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
