Remote AI CTO — Architect Scalable Systems & Engineering

Next Step Systems; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Step Systems is seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to shape the technical direction of the company and build a world-class AI engineering organization across the globe. This 100% remote role requires strong architecture and leadership.

You will guide long-term AI system architecture, data pipelines, and product architecture, recruit top engineers, establish standards, and collaborate with product and research teams from multiple hubs.

Qualifications

• Experience leading AI/ML engineering teams.
• Proven ability to define scalable architectures.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term architecture for AI systems, infrastructure, and developer platform.
• Translate product direction into clear technical execution with engineering teams.
• Build and scale a world-class engineering organization across global hubs.
• Collaborate with product, research, and leadership to resolve cross-team challenges.

Skills

System architecture

Distributed systems

AI experience

Engineering leadership

Hiring standards

Job description

Next Step Systems is seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to shape the technical direction of the company and build a world-class AI engineering organization across the globe. This 100% remote role requires strong architecture and leadership.

You will guide long-term AI system architecture, data pipelines, and product architecture, recruit top engineers, establish standards, and collaborate with product and research teams from multiple hubs.