Chief Technology Officer

Coda Search│Staffing • Seattle, WA, US • 10h ago

Overview

We’re seeking startup engineers ready to step into a CTO role at an early-stage company, as well as hands-on technical leaders who are passionate about joining a startup and building from the ground up. This is a builder-first opportunity for someone who wants real ownership over technical vision, architecture, and execution.

About the Company

We are partnering with an early-stage, venture-backed startup building AI-native infrastructure to solve complex, real-world operational challenges. The company is post-seed, backed by strong investors, and entering a critical growth phase as they scale product, customers, and engineering.

This is an opportunity to join at an inflection point — shaping architecture, building the engineering culture, and driving technical strategy from the ground up.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking a hands-on Chief Technology Officer who thrives in early environments and wants to actively build — not just manage. This is not a “manager of managers” role. The ideal candidate is deeply technical, product-minded, and excited to architect systems, write code, recruit engineers, and scale infrastructure.

You’ll partner directly with the founding team to define technical vision, lead product architecture, and build a high-performance engineering organization.

What We’re Looking For

Proven experience as a technical founder, founding engineer, senior technical leader in an early-stage startup, OR hands-on technical leader.
Strong hands-on coding ability (Python strongly preferred; experience with AI/ML systems highly valued)
Experience designing and scaling distributed systems or AI-driven platforms
Background building production infrastructure (cloud-native, Kubernetes, scalable APIs, data pipelines)
High agency, ownership mentality, and bias toward execution
Ability to operate in ambiguity and move quickly

Nice to Have