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Founding CTO | Stealth AI Creator Startup | San Francisco (Hybrid or Remote)
About the Company
A breakout consumer AI startup is looking for a Founding CTO to join at a pivotal moment — just after hitting $1M ARR in under 4 months and on track to 10x that within the year.
They’re building AI tools that supercharge individual creators — helping them produce standout social content at scale.
The product sits at the intersection of AI, video, and real-time collaboration . Early traction has been explosive, and they’re backed by top-tier angels with ongoing conversations with tier-1 VCs.
This is an opportunity to own the technical vision , build out the team, and help define a product that could touch millions!
You Might Be a Fit If:
- You're a builder-founder hybrid — still hands-on but ready to scale and lead
- You’ve led teams, owned stacks, and shipped 0→1 products at pace
- You're deeply technical with fluency in full-stack, cloud infra, and AI productization (especially around video/gen media)
- You want to shape more than code — from culture to product direction to strategy
- Frontend : React, TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind
- AI/ML : Diffusion/transformer-based inference, streaming APIs, generative media tools
What You’ll Do:
- Own technical vision + architecture across product & infra
- Build and lead a world-class engineering team from the ground up
- Ship fast in direct collaboration with design, product, and users
- Solve high-impact challenges: GPU scaling, real-time UX, AI rendering
Must-Have Experience:
- 8+ years in engineering, with 2+ in leadership or founder/CTO roles
- Built/scaled full-stack products used by thousands+
- Strong grasp of system design, real-time infra, and AI pipelines
- Proven ability to hire, coach, and lead high-performance teams
- Deep product instincts and high standards for quality + velocity
Why This Role:
- Join a rocket ship just before liftoff — massive trajectory already underway
- Competitive salary + meaningful equity
- Direct impact on product, culture, and trajectory
- Work with a highly capable, fast-moving team that actually ships
Seniority level
Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Job function
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Software Development and Technology, Information and Media
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