Field CTO – Retail & Commerce AI
Core
Senior technical leadership role converting raw market demand into a scalable, domain-specific cloud infrastructure platform for Retail & Commerce AI workloads.
Role type
Senior IC Field CTO (Retail & Commerce AI)
Builds
Full-stack AI cloud platform supporting developers and enterprises from data/model training to production deployment
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / AI / Retail & Commerce
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, distributed systems, AI/ML/MLOps, complex integrations, executive technical leadership, GTM fluency, product-minded leadership, GPU-centric infrastructure, retail AI workflows
Preferred skills
Technical co-founder experience, hands-on GPU infrastructure expertise, agentic commerce knowledge
Technologies
GPU orchestration, high-performance compute, storage systems, networking, agentic workflows
Responsibilities
Serve as external CTO face to customers and partners, support lighthouse deals via architectural workshops, translate customer needs into scalable product requirements, create technical narratives and training materials for sales, align cross-functional teams on roadmap, provide architectural guidance for agentic workflows, identify ecosystem integration opportunities, maintain feedback loops with R&D
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with executive presence
