CO-FOUNDER - Chief Technology Officer
shadow.ai
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Job summary
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a CTO or senior technical lead, ideally in a startup.
- Strong expertise in AI/ML, including LLM integrations and vector databases.
Responsibilities
- Own and lead the technical strategy and execution of Shadow from zero to scale.
- Architect, build, and maintain the AI-powered platform for web and mobile.
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CTO & Co-Founder (Equity-Based)
Help us build Shadow — your other version.
About Shadow
Shadow is an AI-powered emotional companion that acts like a non-clinical psychologist in your pocket — a presence that listens, reflects, and helps people navigate emotional challenges without pressure or medication.
Born from lived experience in a conflict zone, Shadow was created for the moments where traditional support isn’t accessible or immediate — when people need understanding more than solutions. It’s a new category of mental health support: grounded in therapy principles, enhanced by AI, and built for real-world use.
Our mission is to redefine how mental health care is experienced — combining psychology, storytelling, and cutting-edge AI to offer quiet, reliable, deeply human support through technology.
Location: Remote
Commitment: Full-Time
Compensation: Equity-based (no salary until funding)
- Own and lead the entire technical strategy and execution of Shadow from zero to scale
- Architect, build, and maintain our AI-powered platform (web and mobile)
- Implement emotional intelligence in AI using LLMs, vector search, and memory systems
- Work closely with the founder on product design, roadmap, and growth
- Prototype quickly, iterate fast — bring a "launch now, fix later" mindset
- Ensure user privacy, ethical AI usage, and platform security from day one
- Build and eventually lead a small, focused, world-class technical team
- Stay ahead of advancements in AI and mental health tech — and implement them thoughtfully
- Proven experience as a CTO or senior technical lead, ideally in a startup
- Strong expertise in AI/ML, including:
- LLM integrations (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral)
- LangChain, custom prompt frameworks, or agent design
- Vector databases (e.g. Pinecone, Weaviate)
- Full-stack capabilities — from backend APIs to simple, beautiful user interfaces
- Strong understanding of data privacy, security, and ethical AI practices
- Comfortable building MVPs solo, deploying fast, and learning from users
- Bonus if you’ve worked on:
- Voice-based interactions
- Emotionally adaptive UX
- Mental health or wellness platforms
- Products with freemium monetization models
- Driven by impact, not ego. You're here to build something that lasts.
- Shadow isn’t a content platform or chatbot — it’s a new way of offering psychological support, at scale.
- You'll be a true co-founder, owning the technical side of a bold, socially meaningful product.
- You'll shape not just how Shadow is built — but what it becomes in the world.
If you’re passionate about AI, psychology, and meaningful technology — and you’re ready to build from the ground up — we’d love to talk.
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