Cto (AI)

TL;DR

CTO (AI): Leading the technical vision, architecture, and execution of a proof-of-reality platform that addresses trust in digital reality, focusing on AI systems, identity infrastructure, and verification pipelines. Focus on building and scaling systems for proof of personhood, authenticity verification, and detection of synthetic or manipulated media.

Company

A next-generation technology company addressing the collapse of trust in digital reality by building foundational infrastructure to verify human presence and content authenticity online.

What you will do

• Define and own the company’s technical roadmap, making architectural decisions across AI systems, identity infrastructure, and verification pipelines.
• Lead the design and development of robust, scalable, and secure systems for proof of personhood, authenticity verification, and detection of synthetic or manipulated media.
• Translate abstract concepts around trust, identity, and reality into concrete, defensible technology.
• Build and lead the engineering function, hiring and mentoring a high-calibre technical team.
• Collaborate with research, product, and external partners to move ideas from theory into deployable systems.
• Represent the company technically to investors, partners, and the wider ecosystem.

Requirements

• Strong technical background in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, identity systems, cryptography, or distributed systems.
• Experience building complex products from early stage through to scale.
• Strategic depth and hands-on ability, with a track record of turning hard technical problems into real-world systems.
• Clear thinking, strong communication, and intellectual curiosity.
• An interest in the philosophical and societal implications of the technology.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to step into a founding leadership role.
• Meaningful equity.
• Chance to become a long-term co-founder.