Chief Technology Officer (AI/ML)
Andiamo · Defense Technology / AI/ML · 1-50 employees · 📍 New York, NY
Founding-level CTO hire to architect and own the full AI/ML platform at a defense-sector startup in hyper-growth, serving as the de facto technical co-founder bridging deep ML engineering with defense compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and lead the end-to-end AI/ML platform from the ground up
- Own technical strategy, infrastructure decisions, and engineering roadmap
- Ensure platform meets defense-sector compliance and procurement requirements
- Build and lead the engineering organization as the company scales
- Serve as technical co-founder equivalent, partnering directly with executive leadership
Requirements
- Deep ML engineering expertise with hands-on platform or infrastructure experience
- Familiarity with defense sector compliance frameworks (e.g., CMMC, FedRAMP, ITAR)
- Proven ability to build and lead engineering teams at an early-stage company
- Experience architecting AI-native or ML-driven products at scale
Signals
- ⚠ No salary or compensation details disclosed
- ⚠ Role posted at least 5 times under slightly different titles on the same date (2026-05-31), suggesting mass distribution or copy-editing inconsistencies
- ⚠ Location inconsistency across postings — New York in some, San Francisco in others
- ⚠ Vague company background — no funding stage, investors, or product details visible
- ✓ Founding-level mandate with co-founder equivalent authority
- ✓ Defense sector focus implies contracted or near-contracted revenue (not purely speculative)
- ✓ Hyper-growth framing suggests real traction and urgency
- ✓ Clear technical scope: AI/ML platform architecture with compliance overlay
Company History
Five near-identical postings all dated 2026-05-31 under slightly varied titles and locations (New York vs. San Francisco) suggest either a recruiting firm blasting multiple job boards simultaneously, A/B testing of job descriptions, or early-stage disorganization in the hiring process. The role has not been filled despite repeated posting, which may indicate either very high bar for the right candidate or unclear internal alignment on the role's scope.