AI maturity
early
CTO (AI Focus)
Chief Technology Officer
Andiamo · AI Infrastructure / Vertical SaaS · 📍 New York, NY
Andiamo is hiring a founding-level CTO to own platform architecture and AI strategy at an early-stage New York startup, serving as the technical co-founder equivalent responsible for building AI-native infrastructure from the ground up.
Reports to
CEO
Company stage
startup
Source
linkedin
Key responsibilities
- Architect and own the end-to-end AI and platform technical strategy
- Build and scale the engineering organization from zero
- Partner with CEO/founders to translate product vision into technical roadmap
- Make foundational infrastructure, tooling, and AI stack decisions
- Drive hiring, culture, and engineering standards as founding technical leader
Requirements
- Deep hands-on AI/ML engineering expertise with production system experience
- Proven track record building platforms or AI products from 0 to 1
- Leadership experience capable of recruiting and mentoring early engineering hires
Signals
- ⚠ No salary posted — compensation opacity at founding stage could indicate equity-heavy structure with below-market cash
- ⚠ Third posting of essentially the same role across company history suggests difficulty closing a candidate or evolving/uncertain role scope
- ⚠ Sparse job description with no company details, product description, or team context
- ⚠ Location listed as New York in current posting but prior history referenced San Francisco — geographic inconsistency raises questions about company stability or pivot
- ✓ Founding CTO designation signals meaningful equity opportunity
- ✓ Platform + AI dual mandate gives broad technical ownership and influence
- ✓ Early-stage entry point maximizes impact on company trajectory
Company history
This is the third posting of a founding CTO role associated with this employer in a short window, with prior postings referencing a defense-sector AI/ML company and a San Francisco startup — the inconsistency in industry vertical and location across postings suggests either multiple distinct clients (indicating this may be a recruiting/search firm posting), or a company that has significantly pivoted its focus and geography, raising questions about organizational stability and whether previous CTO searches failed to close.