CTO

We're hiring a hands-on CTO / Founding Engineer profile to lead the technical direction of a seed-stage startup building enterprise-grade AI and data infrastructure systems.

Find out exactly what skills, experience, and qualifications you will need to succeed in this role before applying below.

This is a foundational leadership role, responsible for shaping:

• System architecture
• Engineering structure
• Hiring strategy
• Technical direction

You will take ownership of a product and team at an early stage and drive it through its next phase of growth and maturity., * Has built and evolved products and teams in early-stage environments

• Strong depth in:

• AI + data systems
• Infrastructure + architecture

• Combines:

• Technical depth
• Leadership and communication

• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and high ownership

What You'll Do

• Own technical vision and architecture across AI/data systems
• Lead and scale a distributed engineering team (currently 5+)
• Make key decisions on:

• Infrastructure
• Data platforms
• AI/ML systems

• Build and deliver enterprise-grade products
• Drive hiring and attract top engineering talent
• Collaborate with executives and clients on technical strategy
• Balance:

• Research-driven exploration
• Practical, product-focused execution, * Join at seed stage ($3.1M raised) with meaningful equity

• Define and evolve the technical architecture and roadmap
• Build AI/data infrastructure systems for enterprise use cases
• Work directly with founders and executive stakeholders
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• Experience as:

• CTO
• Founding / early-stage engineer in a scaling startup

• 10+ years in software engineering
• Deep expertise in:

• Data systems
• AI/ML infrastructure
• Enterprise software

• Strong hands-on engineering capability
• Experience leading remote engineering teams
• Track record of:

• Hiring strong engineers
• Scaling teams and systems

Bonus

• Experience with LLMs / advanced AI systems
• Background in high-caliber tech environments
• Exposure to startup growth stages (pre-seed Series A/B), * Comfortable working across UK/EU time zones
• UK / EU candidates preferred
• Remote contractors considered

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