Founders Associate

talentpluto•New York, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Our partner is hiring a Founders Associate to work directly with the CTO. This is not a generic assistant role. It is a high-trust, high-responsibility position for someone who can operate alongside a deeply technical leader, help drive execution across a fast-scaling engineering org, and earn credibility with an already strong team of developers, quants, and operators. The founder described it as someone helping the CTO lead a ~25-person dev team and stepping into work that requires real judgment, technical fluency, and intensity.

Requirements

Strong technical foundation; this is a must-have
Degree background in math, computer science, physics, neuroscience, engineering, or similarly rigorous technical fields
Someone who can earn the respect of highly technical teammates, including people from top trading, crypto, and engineering backgrounds
Strong organizational ability and project management instincts
Interest in finance, markets, startups, or technical company-building
Comfortable with intensity, early starts, and a fast-moving environment
Founder-like profile: someone who could plausibly start their own company, but wants to build alongside an exceptional CTO

Responsibilities

Work directly with the CTO as a force multiplier across technical and operational priorities
Help prepare for standups and keep execution moving across a globally distributed engineering team
Drive high-priority projects across product, engineering, and company-building initiatives
Act as an organizational backbone for a fast-moving technical team
Help coordinate across internal stakeholders and external touchpoints as the company scales
Travel as needed for team collaboration, conferences, and strategic priorities
Operate with a founder-level ownership mindset in an environment with very little hand-holding