Chief Technology Officer

Swooped; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading AI company as the Chief Technology Officer, where you will lead the engineering organization through growth, setting technical vision and ensuring system reliability. This role provides a unique opportunity to shape technology in a $13+ trillion industry, promoting innovation through intelligent automation.

Benefits

Competitive salary and stock options

Flexible work options

Unlimited PTO

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Free lunch provided

In-person retreats

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a CTO or VP Engineering in a B2B startup.
• Experience scaling engineering teams from ~25 to 75+.
• Excellent communication and alignment with company core values.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical vision and strategy.
• Collaborate with executives for strategic planning.
• Mentor technical leaders and create career growth paths.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Mindset

Software Engineering

Communication

Team Building

AI/ML Exposure

Job description

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Our client is a leading AI company revolutionizing construction—the second-largest industry on earth. With deep traction among Fortune 500 general contractors, they have raised $30M from top investors.

The company's mission is to build the future of construction through intelligent automation. Construction is a $13+ trillion industry still operating primarily in analog—and the company is changing that by embedding AI directly into the job site.

Founded by builders and technologists (Stanford, MIT), their experienced team has delivered software used by 140,000+ field professionals, impacting millions of users and contributing to $10B+ in built projects. They're deeply rooted in construction, with many of their team coming from the field.

After years of developing the “brain” of construction, they are now deploying AI agents and workflows to automate critical tasks—beginning with intelligent document processing, Q&A capabilities and rapidly expanding across operational processes. They currently have 50+ employees, including 20 engineers, and have doubled their size in the last 12 months. They’re continuing to grow rapidly as they launch and scale multiple AI agents this year.

About The Role

As Chief Technology Officer / VP of Engineering , you’ll own the technical vision and lead the engineering org through this next stage of growth. You’ll partner with the CEO and exec team to shape product direction, build high-performing systems and teams, and ensure speed, reliability, and scalability as they grow their platform and AI agent ecosystem.

This is a rare opportunity to own and build the core technology behind a mission-driven, AI-native, Series A+ company reshaping the world’s second largest industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical vision, strategy, and architecture aligned with the company's product and business goals.
• Be a key member of the executive team, contributing to company-wide strategic planning and priorities.
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies, especially around AI/ML, automation, and scalable infrastructure, and continuously evaluate when to build, buy, or partner to accelerate the roadmap.
• Build and foster a high-performing, inclusive engineering culture with a strong bias for action, while also partnering with Talent to craft their engineering brand and close top candidates
• Mentor technical leaders and create clear career growth paths across the org.
• Own the technical roadmap, balancing speed of delivery with long-term platform health and security.
• Align engineering execution with company goals around velocity, reliability, and user impact with a high degree of predictability and accountability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, CX, and GTM teams to deliver seamless user experiences.
• Set and manage the engineering budget, including cloud costs and external vendors / contractors.
• Build and manage best-in-class security, privacy, and compliance teams and practices appropriate for the enterprise.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Proven experience as a CTO, VP Engineering, or equivalent leadership role in a fast-paced, high-growth B2B startup. Ideally someone who has scaled an engineering team from ~25 to 75+ while balancing speed, quality, and team health.
• Strong technical depth across software engineering and infrastructure (AI/ML exposure a plus).
• Demonstrated success scaling distributed teams, systems, and development processes.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to connect engineering decisions to business outcomes and present at board meetings or similar.
• Excellent communication skills and comfort working with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.
• Alignment to core values of High Output, Low Ego, and No BS.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in or with industries like construction, field services, or fragmented / document-intensive verticals.
• Previous experience leading AI-first product development or deploying intelligent automation tools.
• A passion for building products that empower underserved workforces.

What They Offer

• ️ A close-knit and collaborative hyper growth startup environment where every voice is heard and every opinion matters
• Competitive salary and stock option equity packages
• 3 Medical Plans to choose from including 100% covered option. Plus Dental and Vision Insurance!
• Flexible long-term work options (remote and hybrid)
• Free lunch provided in the office in NYC and Austin - you’ll never go hungry with them!
• Unlimited PTO; They truly believe in work-life balance and that hard work should be balanced with time for rest and rejuvenation
• IRL / In-Person retreats throughout the year

Salary Range

Note:

“We are not the EOR (Employer of Record) for this position. Our role in this specific opportunity is to connect outstanding candidates with a top-tier employer. Swooped helps candidates around the world to discover and stay focused on the jobs they want until they can complete a full application in the hiring company career page/ATS.”

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management, General Business, and Business Development

• Industries

  Computer and Network Security and Technology, Information and Media

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