Founding CTO

The Opportunity We’re working with an early-stage technology company building an AI-powered revenue management and enterprise automation platform for large international organisations. The business already has paying enterprise customers, further major enterprise discussions underway and a seven-person distributed engineering/product team. They are now looking for a Founding CTO to join the founding team, take ownership of the technology strategy and build the engineering organisation as the company scales. This isn't a blank-sheet build. A substantial platform already exists, and the Founding CTO will inherit a strong technical foundation while having the freedom to shape its future architecture and technology. The RoleYou’ll take ownership of:Technology strategy, architecture and technical roadmapEnterprise automation and agentic AI systemsScalability, security and engineering qualityBuilding and leading a Swedish/European engineering teamTechnical and security discussions with enterprise customersTechnology and architecture decisions as the platform scales The role will initially be hands-on, moving towards predominantly technical and organisational leadership as the team grows. About YouWe’re looking for someone with:Strong software engineering and systems architecture experienceExperience with enterprise automation, agentic AI or workflow systemsA background building scalable enterprise applicationsStrong security understandingThe credibility to work directly with large enterprise customersHands-on development capabilityA technology-agnostic approach to architectureThe ambition to build and lead an engineering organisation The Setup The team currently works together in Sweden around 3–4 days per week, alongside distributed engineers internationally. Initially, the Founding CTO will contribute approximately 20–30 hours per week, with flexibility around when those hours are worked. Following the planned fundraising round, the position will transition to full-time. The initial arrangement is primarily equity-based, transitioning to a market-rate salary + meaningful founder-level equity following fundraising. A rare opportunity to join an already functioning and commercially validated platform as Founding CTO, with genuine ownership over the technology, team and future direction of the business.