19 Sep
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SkillsCapital
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India
19 Sep
SkillsCapital
India
Founding CTO / Technology Leader – AI Career IntelligenceAbout the Opportunity SkillsCapital is looking for an exceptional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / Founding Technology Leader to lead the technology vision, AI architecture, product engineering, and technology strategy behind our next major growth opportunity: a global AI-native Career Intelligence platform for technology professionals . This is not a traditional CTO role focused on managing engineering teams, maintaining existing systems, or executing a fixed roadmap. It is a builder's role . You are not starting from zero. SkillsCapital already has an operational technology foundation, including an AI-Native Talent Engine, proprietary Talent Intelligence capabilities, and Agentic AI-driven workflows deployed in real business environments. Your opportunity is to extend this foundation into a new B2C opportunity at the intersection of AI, Talent Intelligence, CareerTech, professional technology, and the Future of Work . You'll work directly with the founders and leadership team to architect and build the next generation of AI-powered products. About SkillsCapital SkillsCapital is an AI-native Talent Intelligence platform helping organizations discover, evaluate, and deploy specialized technology talent across SAP, Cloud, AI/ML, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Data, and Enterprise Technology. Our platform combines: AI-Native Talent Intelligence AI-powered Talent Engine Agentic AI Intelligent matching and evaluation Semantic intelligence Workflow automation Talent data and intelligence Expert-led validation Deployment-readiness intelligence These capabilities are production-ready, operational, and deployed in real business workflows . Over the past year, we have: Built and launched a production-ready AI-native Talent Intelligence platform Built and deployed an AI-Native Talent Engine Developed proprietary Talent Intelligence, matching, evaluation, and recommendation capabilities Built Agentic AI-driven end-to-end workflows Established customer relationships across the US, UK, Europe, Australia, and Middle East Achieved a multi-million-dollar annual run rate Bootstrapped the business to profitability without external funding Built a growing network of deeply vetted, deployment-ready technology professionals We are now applying this technology foundation to AI Career Intelligence for individual professionals . The Vision: AI Career Intelligence We are building an AI-native Career Intelligence platform for technology professionals . The vision is to create a more intelligent way for professionals to understand, manage, and advance their careers by combining: Professional Intelligence Market Intelligence AI-powered Recommendations Personalized Insights Intelligent Workflows Rather than another resume tool, job portal, or career application, we aim to build a new intelligence layer around the professional and their career journey . The platform will leverage: Talent Intelligence AI Semantic Intelligence Matching Evaluation Agentic Workflows Technology-Market Intelligence The roadmap will evolve through customer discovery, experimentation, and technology innovation. The CTO will define what this platform becomes, how its intelligence layer is architected, how existing technology is extended, and how the platform scales globally. What You'll Own1. Extend the Existing AI Foundation Leverage and evolve the AI-Native Talent Engine, Talent Intelligence platform, matching and evaluation systems,
Agentic AI workflows, semantic intelligence, and data infrastructure for the B2C Career Intelligence opportunity. 2. Define Technology Vision Own the long-term technology architecture and engineering strategy for the Career Intelligence platform. 3. Architect the Intelligence Layer Design architecture supporting professional intelligence, market intelligence, recommendations, personalization, and AI-powered workflows. 4. Lead AI & LLM Strategy Determine how to use: LLMs and AI agents RAG Semantic search Recommendation systems Machine learning Knowledge graphs Structured intelligence Workflow automation to create differentiated product experiences. 5. Build the Product Work with founders and product leadership to turn the vision into a production product. Determine what to build, reuse, redesign, automate, and where AI should be applied. 6. Build Scalable Architecture Design a secure, scalable, cloud-native platform capable of supporting a rapidly growing global professional user base. 7. AI Evaluation & Quality Build systems to evaluate AI quality, recommendations, matching, ranking, personalization, reliability, accuracy, agent performance, and user outcomes. 8. Lead Engineering Initially, this is a hands-on builder role , contributing directly across architecture, critical systems, AI infrastructure, and product engineering. As the platform scales, build and lead the engineering and AI organization. 