Co-Founder

Role: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Co-Founder (Equity-Based)

Location: Hyderabad, India (Hybrid/Remote)

Employment Type: Co-Founder | Equity-Based | Full-Time

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a visionary and execution-focused Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Co-Founder to join our founding team and help build the next generation of AI-powered HR Technology products. This is a true entrepreneurial opportunity for someone who wants to build a global technology company from the ground up.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents, SaaS product development, cloud architecture, and startup execution. Beyond technical leadership, the CTO will act as a strategic partner to the founders, contribute to fundraising, and help shape the long-term technology and business vision of the company.

This is an equity-based co-founder role. There is no salary at this stage, as the company is in its early growth phase. The successful candidate should be financially comfortable with an equity-first model and committed to creating long-term value.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Leadership

• Define and execute the company's long-term technology strategy.
• Build scalable, secure, and enterprise-grade SaaS platforms.
• Lead end-to-end product architecture, engineering, deployment, and scaling.
• Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, DevOps, CI/CD, and security frameworks.
• Design systems capable of supporting millions of users globally.

AI & Innovation

• Lead development of AI-powered products using:
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• AI Agents & Autonomous Agent Frameworks
• Machine Learning
• Generative AI
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• AI Search
• Recommendation Engines
• NLP
• Speech AI
• Intelligent Automation
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and integrate them into the company's product roadmap.
• Build responsible, scalable, and cost-efficient AI infrastructure.

Product Development

• Translate business vision into scalable technology solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Business teams.
• Drive rapid MVP development followed by enterprise-scale product evolution.
• Prioritize product features based on customer feedback and market demand.

Startup Leadership

• Serve as a core member of the founding leadership team.
• Participate in strategic planning and company-wide decision-making.
• Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams.
• Develop technology hiring strategies and interview technical talent.
• Foster a strong engineering culture focused on ownership, innovation, and execution.

Strategic Advisory

• Act as a strategic advisor to the CEO and Board on technology, product, and innovation.
• Contribute to business planning, pricing strategies, competitive positioning, and product-market fit.
• Support strategic partnerships and enterprise technology discussions.

Fundraising & Investor Relations

• Participate in investor meetings and technology due diligence.
• Present the company's technology vision to investors and strategic partners.
• Help prepare technical documentation, product roadmaps, architecture diagrams, and technology strategies for fundraising.
• Demonstrate confidence in the business by contributing investment into the company alongside the founding team, where mutually agreed.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience as a CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Engineering, Technical Founder, or Technical Co-Founder.
• Strong startup experience, preferably from Seed to Series A/B or similar growth stages.
• Deep understanding of startup execution, fundraising, scaling, and product-market fit.
• Hands-on experience building SaaS products from concept to production.
• Strong software architecture and system design expertise.

Technical Skills

Strong experience in:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Machine Learning (ML)
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• AI Agent Development
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Agentic AI Frameworks
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Prompt Engineering
• NLP
• Deep Learning
• REST APIs
• AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• PostgreSQL
• Vector Databases
• MLOps
• DevOps

Experience with AI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, AutoGen, CrewAI, OpenAI APIs, Anthropic APIs, Google Gemini, or similar platforms is highly desirable.

Preferred Experience

• Built or significantly contributed to AI-first SaaS products.
• Experience leading distributed engineering teams.
• Successfully launched commercial software products.
• Experience with enterprise software architecture.
• Familiarity with HR Tech, Recruitment Tech, Assessment Platforms, Contact Center Technologies, or Workflow Automation is an advantage.
• Experience working with venture-backed startups or high-growth technology companies.

What We Are Looking For

We are seeking someone who:

• Thinks like an entrepreneur, not just an employee.
• Has a long-term ownership mindset.
• Is passionate about solving large-scale business problems using AI.
• Is comfortable operating in an early-stage startup environment.
• Can make strategic technology decisions with limited resources.
• Can inspire and lead technical teams.
• Is willing to invest time, expertise, network, and, where mutually agreed, financial capital into building a high-growth company.

Compensation

• Equity (Co-Founder Level)
• Significant long-term wealth creation opportunity through ownership.
• No fixed salary during the initial startup phase.
• Salary and additional benefits may be introduced based on funding milestones, revenue generation, and Board approval.

Why Join Us?

• Become a founding member of a fast-growing AI startup.
• Build cutting-edge AI products with global potential.
• Shape the company's technology vision from day one.
• Work directly with founders and investors.
• Build intellectual property that can transform the future of HR Technology.
• Create long-term value through meaningful equity ownership.

If you are excited about building category-defining AI products, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and are ready to build a company—not just join one—we would love to connect with you.