Chief Technology Officer

About This Role

You will own technology end-to-end at Soledad Data Solutions — research, product engineering, MLOps, security, and the platforms that let small teams ship outsized work. You will partner with the founder on company strategy and represent Soledad to customers, partners, and the broader research community.

What you will do

• Set and continuously refine the multi-year technical roadmap.
• Hire, mentor, and retain a high-trust senior engineering and research team.
• Establish engineering standards, security posture, and on-call culture.
• Partner with the founder on fundraising, strategic partnerships, and customer escalations.
• Be a credible external voice — talks, papers, and customer conversations.

What we are looking for

• 10\+ years engineering leadership; 4\+ years as VP/Director/CTO of an ML-driven org.
• Has shipped and operated ML or AI products at meaningful scale.
• Track record of recruiting and retaining strong technical talent.
• Comfortable in front of customers, regulators, and investors.
• Pragmatic about trade-offs between research velocity and production reliability.

Nice to have

• Founder or early-stage operating experience.
• Background in autonomous decisioning, decision sciences, or applied AI safety.

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