BJAK

Chief Technology Officer

BJAK

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Distributed Systems

About the role

  • Define the long-term architecture for A1’s AI systems, infrastructure, and developer platform.
  • Evaluate trade-offs between speed of iteration and long-term system design.
  • Ensure systems are designed for scalability, reliability, and long-term evolution.
  • Guide key decisions across model integration, data pipelines, distributed systems, and product architecture.
  • Work with engineers to translate product direction into clear technical execution.
  • Help structure engineering workstreams and keep teams aligned on priorities.
  • Maintain high engineering standards while keeping the team focused on shipping.
  • Establish engineering culture, development practices, and technical standards across the company.
  • Build and scale a world-class engineering team across key talent hubs including China and US.
  • Identify strong technical leaders and help build a high-quality engineering organization.
  • Define hiring standards and interview processes to maintain a high engineering bar.
  • Ensure technical workstreams move forward smoothly across teams and locations.
  • Help resolve cross-team technical and execution challenges.

Requirements

  • Strong technical foundation in system architecture, large-scale systems, distributed architecture.
  • Ability to reason clearly about complex systems and make pragmatic technical decisions.
  • Experience building or leading high-performing engineering teams.
  • Strong judgment on technical trade-offs and engineering priorities.
  • Comfortable operating in early-stage environments with high ambiguity.
  • Clear communication and ability to align teams.
Benefits
  • We operate as a small, senior, hands-on team.
  • Engineers own features end-to-end — from design discussion through production monitoring.
  • Code reviews and design reviews are expected for all meaningful changes.
  • We discuss architecture openly, make decisions quickly, and ship frequently.
  • Interview process will be conducted via virtual meetings and/or onsite.
  • We value transparency and efficiency.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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