Hiring CTO – AI-Driven Product | Chennai, India (Remote / Hybrid)
Build the entire tech stack from Day 0.
We are looking for a CTO with 5+ years of experience in software development, AI integration, and technical team leadership. This role requires someone who can architect the full platform, lead a small engineering team, and ship a stable AI-powered MVP in 90 days.
Responsibilities
- Build the end-to-end system architecture for a new AI-first product.
- Integrate AI models, automations, and pipelines into core workflows.
- Lead engineering, QA, deployment, and technical operations.
- Define security, quality, and coding standards from the ground up.
- Hire, mentor, and scale the first engineering team.
- Deliver a high-performance MVP with clean, scalable foundations.
Technical Requirements (AI-Focused)
Strong backend and frontend experience (full-stack preferred).Experience with APIs, microservices, and scalable data flows.Hands-on experience with LLMs, embeddings, vector databases, AI agents, and prompt engineering.Ability to design and integrate AI pipelines and third-party AI APIs.Cloud experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.Solid understanding of databases, caching, and performance optimization.Good English for daily communication.Leadership Requirements
Experience leading small, high-performance engineering teams.Fast and clear decision-making in fast-moving environments.Ability to convert ideas into structured roadmaps.Strong ownership mindset from vision to delivery.Offer
Competitive salary in USD.ESOP from Day 1.Remote or hybrid (Chennai preferred).Full autonomy to define the tech stack, architecture, and engineering culture.If you are a builder CTO who enjoys AI, fast execution, and zero-to-one product work, please apply or send a direct message.