CTO: AI Strategy & Production-Driven Engineering Leader

Software Placement Group, SPG

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 250,000 - 450,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Software Placement Group (SPG) is seeking an accomplished Chief Technology Officer to lead technology vision, AI strategy, and product architecture for a growing enterprise SaaS company serving Fortune 500 customers. The role is a strategic, hands-on executive position designed to scale engineering teams and deliver AI-enabled software solutions.

The ideal candidate has 8–12 years in modern SaaS, a track record of building multiple SaaS products, and deep expertise in AI model selection,

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline required.
Experience as a Sr. Principal Architect or CTO-level technical leader.
8-12 years of experience in modern SaaS environments.
Track record of building 3+ successful SaaS products.
Hands-on shipping of AI into production code.
Deep understanding of tokenization and token costs.
Deep understanding of model selection (GPT, Claude, Gemini, open-source).
Deep understanding of prompt engineering, RAG, vector databases, and AI agents/MCP frameworks.

Responsibilities

Own the technology vision, engineering organization, AI strategy, and product architecture.
Scale and lead high-performing engineering teams.
Personally drive the shipping of AI capabilities into production code.
Guide model selection and integration across GPT, Claude, Gemini, and open-source models.
Oversee implementation of RAG pipelines, vector databases, and AI agents/MCP frameworks.
Manage tokenization and token cost considerations across AI implementations.
Apply prompt engineering best practices across product development.
Collaborate cross-functionally with executive leadership and other departments.