Founding Chief Technology Officer, ImpactOS

Founding Chief Technology Officer, ImpactOS

Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid) \| Remote possible for exceptional candidate

Overview:

Social Impact (SI) is developing an AI-supported, predictive platform for end-to-end social program management. ImpactOS is an entirely new approach to social program design and management, moving from static and reactive to predictive and proactive. We are seeking a founding CTO to design and build this platform using modern AI-native development workflows. This is an exciting opportunity to dramatically improve the results of social programs globally, impacting actors from government and multilateral agencies to program implementers.

About Social Impact:

Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.

Position Description:

We are not looking for someone to maintain systems. We want someone excited about helping us build something entirely new and transformative. You will design and build the technical architecture for a predictive public-sector platform, integrating:

• Structured program logic models
• Probabilistic forecasting engines
• Risk propagation models
• Scheduling risk integration
• Data visualization layers
• Enterprise system integrations
• AI-assisted modeling tools

You will work directly with the founder in design, early partner and client engagements, and shaping the technical roadmap from MVP to scale. Our team brings unrivaled understanding of and experience advising federal agencies, multilaterals, and governments globally on program design, monitoring, and evaluation, including on using technology to improve results. We need you to help us shape the vision and bring it to life from the technical perspective.

Responsibilities:

• Architecture \& Platform Design

o Design scalable system architecture for a predictive outcome platform

o Build probabilistic forecasting infrastructure

o Architect modular data schema for program lifecycle tracking

o Integrate with external systems (Power BI, ArcGIS, financial systems, project management platforms)

• AI-Enabled Development

o Leverage frontier LLMs for accelerated coding and system generation

o Design AI-assisted user workflows

o Implement safe, explainable model outputs for public-sector use

• Predictive Modeling

o Develop risk propagation models linking:

§ Implementation risk

§ Scheduling delays

§ Stakeholder instability

§ Budget variance

§ Outcome probability

o Design Monte Carlo simulation modules

o Implement sensitivity and stress-testing engines

• Security \& Governance

o Architect for federal security standards (FedRAMP readiness mindset)

o Build robust audit trail systems

o Ensure explainability and defensibility of model outputs

• Leadership

o Recruit and lead engineering team

o Define development sprints and technical roadmap

o Represent technical architecture in agency and investor meetings (as needed)

Qualifications:

• Required:

o 8–15\+ years building complex software platforms

o Experience designing full-stack architecture from scratch

o Deep familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

o Strong data architecture and analytics experience

o Experience integrating APIs and enterprise systems

o Experience with AI-assisted development workflows

o Comfort building in regulated or enterprise environments

o Experience with and/or knowledge of FedRAMP requirements

• Strongly Preferred:

o Experience with probabilistic modeling or simulation

o Exposure to public sector, GovTech, or enterprise SaaS

o Experience building analytics dashboards

o Familiarity with scheduling or project management systems

o Comfort presenting technical concepts to non-technical executives

o Interest in public impact and institutional reform

• Ideal Profile:

o Highly motivated to build something new and transformative for social outcomes

o A systems thinker

o Comfortable working in ambiguity

o Mission-driven but commercially sharp

o AI-native in your coding workflow

o Energized by building category-defining infrastructure

o Equally comfortable with architecture diagrams and Git commits

o Calm under institutional complexity

Compensation:

Base salary ($150,000 – $175,000) \+ meaningful founding equity, with structure flexible depending on stage and commitment level

How to apply:

Apply with:

• Your CV, including link to LinkedIn Profile
• A cover letter with:

o Short note on why this problem interests you

o Example of complex system you’ve architected

o Brief description of how you use AI tools in development

Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world.

To learn more about Social Impact, please visit our website: http://www.socialimpact.com.

SI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.