CTO & Co‑Founder, AI Platform Architect for Agriculture

Clera Labs, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

No visa sponsorship

6 days in-person

Job summary

Noetic, a stealth-stage AI company, seeks a CTO co-founder to own the technical vision from day one. You will architect core product systems, ship early production deployments, and build the engineering team in a hands-on, fast-moving environment.

Based in San Francisco and fully in-person, this role leads engineering culture, balances speed and quality, and collaborates closely with the CEO and Chief AI Officer to accelerate the company’s growth.

Qualifications

• 2–8 years of hands-on experience shipping products with modern AI models and tooling.
• Strong technical foundation with the ability to architect systems from scratch.
• AI-native builder mindset; you ship with LLMs, embeddings, and related technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the technical architecture for core product systems.
• Build and deploy the first production systems using modern AI models and tooling.
• Hire and lead the initial engineering team, setting technical culture and standards.
• Drive shipping velocity and balance speed, quality, and scope.
• Partner with CEO and Chief AI Officer on strategy and execution.

Skills

AI systems design

System architecture

LLMs & embeddings

Leadership & teamwork

Job description

Noetic, a stealth-stage AI company, seeks a CTO co-founder to own the technical vision from day one. You will architect core product systems, ship early production deployments, and build the engineering team in a hands-on, fast-moving environment.

Based in San Francisco and fully in-person, this role leads engineering culture, balances speed and quality, and collaborates closely with the CEO and Chief AI Officer to accelerate the company’s growth.