9. Data & Intelligence Platform Extend existing intelligence infrastructure to support the B2C platform and growing professional user base. 10. Product & Business Strategy Work with founders on product strategy, technology roadmap, AI/data strategy, differentiation, monetization, partnerships, scaling, and global expansion. What We're Looking For We value technical depth, capability, ownership, product thinking, and execution more than titles or years of experience. You may be a strong fit if you have: Experience building or scaling AI, SaaS, or consumer technology products Strong software architecture skills Deep understanding of modern AI ecosystems and LLMs Experience with AI agents or intelligent automation Scalable cloud-native architecture experience Strong knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, data platforms, and modern engineering Experience with search, recommendation, matching, personalization, or decision systems Strong product thinking A hands-on approach Experience building and leading engineering teams Ability to work directly with founders Ability to operate in ambiguous, quick-moving environments Particularly valuable: Consumer AI / Generative AI CareerTech / HRTech / Talent Intelligence EdTech / Market Intelligence Recommendation Systems / Search Knowledge Graphs Agentic AI / LLM applications Personalization platforms Marketplaces / Professional networks Technology Stack Experience across the following areas is valuable: AI & LLMs: OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, open-source models, LLM orchestration, AI agents, RAG, AI evaluation, structured AI outputs. Intelligence & Data: Semantic search, embeddings, vector databases, knowledge graphs,
recommendation systems, ranking systems, entity resolution, data pipelines. Engineering: Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis. Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, cloud-native architecture. The exact stack matters less than your ability to choose the right technology for the problem . Why This Opportunity? You will have the opportunity to: Leverage an existing operational AI and Talent Intelligence foundation Build a potentially category-defining AI-native consumer platform Extend the AI-Native Talent Engine Build on operational Agentic AI workflows Work directly with founders Shape technology and product strategy Own major architectural decisions Build sophisticated AI and intelligence systems Apply existing Talent Intelligence capabilities to a new market Build a technology organization from an early stage Work across AI, data, product, engineering, and business strategy You're joining where a functioning AI-native technology foundation already exists , with the challenge of extending, evolving, and scaling it into a new market. Why SkillsCapital? SkillsCapital has demonstrated its ability to build, commercialize, and operate AI-native technology products . We already have: AI-Native Talent Intelligence Platform — Production-ready technology supporting specialized talent intelligence. AI-Native Talent Engine — Proprietary intelligence and decision engine powering talent workflows. Commercial Traction — Multi-million-dollar annual run rate with a profitable, independently funded business. Global Market Presence — Customers and relationships across the US, UK, Europe, Australia, and Middle East. Deep Talent Intelligence — Growing network of deeply vetted technology professionals and proprietary intelligence capabilities. The B2C Career Intelligence platform represents the next major growth chance built on this foundation. Compensation & Ownership This is a senior leadership chance with significant long-term upside, including: Meaningful equity / ownership opportunity Long-term wealth creation potential High-impact strategic ownership Competitive structure based on experience and commitment Significant upside tied to product, technology, and business growth For the right person, this can evolve into a true founding technology leadership position with meaningful participation in the value created. This is not designed for someone seeking a conventional corporate CTO role with a large established team, fixed roadmap, or high fixed salary without accountability and execution. It is best suited for someone excited by ownership, AI, product creation, scale, and long-term value creation . How to Apply Send your resume to with: A short note explaining why this opportunity excites you Links to products, AI systems, platforms, or companies you've helped build Your GitHub, portfolio, or LinkedIn, if applicable Examples of significant technology or product decisions you've owned A brief note on your experience with AI, LLMs, consumer products, recommendation, or intelligence systems Your expectations around compensation and ownership We care more about what you've actually built and the problems you've solved than your title. If you want to take an already operational AI-native technology foundation and help transform it into a globally scalable AI Career Intelligence platform , we'd love to hear from you.
📌 CTO / Founding Technology Leader — Global AI-Native Tech Talent Venture (India)
🏢 SkillsCapital
📍 India