CTO Founding Engineer AI Startup

Harmonyus; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking startup as a Founding Engineer & CTO, where you'll lead the tech strategy of an innovative AI-powered relationship coaching platform. This role offers the chance to shape a high-potential startup from the ground up, focusing on building emotionally intelligent AI agents and scalable products. With complete flexibility in a fully remote environment, you'll have the freedom to innovate and define the technical future of the company while addressing significant societal challenges. If you're passionate about improving human connections through technology, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

Benefits

Cofounder-level ownership

Complete flexibility

Autonomous work environment

Freedom to innovate

Qualifications

• Experience in full-stack development with modern technologies.
• Deep interest in AI, particularly conversational agents.

Responsibilities

• Lead tech strategy and own the tech stack for AI-powered communication coaching.
• Build emotionally intelligent AI agents for real-time feedback.

Skills

Full-stack development

AI expertise

Emotional intelligence

Contextual awareness

Tools

Next.js

Apollo Client

NestJS

Fastify

Prisma ORM

PostgreSQL

GraphQL

Job description

We're tackling humanity's oldest and most fundamental challenge: relationships.

Over 40 years of research clearly shows that poor communication is the top predictor of relationship breakdowns, causing a staggering 68% of divorces and leading to devastating emotional, physical, mental, social, and financial consequences.

The ripple effects are immense: workplace productivity losses exceed $359 billion annually, divorce reduces employee productivity by over 8% per year, and taxpayers shoulder a staggering $112 billion yearly from family breakdown.

But the impact isn't limited to economics: our deteriorating relationships have also driven a loneliness epidemic, now impacting half of US adults and 73% of young adults, with health effects as devastating as smoking a pack a day. Ironically, instead of using technology to enhance real-world connections, we've turned to AI companions as substitutes, deepening our isolation rather than solving it.

Enter Harmonyus...

A science-backed, AI-powered relationship coach designed to strengthen real human connections. Our app acts like an impartial third party, providing real-time feedback and insightful analysis to transform conversations. Initially focused on couples, our platform will expand to address other interpersonal relationships: family dynamics, friendships, and workplace interactions. Our functional prototype is ready and now we need someone exceptional to scale it into the world's first AI-powered multi-party mediation platform.

Your Role: Founding Engineer & CTO

You'll lead our tech strategy, fully own our stack, and innovate at the forefront of AI-powered communication coaching. If building impactful products, moving fast, and exploring cutting-edge AI excites you, this role is your perfect fit.

Note: This is an exciting opportunity to join as a co-founder and earn a significant equity stake in the company. Initially, compensation will be equity-only, but a competitive salary will be provided after funding round.

What You'll Do

Tech & Product Development

• Take complete ownership of our tech stack, including scaling, infrastructure, and DevOps (CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and deployment).
• Evolve our POC into polished, scalable products—including native mobile applications—that people love.
• Ensure robust security and privacy for our users' sensitive conversations.
• Build and lead a tech team, guiding hiring and mentorship as we grow.
• Explore integrations with complementary platforms, services, or hardware to accelerate growth and functionality.

AI & Innovation

• Build emotionally intelligent AI agents that provide real-time, context-aware communication feedback to help users navigate conversations.
• Leverage RAG, fine-tuning, context window optimization, and prompt engineering to ensure insights feel deeply relevant and actionable.
• Explore edge AI and privacy-focused solutions for secure, low-latency interactions.
• Lay the groundwork for proprietary AI models as we scale.

Our Current Stack

• Frontend: Next.js + Apollo Client
• Backend: NestJS, Fastify, Prisma ORM
• Database: PostgreSQL
• APIs: GraphQL
• AI: Multiple integrations

You Don't Need Every Skill, But Bring:

• Experience in full-stack development with modern technologies.
• Deep interest or expertise in AI, particularly in conversational agents, emotional intelligence, or contextual awareness.
• Strong alignment with our mission to fundamentally improve human relationships through technology.

Why Join Harmonyus?

• Cofounder-level ownership: shape a high-potential startup from day one.
• Meaningful work solving significant societal problems.
• Complete flexibility: fully remote, autonomous work environment focused on outcomes.
• Freedom to innovate, experiment, and define the technical future of our company.

Interested?

Forget formalities, just show us what you've built. Send a brief intro and your GitHub or portfolio link. Let's start solving the relationship crisis together.