CTO (Co-founder)

Straffing AI • New York, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We are supporting a funded early-stage startup building an AI-powered platform focused on transforming healthcare payment and revenue-cycle operations. The company is developing intelligent solutions that automate complex healthcare financial workflows, improve operational efficiency, streamline payment processes, and deliver greater visibility across healthcare payment ecosystems. This is a hands-on CTO Co-Founder opportunity for an entrepreneurial technology leader who can architect, build, and scale products from the ground up while establishing and leading a high-performing engineering organization.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• Proven experience building products from zero-to-one
• Strong expertise in software architecture and system design
• Experience leading engineering teams and technical initiatives
• Ability to remain hands-on while managing technical strategy
• Strong product mindset and customer-focused approach
• Experience building scalable cloud-native applications
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Previous founder, co-founder, founding engineer, or early-stage startup experience
• Experience in high-growth technology environments
• Background in regulated, transaction-heavy, or data-intensive industries
• Experience developing AI-powered products or intelligent automation platforms
• Experience hiring and scaling engineering organizations
• Experience in one or more of the following domains is highly desirable: Healthcare Technology, Revenue Cycle Management (RCM), Claims Processing, Healthcare Payments, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Workflow Automation, Enterprise SaaS, Data Infrastructure, Healthcare Interoperability

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the company's technology vision and engineering strategy
• Architect and build the initial product platform from concept to market
• Design scalable, secure, and reliable software systems
• Lead development of AI-enabled workflow automation capabilities
• Evaluate and select technology stack, infrastructure, and development practices
• Build integrations across healthcare, billing, claims, payment, and financial systems
• Recruit, mentor, and lead the engineering team
• Collaborate closely with leadership, investors, advisors, and customers
• Drive product execution from MVP through commercial scale

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior