via LinkedIn
$200K - 300K a year
Design and lead the development of a new product from scratch, making major technology decisions and establishing engineering culture.
Deep experience in distributed systems, API design, modern web/mobile architecture, and a builder mindset, with comfort working in ambiguity and as an IC.
We are looking for a CTO to join a successful repeat founder and a former AI Labs executive. This is a rare opportunity for a high-agency engineer ready to leverage their deep architectural experience to build from the ground up. If you are tired of maintaining legacy systems and want to own major technology decisions from day one, this is your chance. You will be the primary architect and lead engineer, responsible for building the initial product from scratch. You will have complete autonomy over the technology stack, system design, and engineering culture. More details will be provided What They Value: • Deep Generalists Technical Expertise: You have a strong background in distributed systems, API design, and modern web/mobile application architecture. • Builder Mindset: You are comfortable working with ambiguity and operating as an Individual Contributor (IC) to get the product off the ground. • Architectural Vision: You can design systems that are robust enough for launch but flexible enough for rapid iteration. • Pragmatism: You know when to build custom solutions and when to leverage existing tools to move fast. Location: San Francisco, In Office Stage: Seed About Greylock: Greylock is an early-stage investor in hundreds of remarkable companies, including Airbnb, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Workday, Cloudera, Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, Coinbase, Palo Alto Networks, among others. More can be found about us here: https://greylock.com/
This job posting was last updated on 2/17/2026