CTO with passion for AEO and the future of E-Commerce

US remote Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 18, 2026 Last posted March 18, 2026
Job description

CTO to build the future of AEO-driven e-commerce, owning the tech vision for how brands become the default answer in AI-first shopping journeys across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overview and Copilot.

The role

  • Own and evolve the AI-native product and data strategy for “brand score” visibility across answer engines and AI search surfaces.

  • Architect and ship scalable platforms that plug into third‑party APIs and AI ecosystems to surface clients as the preferred result at the moment of intent.

  • Lead a lean, high-caliber engineering team from MVP to scale-up, balancing speed, experimentation, and reliability.

Your background

  • Full-stack engineering leader with experience taking products from zero to one and beyond in startup environments.

  • Top-tier academic foundation (Ivy League or equivalent) with a builder’s mindset and strong product intuition.

  • Deep, hands-on fluency in APIs, data pipelines, and modern cloud architectures.

Your superpowers

  • Proven track record designing, deploying, and iterating AI agents, workflows, and automations that drive measurable business outcomes.

  • Obsession with Answer Engine Optimization and how AI is rewriting the rules of search, discovery, and checkout in e-commerce.

  • Comfortable switching between code, boardroom, and whiteboard—able to tell the technical and commercial story with equal clarity.

Why this now

  • AI answer engines are rapidly becoming the new storefront for online commerce, and this role lets you write that playbook instead of reacting to it.

  • Step in as the technical co-architect of a category-defining agency, shaping how the world’s next generation of brands get found and bought.

    Contact MONA Hiring Team if you're interested or recommend someone who is.


About this role

Summary

Lead AI-native e-commerce platform development, team management, and strategy in a startup environment.

Job title

CTO with passion for AEO and the future of E-Commerce

Experience level

full-stack engineering leader, zero to one

Industry

software

Location requirements

remote work in the united states allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

full-stack engineeringAPIsdata pipelinescloud architecturesAI agent deployment

Preferred skills

AI workflowsanswer engine optimizationbusiness outcome driving

Specializations

AIAPIcloud architecturesdata pipelinesautomation
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

United States

Remote Country