Waterloo CTO for Portfolio-Scale AI & Engineering

Martell Media; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Martell Group seeks a highly technical CTO to lead engineering excellence across its Waterloo portfolio. This role shapes strategy, standards, and execution while staying hands-on when it matters most.

You will establish Martell Ventures' technical presence in Waterloo and drive the adoption of AI and agentic development across multiple businesses. You will collaborate with portfolio leaders and advisors to build scalable products, recruit top talent, and align technical decisions with business

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience in software engineering, systems architecture, and building scalable production applications.
• Recent, practical experience developing with modern AI technologies, LLMs, agents, and agentic development tools.
• Strong product and business judgment with an understanding of how technical decisions affect customers, revenue and growth.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate portfolio companies' technical infrastructure and practices to improve quality, security, scalability, and performance.
• Establish consistent engineering standards and shared practices across the Ventures portfolio.
• Drive adoption of modern AI and agentic development to improve speed and product delivery.
• Build and mentor technical talent within the Waterloo hub and portfolio teams.
• Translate business ideas into actionable technical plans with clear priorities and timelines.

Skills

Software engineering

Systems architecture

AI development

Leadership

Technical depth

Communication

Ownership

Tools

LLMs

Agentic development tools

Job description

Martell Group seeks a highly technical CTO to lead engineering excellence across its Waterloo portfolio. This role shapes strategy, standards, and execution while staying hands-on when it matters most.

You will establish Martell Ventures' technical presence in Waterloo and drive the adoption of AI and agentic development across multiple businesses. You will collaborate with portfolio leaders and advisors to build scalable products, recruit top talent, and align technical decisions with business