Chief Technology Officer

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Intentpost | A Mailin.ai Company | Remote | Full-time About Intentpost Intentpost is a direct mail platform built for modern sales teams. It enables companies to send postcards, notecards, gifts, and other physical touches automatically based on signals from their CRM—and measure the impact on their sales pipeline. Intentpost already has live customers and a working product. In 2026, it was acquired by Mailin.ai, and we are now rebuilding the platform with the goal of creating the best technology product in the direct-mail space. This is a zero-to-one rebuild, and we are looking for someone who wants to own it from the ground up. About the Role We are looking for a hands-on CTO who can act as the technical owner of Intentpost. You will not simply manage an engineering team. You will build the product yourself. You will work closely with the founder and an existing UI/UX designer, and build an initial engineering team around you. You will have complete ownership of the technical direction. The founder is not a developer and will give you autonomy over architecture, technology choices, engineering practices, infrastructure, and technical hiring. The existing product was built quickly by a single developer using modern AI-assisted development tools. It works and has paying customers, but it was not designed for scale. One of your first responsibilities will be to assess the existing platform and determine what should be rebuilt, replaced, or retained. What You'll DoOwn the architecture, technology stack, infrastructure, and overall technical strategyBe highly hands-on and write production code regularlyLead the technical rebuild of the existing platform from its current foundationBuild and lead the initial engineering teamOwn engineering hiring end-to-end, including defining roles, sourcing, interviewing, and onboardingWork closely with the UI/UX designer to turn product concepts into shipped featuresPartner directly with the founder on product and technical decisionsBuild reliable integrations with CRMs, third-party platforms, and vendor APIsDesign the platform to handle increasing customer and transaction volumeOwn reliability, security, infrastructure, and engineering costsIdentify meaningful opportunities to use AI within the product and development processEstablish engineering standards around architecture, code quality, testing, deployment, monitoring, and securityMake pragmatic decisions about what to build, what not to build, and when to move quickly versus when to invest in the foundation What We're Looking For We're looking for a builder and technical owner, not a career engineering manager.You should have:Significant experience building and shipping software productsExperience taking a product from zero to one, ideally through the transition to paying customersPrevious experience as a CTO, Technical Co-founder, Founding Engineer, or equivalent senior technical leaderA strong track record of being the most senior technical person responsible for a productCurrent hands-on development experience and a desire to continue codingExperience hiring and building small, high-performing engineering teamsStrong full-stack capabilities, or sufficient technical breadth to own the architecture and hire effectively around your strengthsDeep, current experience building with AI and AI-assisted development toolsExperience designing and integrating with third-party APIs and external systemsStrong product judgment and the ability to make technical decisions independentlyComfort operating in an ambiguous, fast-moving startup environmentThe ability to take complete ownership of technical outcomes without needing day-to-day oversight Domain Experience We Especially ValueExperience building technology in or around the direct-mail ecosystem is highly valuable.We are particularly interested in candidates who have worked on products involving:Direct mail or postal technologyPrint & mail automationMail fulfillmentPersonalized or variable-data printingAddress/data enrichmentMarketing automationCRM integrationsSales or marketing technologyCampaign automationLogistics or fulfillment platforms You do not need to have worked specifically in direct mail, but experience in a related domain where software interacts with physical-world operations, third-party vendors, or high-volume transactions is a strong plus. Nice to HaveExperience building SaaS products for sales or marketing teamsExperience with CRM platforms and integrationsExperience in direct mail, postal, print, fulfillment, logistics, e-commerce, payments, or advertising technologyEnterprise security and compliance experiencePrevious CTO or technical co-founder experienceExperience scaling an early-stage product from initial customers to significant usage TechnologyThe current platform is JavaScript-based, but we are not committed to the existing stack.You will have the freedom to evaluate the current architecture and decide what technology foundation makes sense for the next version of Intentpost.We care more about sound technical judgment and the ability to build and scale a product than a particular list of technologies. This Role Is Not For You If...You want to stop coding and focus primarily on managementYou prefer having a defined backlog and detailed technical directionYou need a manager to make the major technical decisionsYou are primarily looking for the CTO title rather than the responsibility that comes with itYou are uncomfortable rebuilding or challenging an existing product when the foundation isn't right Why Join?This is an opportunity to become the technical owner of an existing product with customers and a clear opportunity to rebuild it from the ground up. You will have significant autonomy, direct access to the founder, and the opportunity to shape the technology, engineering team, and product foundation from the beginning. If you are a technical founder-type who enjoys building, making decisions, and owning outcomes, we'd like to hear from you.