Why this role: Want to build something from the ground up? This isn’t a typical CTO role. It’s a rare opportunity to join as engineering hire #1 on a fully funded, AI-native platform built for international scale — with direct impact on architecture, team, and product direction from day one.

About Talio Talent: Talio Talent is an international recruitment and talent placement hub, specialized in senior tech and C-Level profiles. We connect professionals with international companies through:

* Rigorous selection
* Intelligent matching
* Personalized support

The context: An AI-native platform serving the global equine industry. Backed by an established international group with operations across the USA, Europe, and LATAM. Pre-launch, fully funded, built for international scale from day one. Engineering hire #1.

What you’ll do:

* Build and lead the founding engineering organization
* Define architecture, engineering standards, and development processes
* Stay deeply hands-on in backend and infrastructure decisions
* Review Rails and React Native code daily
* Build scalable AI-native workflows across the platform
* Hire and mentor a distributed engineering and AI team
* Work closely with founders on product and execution

Stack:

* Ruby on Rails · React Native · PostgreSQL
* AWS / GCP · Docker · CI/CD pipelines
* Observability tooling · LLM / AI integrations

Requirements: Must-have — applications without these will not be considered.

* 10+ years in software engineering — mandatory
* Previous experience as CTO, VP Engineering, or Head of Engineering in a startup — mandatory
* Strong production experience with Ruby on Rails at scale — mandatory
* Experience shipping AI-powered features in production (LLMs, agents, RAG, ML workflows) — mandatory
* Comfortable making architecture decisions across backend, mobile, infra, and AI — mandatory
* Fluent English — mandatory

Strong pluses:

* Marketplace or vertical SaaS experience
* Consumer or community-platform background
* AI agents or recommendation systems in production
* Multi-country engineering team management
* Experience scaling products internationally

Key soft skills:

* Startup execution speed
* Strong product mindset
* Leadership and distributed team building
* Autonomy and fast decision-making
* Long-term technical vision

What we offer:

* Founding role — engineering hire #1
* Fully funded platform, pre-launch
* Full remote — international scope (USA, Europe, LATAM)
* Direct impact on company direction
* AI-native environment from day one

Full Remote — International - Start ASAP