🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany · 2w ago
Founding CTO & Technical
Smart Quotation
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Founding CTO & Technical Leadership OpportunitySmart Quotation is building an AI-native industrial procurement infrastructure designed to transform how industrial buyers, manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers source, evaluate, quote, and execute industrial transactions.We are looking for a Founding CTO to lead the technical foundation of the company and build the engineering organization required to scale the platform from MVP to a production-grade industrial AI platform.This is not a conventional CTO role focused only on managing developers.We are looking for a technical founder-level leader who can define the architecture, build the core technology organization, establish engineering standards, and lead the transition from product vision to a scalable production system.The Founding CTO will own the technical strategy across:AI ArchitectureSoftware ArchitectureBackend and Frontend EngineeringData ArchitectureCloud InfrastructureDevOps and Platform EngineeringCybersecurityAPI Architecture and IntegrationsTechnical Product RoadmapEngineering Standards and GovernanceThe technical vision includes the development of a unified AI and data architecture capable of understanding and processing complex industrial procurement information, including:RFQ documentsPDF and Excel filesEngineering specificationsIndustrial terminology and abbreviationsProduct classificationSupplier matchingQuotation analysisPrice intelligenceLead-time predictionSupplier scoringIndustrial knowledge representationThe CTO will be expected to establish and lead the technical organization, including the following key functions:AI and Machine LearningData Engineering and Data ArchitectureBackend EngineeringFrontend EngineeringDevOps and Cloud InfrastructureCybersecurity and Platform SecurityAPI and Enterprise IntegrationsQuality Engineering and Release ManagementThe initial leadership structure will be built around:Founding CTOAI / ML LeadSenior Product Manager – Industrial AI & ProcurementIndustrial Engineering LeadSenior Full-Stack EngineerPrincipal Product DesignerProcurement Technology and Operations LeadAs the company scales, the CTO will help build and lead a broader engineering organization including:Head of EngineeringAI Engineering TeamData Engineering TeamBackend Engineering TeamFrontend Engineering TeamDevOps and Cloud EngineeringQA and Test EngineeringSecurity EngineeringThe CTO will work closely with the Founder & CEO, who leads:Industrial Procurement DomainProduct VisionBusiness StrategyStrategic PartnershipsIndustrial RelationshipsInvestment and Corporate DevelopmentThe CTO's responsibility is to convert the industrial and business vision into a robust technical platform capable of supporting large-scale industrial procurement workflows.The ideal candidate should have experience in several of the following areas:Building technology products from early-stage to productionDesigning scalable SaaS architecturesAI/ML product developmentData platforms and data pipelinesEnterprise systems and API ecosystemsCloud-native infrastructureEngineering team leadershipCybersecurity and secure-by-design architectureB2B, Enterprise SaaS, Industrial Technology, Procurement Technology, or Engineering SoftwareExperience in industrial technology, manufacturing, engineering software, procurement, supply chain, or complex B2B platforms is highly valuable.We are specifically looking for a builder, not only a manager.The right candidate should be comfortable moving between:Business StrategyProduct ArchitectureTechnical ArchitectureAI SystemsEngineering LeadershipHiring and Team BuildingTechnical ExecutionInvestor and Partner Technical Due DiligenceThe Founding CTO will have the opportunity to build the technical foundation of an industrial AI company from the ground up and shape the architecture, team, and technology strategy of the platform.The long-term objective is to build a highly intelligent industrial procurement infrastructure that combines:Industrial Domain IntelligenceArtificial IntelligenceEngineering DataSupplier IntelligenceProcurement AutomationData InfrastructureEnterprise IntegrationsIf you are interested in building technology rather than simply managing technology, we would be interested in discussing the opportunity.Founding CTOSmart QuotationSaudi Arabia / GlobalEarly-Stage Industrial AI PlatformFounder-Level Technical Leadership OpportunitySourced from LinkedIn. Relocantly aggregates public job postings; apply on the original site.