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# Field CTO

- **Company:** Minio, Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon S3, Data Analysis, Apache HTTP Server, Cloud Engineering, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Distributed Systems, Tensorflow, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Pytorch, Large Language Models, Apache Spark, Generative AI, Containerization, Data Lakes, Kubernetes, Apache Flink, HuggingFace, Presto, Data Lakehouse, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/field-chief-technology-officer-field-cto-ai-modern-data-analytics-minio-company-8121555

## About the Role

* 10+ years of experience in technical leadership roles (e.g., Enterprise Architect, Chief Architect, VP of Engineering, or previous Field CTO).
 * Demonstrated experience in a customer-facing or evangelist capacity, successfully presenting to both highly technical audiences and C-level business executives.

AI & Machine Learning Architectures:

 * Deep architectural understanding of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows and vector databases (e.g., Milvus, Qdrant, Pinecone).
 * Strong knowledge of AI/ML data pipelines and frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Ray, Hugging Face).
 * Understanding of hardware bottlenecks in AI, specifically the challenge of feeding data to GPUs (GPU data starvation) and how high-throughput storage solves this.

Modern Analytics & Data Systems:

 * Expertise in Open Table Formats (Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, Delta Lake) and their integration with object storage.
 * Proficiency with modern query engines and compute frameworks (Trino, Presto, Apache Spark, Flink, StarRocks).
 * Solid grasp of the evolution from traditional data warehouses to modern Data Lakehouse architectures.

Infrastructure & Cloud-Native Tech:

 * Strong command of Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud-native orchestration.
 * Deep understanding of the AWS S3 API, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems design.

## Description

* Pre-Sales & Post-Sales Strategic Support: Partner closely with enterprise sales and customer success teams on high-stakes deals. Unblock technical objections and provide strategic guidance during Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and large-scale deployments.
 * Product Strategy Feedback Loop: Serve as the "voice of the customer" to MinIO's product and engineering teams. Distill market trends, customer pain points, and emerging AI/Analytics patterns into actionable product requirements.


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