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

Tech Snapshot:

Frontend: React, TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind
Backend: Node.js, Python, WebSockets, REST/GraphQL
Infra: Vercel, Docker, CDN, edge-first compute
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

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