Chief Technology Officer

Mudita Studios; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative technology venture studio in New York is seeking a CTO to drive the development of AI-native products across its portfolio. This role includes owning technical strategy, leading product architecture, and managing engineering quality. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in software product management and a strong command of AI tooling. Competitive compensation and equity in venture projects are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building and shipping software products; experience as CTO, Head of Engineering, or Principal Architect.
• Strong command of modern AI tooling: OpenAI agents, LLM apps, vector stores, RAG.
• Proven ability to build from zero while maintaining enterprise-grade reliability.

Responsibilities

• Own technical strategy, system architecture, delivery cadence, and engineering quality.
• Lead product architecture, core platform decisions, and AI integration strategy.
• Stand up a high-leverage engineering organization.

Skills

Software product management

Modern AI tooling

Multi-product engineering management

Hands-on execution

Workflow automation

Job description

Driving AI‑Native Venture Building Across Our Portfolio

Mudita Studios is an AI‑first venture studio that builds, acquires, and scales B2B SaaS companies. We are looking for a CTO to architect, ship, and scale the next generation of AI‑enabled products across our portfolio. This role owns technical strategy, system architecture, delivery cadence, and engineering quality across multiple ventures simultaneously.

What You’ll Lead

• Product architecture, core platform decisions, and AI integration strategy (agents, RAG, workflow automation, connectors).
• Roadmapping and prioritization with each venture CEO (wedge, sequencing, MVP scoping, versioning).
• Engineering execution: sprint structure, velocity management, code quality, and release discipline.
• Technical diligence for acquisitions (fractional CFO firms, ops consultancies) and post‑acquisition modernization.
• Enterprise‑grade implementation patterns for Fortune 500 clients—connecting our portfolio tools into real workflows.
• Stand up a high‑leverage engineering organization (internal team + nearshore/offshore pods + contractors).
• Security, compliance, and data architecture for AI systems (SOC2 workflows, PII handling, provenance, observability).

Ideal Background

• 10+ years building and shipping software products; experience as CTO, Head of Engineering, or Principal Architect.
• Strong command of modern AI tooling: OpenAI agents, LLM apps, vector stores, RAG, LangChain/LlamaIndex, n8n/Zapier orchestration.
• Proven ability to build from zero while maintaining enterprise‑grade reliability, documentation, and security.
• Experience managing multi‑product engineering portfolios or consulting teams delivering across different clients.
• Comfortable switching between hands‑on execution and high‑level architecture in the same week.
• Bonus: experience in FP&A, workflow automation, consulting tech, or vertical SaaS.

The Person Who Thrives Here

• Operates with urgency and discipline; ships MVPs in weeks, not quarters.
• Loves building systems, templates, and repeatable engineering playbooks.
• Treats AI as a force multiplier—knows how to turn 5 engineers into 25 via tooling and automation.
• Communicates crisply with non‑technical founders and can translate business strategy into engineering priorities.

Why This Role Matters

Mudita Studios is building a portfolio of AI‑native businesses that each solve deep operational problems in finance, talent, operations, and industry‑specific workflows. The CTO defines how these companies are built, how quickly they scale, and how reliably they deliver results to enterprise clients.

Compensation

Competitive base + meaningful equity across the venture portfolio + performance upside.

Location

New York, NY

Seniority level

• Executive

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet