CTO

Join a fast-growing AI startup in Switzerland that is building secure AI infrastructure for critical environments.

They are looking to hire a Chief Technology Officer to lead the company’s technology strategy, platform architecture, and engineering organisation as they scale their AI platform across Europe.

This is a highly strategic and hands-on leadership role where you will work closely with the CEO, Product, and Security teams to build and operate enterprise-grade AI systems focused on scalability, reliability, and data.

Key responsibilities:

• Defining and executing the company’s technology roadmap and architecture
• Leading infrastructure, platform engineering, and AI operations
• Owning security, scalability, reliability, and compliance across the platform
• Overseeing AI hosting, RAG workloads, chat systems, and multi-tenant infrastructure
• Establishing best practices across DevOps, CI/CD, monitoring, and incident response
• Leading and scaling the engineering organisation
• Supporting customer engagements, technical pre-sales, and strategic partnerships

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a CTO, VP Engineering, or senior technical leader within a high-growth startup technology business
• Strong background in AI infrastructure, cloud platforms, and distributed systems
• Experience working with LLMs, platform engineering, and scalable AI systems
• Strong understanding of security architecture, DevOps, and operational reliability
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities
• Comfortable operating within a fast-paced startup environment
• Fluent German and English

Additional information:

• Permanent position
• Zurich with a hybrid working model
• Opportunity to shape the technical foundation of a growing AI business
• High-impact environment working on cutting-edge AI infrastructure and products

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced technology leader who wants to build and scale secure, enterprise-grade AI systems within a business operating at the forefront of AI infrastructure.

We look forward to your application