Chief Technology Officer (AI)

TL;DR

Chief Technology Officer (AI): Leading the technical strategy and engineering growth for a proactive AI chat application with an accent on high-reliability workflows, persistent context, and multi-step reasoning. Focus on designing scalable distributed architectures, building a global engineering organization, and establishing technical standards in an early-stage environment.

Location: Remote (United Kingdom)

Company

hirify.global is developing A1, a proactive AI chat app designed to bring intelligence to everyday conversations, errands, and workflows with a focus on high reliability and real-world task completion.

What you will do

• Define the long-term architecture for AI systems, infrastructure, and the developer platform.
• Guide key decisions regarding model integration, data pipelines, distributed systems, and product architecture.
• Establish engineering culture, development practices, and technical standards across the company.
• Build and scale a world-class engineering team across key talent hubs, including China and the US.
• Translate product direction into clear technical execution in collaboration with research and leadership teams.

Requirements

• Strong technical foundation in system architecture and large-scale distributed systems.
• Proven experience building and leading high-performing engineering teams.
• Ability to reason clearly about complex systems and make pragmatic technical trade-offs.
• Experience operating in early-stage environments with high ambiguity.
• Must be based in the United Kingdom

Culture & Benefits

• High talent density, hands-on team environment.
• Rapid iteration speed with a focus on balancing high-quality work and learning.
• Collective decision-making process.
• Opportunity to be part of the founding team and shape a truly magical product.

Hiring process

• Evaluation of applications by technical team members.
• 3 to 4 interviews conducted via virtual meetings or onsite.
• Commitment to transparency and prompt decision-making.