Take end-to-end technical ownership of the mobile application, web platform, backend services, and infrastructure.
Review the existing architecture, codebase, engineering processes, and technical risks.
Design and implement an AI-first software development workflow.
Introduce effective practices for AI-assisted development, code review, automated testing, documentation, and quality control.
Ensure that AI-generated and AI-assisted code meets production standards for maintainability, security, reliability, and performance.
Manage the relationship with the current outsourced engineering agency.
Help the agency adapt to the new development model or recommend a different team structure where necessary.
Define the appropriate balance between AI agents, internal engineers, and external development partners.
Improve automated test coverage and release confidence.
Establish engineering standards, technical governance, and automated quality gates.
Ensure predictable deployments, production stability, monitoring, and incident prevention.
Contribute directly to architecture, technical problem-solving, code review, and implementation when required.

Strong experience as a hands-on CTO, Head of Engineering, Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, Engineering Lead, or senior Technical Lead.
A strong software engineering background and the ability to review production code and architecture in depth.
Recent hands-on involvement in software development, architecture, or technical delivery.
Practical and systematic experience with AI-assisted software development and coding agents.
A clear understanding of where AI can increase engineering productivity and where human review and technical controls remain essential.
Experience building or operating web, mobile, or subscription-based products.
Familiarity with modern JavaScript or TypeScript ecosystems, ideally including React, React Native, Node.js, or comparable technologies.
Experience with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, monitoring, and automated testing.
Experience working with outsourced, distributed, or external engineering teams.
Ability to assess an existing engineering setup and make pragmatic decisions about architecture, team structure, tooling, and delivery processes.
Professional English sufficient for regular communication with the founders and external partners.
A high level of ownership and comfort operating without a predefined engineering playbook.

CTO – AI-First Engineering

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