CTO-Level Engineer: AI Platform Architect & Tech Lead

Valis; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Performance-based bonus

Fast growth opportunities

Job summary

Valis seeks a CTO-level engineering leader to own platform architecture for a next-gen AI operating layer, from data ingestion to agent orchestration. You will personally code where it matters and shape multi-tenant, GDPR-compliant systems with strong security and cost control.

You will lead the buildout of MCP servers and connectors to Slack, Google Workspace, Asana, HRIS, DWH and ERP, delivering self-service deployments at scale. Fluent English required for executive client interactions.

Qualifications

• Must have 10+ years in software engineering with leadership at CTO/VP level.
• Hands-on engineering with production-grade systems.
• Deep experience running LLMs in production: agents, RAG, tool use and MCP.
• Strong backend architecture and data engineering capabilities.
• Experience hiring and managing an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Own platform architecture including data ingestion, storage, retrieval, agents and integrations with LLMs.
• Code hands-on where it matters and contribute technically beyond management.
• Design access control, data retention, GDPR compliance and multi-tenancy.
• Build MCP servers and connectors to client systems for self-service deployment.
• Lead complex technical discussions and own deployments.
• Turn client-specific work into repeatable products and serve as escalation point.

Skills

CTO leadership

Backend architecture

LLMs in production

Cost control

Client communication

Team building

Cloud infra

Data engineering

MCP tools

Tools

AWS

GCP

Redshift

DuckDB

CI/CD

Slack

Job description

Valis seeks a CTO-level engineering leader to own platform architecture for a next-gen AI operating layer, from data ingestion to agent orchestration. You will personally code where it matters and shape multi-tenant, GDPR-compliant systems with strong security and cost control.

You will lead the buildout of MCP servers and connectors to Slack, Google Workspace, Asana, HRIS, DWH and ERP, delivering self-service deployments at scale. Fluent English required for executive client interactions.