Founding CTO

This role is with one of Dex's trusted partner companies. We work closely with their teams to truly understand their culture, goals, and what they're looking for, so we can match you with the right opportunity and give you context about the role before you commit to a process.

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The role

Most AI startups sell software to slow incumbents or try to buy them up. This company builds a machine that replaces them entirely. Backed by top-tier European venture funds, they rebuild legacy consumer businesses from scratch as AI-native operations run by lean operators on a central platform. In under a year, they scaled from zero to eight figures in annualized revenue while generating over $1M per employee.

As Founding CTO, you will own the technical architecture of the engine that decides which companies to launch, how to spin them up, and how to run them with almost no human intervention. This is not an advisory seat or a high-level delegating role; it is an intense, deeply hands-on position building the core platform from day zero and scaling an elite engineering organization across London.

The work

• Architect the central intelligence platform that identifies target markets, orchestrates operations, and runs parallel commercial enterprises with minimal human headcount.
• Build autonomous agent systems and real-time operational feedback loops across supplier negotiations, unit logistics, and performance marketing.
• Recruit, lead, and set the engineering standard for a team scaling to dozens of high-calibre engineers over the coming months.
• Stay directly in the codebase, balancing zero-to-one software architecture with production reliability across multiple rapidly scaling businesses.

What You Bring

• Prior experience as a technical founder, founding engineer, or early-stage VP of Engineering who has built and led engineering teams from scratch.
• Demonstrated track record architecting complex AI-native systems, autonomous agents, or data-intensive operational platforms.
• Proven ability to maintain deep hands-on technical contribution while recruiting and setting the bar for dozens of incoming engineers.
• Commitment to working fully in-person in London five days a week in a high-intensity, long-hours environment.

Why apply through Dex

Founding leadership roles at hyper-growth companies with real eight-figure traction are rare and almost impossible to evaluate from a generic job description. Dex puts your profile directly in front of the founders without cold outreach or multi-layer recruiter screens. We brief you on the underlying system architecture, traction metrics, and company roadmap before you begin the process.

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