Chief Technology Officer (CTO Founder)

About the Role & Launch Factory’s Residency Program

This opportunity is for a talented Computer Vision and Machine Learning expert, CTO, senior developer, or software architect with experience building products in an early-stage startup environment. You will become the technical founder of a new computer vision startup. You will work closely with a talented, previously successful, CEO to personally develop an early MVP for a product, launch this new solution, and scale the technology as your new startup scales. Founders must be willing and able to work in person at our San Diego office.

Our CEO Founder in Residence has worked with Launch Factory over several months to identify and validate a market opportunity based on their prior background and entrepreneurial success. The CEO and founding team will develop a valuable new solution utilizing computer vision AI to address pressing needs in their chosen space, receive an initial investment, then build and scale their new venture with the support of Launch Factory.

In this role, you will work alongside the CEO to develop the product. You will need to have prior computer vision AI or machine learning expertise and will architect the early MVP, build this early product, launch the solution and build a team to scale the technology.

About Launch Factory

Launch Factory is a venture studio based in San Diego, California with an innovative pathway for launching successful companies. We bring together talented founders, elite advisors, seed capital, vetted market opportunities, and an accelerator program to give entrepreneurs the unfair advantage they’re looking for to launch great startups.

Launch Factory has recently launched a Founder in Residence (FiR) program to identify and select exceptional founders and developers, with experience funding, launching, and scaling startup businesses. Founders in Residence will work with a cohort of fellow experienced founders to identify, validate, and launch computer vision startups.

The Offer

• Build a remarkable and disruptive new company using computer vision and machine learning
• Work alongside an experienced CEO with a prior successful exit
• Surround yourself with a collaborative team of highly successful fellow founders and CTO software developers
• Leverage Launch Factory’s advisory network for funding introductions and domain expertise
• Pre-seed investment from Launch Factory

Requirements

• Committed to working full-time on a new startup
• Computer vision and machine learning expertise
• Incredible product vision with experience developing products from concept testing through mature production
• Product, Architecture, and UX guru with track record building amazing user experiences
• Full-stack development experience in React / Node.js, C++, HTML, CSS or equivalents
• At ease developing personally, and leading other developers, throughout startup growth cycle.
• Prior experience as, ideally, a successful founder or a strong track record of success in a corporate environment
• Builder and operator who is ready to roll up their sleeves and execute personally in San Diego
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship. (US citizen, US permanent resident, or in the US with a workers Visa)