Chief Technology Officer
Summary
CTO for a venture-backed AI-native payments startup building infrastructure that lets autonomous AI agents discover, negotiate, verify identity, and move money globally. Owns agentic AI architecture, card network/banking API integrations, high-throughput secure payments infrastructure, and scaling an elite engineering team. $250k USD + significant equity.
We are hiring: Chief Technology Officer (AI-Native Payments) 🤖⚡
📍 Location: Remote (HQ in New York | Preference for US, UK, or Europe time zones)
💰 Package: $250k USD + Significant Equity Stake
The future of commerce is AI-driven.
As autonomous AI agents move from executing simple tasks to taking real-world financial action on behalf of consumers and enterprises, they require a brand-new financial stack.
We are building the foundational infrastructure that enables AI agents to discover, negotiate, verify identity, and move money safely at global scale.
We are venture-backed, scaling rapidly, and partnering with major global players in fintech, AI, and payments infrastructure. We are now recruiting a world-class Chief Technology Officer to lead the technical vision of the agentic economy.
The Mission:
This is a defining role for a true builder. Working directly alongside our CEO, you won't just manage an engineering org—you will architect a brand-new category at the intersection of Agentic AI, distributed systems, and core payment networks.
What You’ll Own:
Agentic AI Architecture: Lead the technical strategy for AI agent orchestration, autonomous transaction decisioning, risk modeling, and trust/safety frameworks.
AI-First Payments Infrastructure: Connect autonomous agents seamlessly into card networks, banking APIs, wallets, issuers, and digital assets.
Global Scale & Security: Build high-throughput, sub-second latency infrastructure with bulletproof security, compliance, and observability.
Engineering Culture & Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and scale an elite global engineering team across AI/ML, platform, security, and developer ecosystem.
Who You Are:
Senior engineering leader (CTO, VP, or SVP) with deep hands-on experience building AI/ML systems and complex Payments/Fintech infrastructure.
Deeply knowledgeable about the rapidly evolving Agentic AI landscape, LLM integration, and autonomous workflows.
Proven track record taking products from early stage through rapid, global scale.
High-agency executive who pairs deep technical authority with sharp commercial judgment.
Location & Compensation:
📍 Location: Remote (HQ in New York | Preference for US, UK, or Europe time zones)
💰 Package: $250k USD + Significant Equity Stake
If you are ready to define how AI agents interact with the global financial system, apply below or reach out directly.
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Location: Remote - GMT-08:00 to GMT+03:00
Skills required for this job:
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Distributed systems
- Engineering leadership
- Financial risk modeling
- Fintech
- LLM integration
- Machine learning
- Payment applications