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Aeone

Founding Software Engineer (CTO Track)

Aeone, Bellevue, Washington, us, 98009

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We’re

Aeone

— a fast-moving startup building

AI copilots for marketing teams and creators

. Our mission is to

streamline content creation, distribution, and campaign management

so creative teams can focus on bold ideas, not tedious workflows. Founded by a f

ormer Senior PM

at

Amazon

, we are supported by Senior Leaders at companies like

Stripe

,

Oura Ring

, and

RadarFirst

. Think “marketing tech” sounds boring? Think

again.

Google , Meta, and ByteDance are all marketing tech companies — and they make the majority of their revenue from advertising:

Google (76%)

,

Meta (98%)

,

ByteDance (60%)

. At Aeone, you’ll work on

world-scale problems

and help build the future of marketing tech — powered by cutting-edge AI. We’re looking for a founding engineer who wants to

own the technical vision

and

lead engineering from 0 to 1

, growing into our CTO within 6 months. Job Description

The Role You will

build Aeone’s web and mobile applications from the ground up

— designing the architecture, choosing the tech stack, and writing production-quality code for both frontend and backend. You’ll also set up databases, establish engineering best practices, and recruit and lead a top-tier team of engineers. Based on performance, this role will transition into

Chief Technology Officer

after 6 months, where you’ll focus more on strategy, leadership, and scaling the engineering organization. What You’ll Do Build our platform

— develop web and mobile apps from scratch (frontend + backend) Set up infrastructure

— databases, cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring Lead the team

— recruit, mentor, and manage engineers as the company grows Collaborate closely

with product and design to deliver a seamless user experience Establish engineering culture

— coding standards, processes, and architecture decisions Scale globally

— manage and coordinate with teams across multiple time zones Make

high-impact technical decisions

that shape Aeone’s product for years to come What We’re Looking For 5+ years of software engineering experience (full-stack) Proven experience

building products from the ground up

— ideally in a startup environment Strong backend skills (Node.js, Python, or similar) and frontend expertise (React, React Native, or similar) Experience with

database design and management

(SQL, postgres SQL, and/or NoSQL) Highly skilled in

AWS cloud

solutions (EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, Route 53, etc) Track record of

recruiting, managing, and scaling engineering teams Experience working with or managing

engineering teams in India

is a plus Ability to thrive in

fast-paced, high-ownership

environments Clear communication and leadership skills — able to inspire and align teams Why You’ll Love This Role CTO track

— transition into the top technical leadership role within 6 months, based on performance. Founding-level equity

— own a meaningful part of Aeone’s future Competitive salary of

1%–4%

,plus stable base salary

$108,000 Work on

AI-powered products

that will shape how content is created and shared Full ownership

of technical decisions from day one Small, elite team with

direct access to founders Opportunity to scale a product from

0 → millions of users

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