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Chief Technology Officer

Job in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 94199, USA
Listing for: Stealth Startup
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-18
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Architect, AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Cloud Engineer - Software
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 250000 - 450000 USD Yearly USD 250000.00 450000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

We’re looking for an experienced Chief Technology Officer to serve as the senior-most technical leader across our incubator.

This is a founder-CTO-style role for someone who has successfully built and scaled products from zero to one and from one to many
. You’ll operate at both the strategic and hands-on levels - setting technology direction, shaping product and architecture, building teams, and working directly with founders and operators across our portfolio.

You’ll play a critical role in turning early-stage ideas into scalable, technology-driven businesses, with a particular focus on AI, automation, data, and modern software infrastructure
.

What You’ll Do
  • Define and execute a unified technology strategy across the incubator and its portfolio companies.
  • Partner closely with founders on product strategy, technical architecture, technology roadmaps, and early-stage technical hiring
    .
  • Design and architect shared systems, data infrastructure, internal tools, and technology platforms used across operating companies.
  • Lead the development of AI agents, automation workflows, and vertical AI solutions for real-world businesses.
  • Translate business and customer needs into scalable technical solutions.
  • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing cross-functional organization spanning Software Engineering, AI/ML, Data, and Product
    .
  • Establish engineering best practices around architecture, development, testing, deployment, security, and scalability.
  • Make high-impact technical decisions while balancing speed, quality, and long-term scalability.
  • Work directly with founders, operators, and leadership teams to identify opportunities where technology can create significant business leverage.
  • Help early-stage ventures move rapidly from prototype to production and scale
    .
What We’re Looking For
  • 7+ years of professional technology experience
    , with significant experience in senior technical leadership.
  • Proven track record of building and scaling products from zero to one and one to many
    .
  • Experience as a CTO, VP Engineering, founding engineer, technical founder, or similar senior technical leadership role
    .
  • Strong software engineering and system architecture fundamentals.
  • Experience designing and building AI-powered products, AI agents, automation systems, or data-intensive applications
    .
  • Strong understanding of modern cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and software architecture.
  • Demonstrated ability to recruit, mentor, and lead high-performing technical teams
    .
  • Strong product sense and the ability to connect technical decisions with business outcomes.
  • Comfortable being hands-on when necessary while also operating strategically at the executive level.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineers, founders, investors, and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong ownership mentality, high agency, and the ability to thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
    .
Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a builder at heart who enjoys operating at the intersection of technology, product, and business.

You should be comfortable moving between a strategy discussion with founders, an architecture review with engineers, and hands-on technical problem-solving when needed.

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

  • Think strategically but execute quickly.
  • Have strong technical depth and excellent product judgment.
  • Enjoy building teams and developing future technical leaders.
  • Are comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities.
  • Have a strong bias toward action and ownership.
  • Can identify opportunities where technology and AI can create meaningful business advantages.
  • Enjoy building products and companies from the earliest stages through scale.
Why Join Us?
  • Lead technology strategy across a portfolio of early-stage, high-growth ventures
    .
  • Work directly with founders and operators on high-impact technical and business problems.
  • Build and scale AI-powered products and infrastructure from the ground up.
  • Have significant influence over architecture, product direction, hiring, and engineering culture.
  • Work in an environment that combines venture building, technology, and hands-on company creation
    .
  • Help turn ambitious ideas into category-defining companies.
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