) and more 'generic'/off the shelf. Not sure if that helps you but you know what you're working with. So expect: - Awareness about mainstream products/languages and stacks - How to deal with SLAs and reliability - Don't expect using newer/bleeding edge technologies, if there is something new like AI itll probably be wrapped around something common or off the shelf as well.