Founders Associate

talentpluto • New York, NY

9d • $175,000 - $350,000 • 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

What This Job Offers

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