Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home at Next Step Systems | San Francisco, CA | Rezi

Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home at Next Step Systems

Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home

Next Step Systems · San Francisco, CA

3 weeks ago

Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home

Next Step Systems · San Francisco, CA

23 days ago
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About the Role

We are seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to shape the technical direction of the company and build a strong, global engineering team. This role requires clear thinking about systems, strong technical decision-making, and the ability to establish an engineering organization from the ground up.

Responsibilities

  • Define the long-term architecture for AI systems, infrastructure, and developer platform.
  • Evaluate trade-offs between speed of iteration and long-term system design.
  • Ensure systems are designed for scalability, reliability, and long-term evolution.
  • Guide key decisions across model integration, data pipelines, distributed systems, and product architecture.
  • Work with engineers to translate product direction into clear technical execution.
  • Help structure engineering workstreams and keep teams aligned on priorities.
  • Maintain high engineering standards while keeping the team focused on shipping.
  • Establish engineering culture, development practices, and technical standards across the company.
  • Build and scale a world-class engineering team across key talent hubs including China and US.
  • Identify strong technical leaders and help build a high-quality engineering organization.
  • Define hiring standards and interview processes to maintain a high engineering bar.
  • Work closely with product, research, and leadership teams.
  • Ensure technical workstreams move forward smoothly across teams and locations.
  • Help resolve cross-team technical and execution challenges.

Requirements

  • Strong technical foundation in system architecture, large-scale systems, distributed architecture.
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) experience required.
  • Ability to reason clearly about complex systems and make pragmatic technical decisions.
  • Experience building or leading high-performing engineering teams.
  • Strong judgment on technical trade-offs and engineering priorities.
  • Comfortable operating in early-stage environments with high ambiguity.
  • Clear communication and ability to align teams.
  • Enjoy building teams, superior products and shaping engineering organizations.

Skills

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • System Architecture
  • Large-scale Systems
  • Distributed Architecture
  • Data Pipelines
  • Distributed Systems
  • Product Architecture

Location

  • Remote
  • San Francisco, CA

Work Type

  • Work From Home
  • Remote

Experience Level

  • Chief Technology Officer
  • CTO

Salary/Compensations

  • USD 180000 - USD 225000 - yearly

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Savings Plan Options
  • PTO