About Lif3away

This is not a standard CTO position. We are offering a unique opportunity for a seasoned technology leader to step in at the foundation of a category-defining AI company. Compensation during the pre-funding stage is equity-based, with salary commencing post-Seed. This role is designed for a CTO who values long-term impact, and the chance to architect a global product from day one.

The Role

We are looking for a fractional CTO with senior-level experience in venture-backed companies, ideally with exposure to both fast-scaling startups and Big Tech environments.

As our CTO, you will lead the technical vision, architecture, and execution strategy across our engineering team and AI advisors. You will guide a team of full-stack and frontend engineers, supported by UI/UX designers and external AI/ML engineers, to deliver an AI-first platform ready to scale. You will also serve as a key technical face to investors, ensuring that Lif3away’s technology strategy is credible, defensible, and aligned with long-term growth.

This is an equity-only role during the pre-funding phase. You must be mission-aligned, highly responsive, and comfortable operating in an early-stage, high-intensity environment. Upon successful fundraising, this role is expected to transition into a full-time CTO position based in San Francisco, with competitive salary and continued equity participation.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own Lif3away’s technical vision, architecture, and product scalability strategy.

• Oversee engineering execution across full-stack, frontend, and UI/UX design teams.

• Integrate AI/ML capabilities in partnership with AI engineers.

• Ensure code quality, best practices, CI/CD, DevOps, and security processes are in place.

• Act as technical lead in investor conversations, validating scalability, defensibility, and AI moat.

• Align technical priorities with business objectives in close partnership with the CEO.

• Prepare the company’s infrastructure for global scaling post-Seed round.

• Mentor and develop engineering talent, while planning future team growth.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of senior engineering or technical leadership experience.

• Prior experience as CTO, VP Engineering, or senior technical leader in venture-backed startups.

• Strong background in cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred), DevOps, and AI/ML integration.

• Hands-on understanding of full-stack product development (frontend + backend + API-first).

• Skilled in setting up scalable, secure, and reliable architectures.

• Ability to present complex technical topics clearly to investors and non-technical stakeholders.

• Comfortable working as a fractional executive, highly accountable and independent.

Nice to Have

• Experience with SaaS, PropTech, or AI-first companies.

• Prior participation in successful Seed or Series A fundraising ($10M+).

• Familiarity with modern frameworks (React, Python, LangChain, Terraform/Kubernetes).

• Previous leadership in globally distributed teams or multi-market operations.

Why Join Lif3away?

• Shape the technical foundation of a category-defining AI-first company.

• Gain early equity in a company entering a major funding and growth phase.

• Work directly with a visionary founder and a driven, lean executive team.

• Play a key role in closing our Seed round and scaling Lif3away across global markets.

• Start with full flexibility, and transition into a full-time CTO role with salary + equity after the Seed round.

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