Entrepreneur in Residence - Technical Co-founder (CTO)

FutureSight

$150K — $200K *
US-AnywhereRemote in San Francisco, CA
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven track record of delivering AI products to real users within practical constraints.
  • Deep knowledge of frontier models and LLM-based systems, prioritizing simplicity and maintainability.
  • Skilled in translating ambiguous product intent into structured designs for both humans and AI systems.
  • Experience in customer engagement, translating real workflows into product features.
  • Strong evaluation and verification skills to establish trustworthy systems.
  • Prior experience as a technical co-founder or engineering leader, ideally with fundraising experience.
  • Self-motivated and adaptable, thriving in uncertain environments.

Responsibilities

  • Set the technical direction by framing problems and designing robust systems from the outset.
  • Utilize cutting-edge tools and models to rapidly develop high-quality, maintainable systems.
  • Act as the key technical voice in early customer interactions to ensure practical product development.
  • Focus on achieving traction before considering scaling efforts or team expansion.
  • Engage in fundraising activities, participating actively in investor discussions.
  • Assemble and grow a skilled technical team when appropriate, establishing a collaborative culture.

Benefits

  • Founder-level equity providing meaningful ownership from the start.
  • Significant authority in decision-making around product and strategy.
  • Access to pre-seed funding for early hires and MVP development.
  • Supportive resources for building and scaling the venture from inception.
  • Networking opportunities with investors and advisors in B2B AI and early-stage capital.
  • A collaborative model with cross-functional teams to enhance development capabilities.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity

FutureSight is seeking an applied AI builder to co-found and lead the technical direction of a new B2B AI venture from the ground up. This is a co-founder partnership with founder-level equity and founder-level authority, not a salaried executive role.

We are not looking for someone who manages engineers from a distance or adds AI language to a traditional CTO resume. We are looking for someone who can take a vague problem, frame it clearly, design the right system, and turn it into something customers actually use and trust. If you've gone from ambiguity to working product before - and you want to do it again with the backing of an experienced venture building team - this is the opportunity.

This is a full-time, exclusive commitment to building and owning a single B2B AI venture from the ground up.
The Partnership
  • Founder-level equity with meaningful ownership from inception, aligned across funding rounds
  • Founder-level authority, including co-decision rights on product, technology, hiring, fundraising, and strategy
  • Pre-seed capital committed by FutureSight for early hires and MVP development, with potential for follow-on funding
  • A proven process and playbook for taking ventures from 0 to 1, informed by our team's prior experience and mistakes
  • Venture building and scaling resources, including embedded design, engineering, growth, and fundraising support from day one
  • Investor and advisor network across B2B AI and early-stage capital markets
  • A true co-creation model in which you operate as CTO with FutureSight's cross-functional team as your partner - building alongside you.
What you'll own

As Co-Founder & CTO, you will set the venture's technical direction and lead its execution. This is a co-founder role, not a CTO hire.
  • Technical Direction - Own problem framing, architecture, system design, and product judgment from day one, translating rough product intent into structure, context, and specs that both humans and AI systems can execute against
  • Build - Use modern tools and frontier models to move fast without sacrificing quality or maintainability, designing agentic systems with first-principles thinking and knowing when orchestration adds genuine leverage versus when simplicity is the better call
  • Customer & Market - Be the primary technical voice in early customer conversations, understanding real workflows and shaping the right product rather than just shipping quickly
  • Traction Before Scale - Prove there is something worth scaling before thinking about scaling it, focusing on traction first and team-building second
  • Capital - Contribute to fundraising, from investor conversations to due diligence
  • Team - Recruit and grow a technical team when the time is right, and establish the cultural foundation of the company
Co-Founder Profile
  • Proven track record of shipping AI products to real users under real-world constraints - not research, experiments, or prototypes
  • Deep practical experience with frontier models, LLM-based systems, and agentic architectures, with strong system design instincts and a bias for simplicity and maintainability
  • Strong translation layer skills - able to turn messy product intent into clear structure, constraints, and specs that both humans and AI systems can act on
  • Close to the customer, comfortable in customer conversations, and able to let real workflows shape what you build
  • Rigorous about verification - feedback loops, evaluation, and systems that can be trusted
  • Prior experience as a technical co-founder or early engineering leader, with fundraising experience a strong plus
  • Founder at heart - energized by ambiguity, able to go far alone, and ready to commit fully
How to Apply

Please submit your resume, LinkedIn profile, and a brief note on why this venture aligns with your goals as a founder. We will move quickly for the right candidate.

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