Chief Technology Officer

Flatiron Software; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 358,000; Full time

Job summary

Flatiron Software seeks a hands-on builder-founder to lead tech from Day 0 in an ambitious AI-focused startup. This role involves building the engineering function, ensuring security compliance, and driving impactful products for enterprise clients. With top-tier backing, the candidate will spearhead innovation and team growth in a high-stakes environment. Ideal for engineering leaders with a passion for building and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of engineering leadership experience.
• Hands-on coding in AI/ML or deep-tech startups required.
• Experience with >= 2 production agentic systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead security and compliance initiatives.
• Hire and mentor engineering team.
• Drive CI/CD integration and developer tools.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

DevOps

Security Compliance

AI/ML

Team Leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

Job description

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President at Flatiron Software & Snapshot AI | Driving Business Growth & Client Success | Former CTO/CPO at NYTimes & WSJ | YGL at World Economic…

The Opportunity

This is not a typical job post. Flatiron Software (elite AI engineering) and Snapshot AI (agent‑insight platform) are running the search on behalf of a stealth‑mode, fully funded startup founded by a repeat entrepreneur who took his previous venture from concept to a >$1.5 B valuation and led it as CEO for well over a decade.

Backed by a roster of globally recognized investors—including several top‑tier venture firms and distinguished industry angels—the company is positioned for rapid scale and long‑term impact.the company is positioned for rapid scale and long‑term impact.

We’re looking for a hands‑on builder‑founder to own the entire technology function from Day 0—writing production code daily, setting the architecture, and hiring and leading the engineering team that will ship to the first enterprise customers.

️ What You’ll Build & Own

• Security & Compliance – Lead SOC‑2 Type II program; map to FedRAMP; enforce zero‑trust, signed tool calls, and audit logging.
• Developer Velocity – Stand up CI/CD, Eval Harness testing on every PR, and p95 latency ≤ 3 s for 128 K context.
• Team & Culture – Hire, coach, and inspire a small squad of Staff‑level agent engineers; run monthly “Agent Guild” workshops.
• Customer Impact – Partner with Product & Sales to translate P&L pain points into agent MVPs that unlock ≥ 30 % time savings for clients.

Success Looks Like (12–18 Months)

• Agentic OS live in two enterprise pilots
• KPI: Inference cost ↓ 60 % versus GPT‑4o
• KPI: SOC‑2 Type II certification achieved; FedRAMP status “In Process”
• KPI: Real‑time telemetry on cost, quality, and IRR
• Founding engineering team assembled
• KPI: 3 senior agent engineers hired and retained

What You Bring

• 6–10 years engineering leadership and hands‑on coding in AI/ML or deep‑tech startups.
• Shipped ≥ 2 production agentic systems (LangChain/LangGraph/CrewAI/n8n) with measurable business impact.
• Proven ownership of SOC‑2 or equivalent security/compliance initiative.
• Expert in Python & TypeScript; strong DevOps chops (Docker, K8s, Terraform, Helm).
• Passion for zero‑to‑one environments; ability to turn fuzzy user pain into shipped software fast.

Bonus Points

• FedRAMP or FINRA audit experience.
• Experience with MoE inference, QLoRA, or GPU orchestration (Ray/Modal).
• Prior technical founder, CTO, or VPE at Series‑A+ B2B SaaS.

About the Collaboration

You will be a full‑time leader at the stealth startup, working day‑to‑day with its founding team. Flatiron Software and Snapshot AI serve as strategic build partners, providing on‑tap senior architects, proven tooling, and an eventual path to scale the engineering bench as needed.

If you think you are a good fit for the position, please apply through LinkedIn.

Flatiron Software has a zero tolerance to discrimination policy. In this regard, during the course of the evaluation of your job application and during all your employment relation, if any, all discriminatory factors such as race, sex, sexual orientation, social gender definitions/roles, colour, national or social background, ethnicity, religion, age, disablement, political opinion or any status that is protected under law shall be totally disregarded.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development, Technology, Information and Media, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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