Founding CTO

Red Cell Partners
Redondo Beach, CA, United States
12 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
1 year minimum
Compensation
$200,000.0 - $300,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

LTE (Telecommunication) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Applicant Tracking Systems Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Code Review Databases Data Integration Data Retention Fraud Prevention and Detection
+11 more
Interoperability Python (Programming Language) Software Engineering Systems Architecture TypeScript Chatbots Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Large Language Models Backend Health Level Seven International Wearables

Job description

For decades, women have been forced to navigate a fragmented healthcare system. Lab results live in one place. Symptoms in another. Medical records, wearable data, treatments, and provider recommendations rarely connect in a way that helps women truly understand what is happening in their bodies.

MyPattern exists to change that.

We’re building an intelligent health platform that brings these disconnected signals together, helping women better understand their health, identify patterns, and make more informed decisions throughout their health journey.

Our beta product is already live and in the hands of real users. We have momentum, a clear vision, and an opportunity to build something genuinely meaningful.

Now we’re looking for the technical leader who wants to help take it to the next level.

The Opportunity

This is not a traditional CTO role. We’re looking for someone who wants to help build a company, not just lead an engineering function.

As Founding CTO, you will work directly alongside the CEO to shape product strategy, technology direction, and company growth. You will have an outsized voice in determining what we build, how we build it, and where the company goes next.

You will lead a small, highly capable engineering team with a mandate to move quickly, solve meaningful problems, and deliver results. Some days you’ll be discussing market opportunities, product vision, customer insights, and company priorities. Other days you’ll be deep in the codebase helping the team solve technical challenges and ship critical features.

This role is for someone who loves both strategy and execution. Someone who wants a seat at the table and is still excited to roll up their sleeves and build.

Most importantly, this role offers the opportunity to create technology that will meaningfully improve the lives of women at scale.

What You’ll Do

Lead Product and Technology Strategy Partner closely with the CEO to define product direction, technical priorities, and the long-term evolution of the platform. Translate company objectives into a technology roadmap that balances innovation, scalability, and speed of execution.

Scale the MyPattern Platform Take ownership of a live product with active users and prepare it for growth. Improve platform reliability, performance, security, and maintainability while accelerating the pace of feature delivery

Build AI-Powered Health Experiences Lead the development of systems that transform health data into personalized insights and recommendations. Drive the thoughtful application of AI to improve user experience, engagement, and outcomes.

Develop and Expand Data Integrations Build and expand integrations across lab providers, wearable devices, medical records, and other health data sources. Ensure data quality, reliability, and interoperability across the platform.

Build and Lead a High-Performing Engineering Team Recruit, mentor, and lead a small team of exceptional engineers. Establish engineering practices, technical standards, and a culture focused on accountability, ownership, and velocity.

Stay Hands-On Remain actively involved in architecture, code reviews, technical problem solving, and key implementation decisions. This role requires a leader who enjoys building as much as leading.

Ensure Security and Compliance Establish and maintain security, privacy, and compliance standards appropriate for a healthcare platform, including HIPAA requirements and industry best practices.

Who You Are

We’re looking for a builder at heart.

Someone who enjoys creating more than maintaining. Someone who sees ambiguity as an opportunity rather than a problem. Someone who is excited by the idea of helping shape a company during a pivotal stage of growth.

You thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution. You’re comfortable discussing market opportunities, product direction, and company priorities one moment, then diving into architecture reviews, technical challenges, or code the next.

You know how to build strong teams, move quickly without sacrificing quality, and balance long-term vision with near-term execution., By submitting an application, you acknowledge that Red Cell Partners, LLC (‘Red Cell’) uses third-party service providers to facilitate its recruitment and hiring processes. These providers include applicant tracking systems, candidate verification platforms, and fraud detection tools (collectively, ‘Hiring Platforms’). Your application materials, including your résumé, cover letter, work samples, responses to application questions, and any other information you submit, may be transmitted to and processed by these Hiring Platforms for the following purposes:

  • Managing and administering your application throughout the hiring process;

  • Verifying the accuracy and authenticity of application materials, including by cross-referencing information you provide against publicly available sources and proprietary databases;
  • Identifying indicators of potentially fraudulent, fabricated, or materially misleading application content, including but not limited to discrepancies between submitted materials and publicly available professional profiles, geographic anomalies, and fabricated work histories.

Applications that are flagged through this process as containing indicators of fraud or material misrepresentation may be declined from further consideration. If you have questions about the status of your application or the evaluation process, please contact talent@redcellpartners.com.

Red Cell requires its Hiring Platform providers to process your information solely for the purposes described above and in accordance with applicable law. Your information will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill these purposes and any applicable legal obligations, after which it will be deleted in accordance with Red Cell’s data retention policies.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of building and scaling products.
  • Strong experience across backend systems, APIs, cloud infrastructure, security, and system architecture.
  • Experience building AI-enabled products and integrating modern LLM capabilities.
  • Experience leading engineers, technical teams, or engineering organizations.
  • Familiarity with healthcare technology, health data, interoperability standards, or regulated environments.
  • Strong understanding of privacy, security, and compliance best practices.
  • Startup experience and comfort operating in fast-moving environments.
  • Experience with Python, TypeScript, and modern cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Experience working with healthcare data, wearable integrations, lab systems, EHRs, or related ecosystems is strongly preferred., * Previous CTO, founding engineer, or technical co-founder experience.
  • Experience building consumer health or healthcare technology products.
  • Experience integrating wearable devices, lab systems, or healthcare data platforms.
  • Experience building conversational AI experiences.
  • Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7, FHIR, or LOINC.

Benefits & conditions

Salary Range: $200,000-300,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience, skills, and other factors., * Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows

  • 100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
  • Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees’ normal pay.
  • Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
  • Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.
  • Mental health benefits are available through Tara Mind.
  • Cost effective GLP-1 solutions available through Crux.

About the company

Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm building and investing in rapidly scalable technology-led companies that are bringing revolutionary advancements to market in three distinct practice areas: healthcare, cyber, and national security. United by a shared sense of duty and deep belief in the power of innovation, Red Cell is developing powerful tools and solutions to address our Nation’s most pressing problems., MyPattern is a venture-backed women’s health technology company on a mission to help women better understand and navigate their health journeys.

We believe the future of healthcare will be more personalized, more proactive, and more empowering for patients. We’re building technology that helps women make sense of complex health information and take action with greater confidence.

Today, MyPattern is live with real users and entering an exciting stage of growth. Our team is driven by a shared belief that technology can play a meaningful role in improving health outcomes and creating a better experience for the people we serve.

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