Chief Technology Officer - US-Based
Core
Drive execution for product and engineering teams by embedding AI and agentic engineering into the core of all company products and operations.
Role type
CTO (AI-first architecture & agentic engineering)
Builds
Toptal's full technical architecture, AI primitives, and production-ready agentic workflows for matching, vetting, onboarding, and delivery.
Domain
Global professional services / AI & Agentic Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
AI strategy, agentic engineering, foundation model fine-tuning, harness design, orchestration, retrieval, context engineering, tool/MCP integration, guardrails, evaluation, cost control, workforce planning, technical architecture, system design, hiring leadership
Preferred skills
Advanced degree in CS/Engineering, prior CTO/VP Engineering experience at meaningful scale
Technologies
Foundation models, agentic architectures, retrieval systems, MCP, evaluation frameworks
Responsibilities
Own AI technology strategy and architecture; deploy agentic engineering at scale; make AI quality measurable via evals and regression suites; rebuild platform operations using AI-assisted development; define team structures and resourcing plans; set talent standards and assess performance; own end-to-end architecture, reliability, and cost structure.
Seniority
Executive (CTO), hands-on builder & architect