Chief Technology Officer - AI / ML

Founding Chief Technology Officer (CTO)- AI/ML

Need candidatwes with 10-16 years experience only. AI/ML Expertise is a MUST

• Location: Mumbai, India
• Experience: 10+ years (exceptional candidates may be considered)
• CTC: Up to 60 LPA, depending on experience
• Equity: Significant ESOP opportunity for the right founding candidate.

About Buildin

Our Client is building an AI-native platform to make construction, renovation and project management significantly more affordable and accessible to Indian households. We are looking for a founding CTO to own and build the entire technology organisation, with the opportunity to shape the companys technical future and participate meaningfully in its equity through ESOPs.

Key Responsibilities

• * Own Buildins complete technology vision, architecture and engineering roadmap.
• * Build the end-to-end web and mobile product, backend infrastructure and integrations.
• * Lead development of AI/LLM-powered workflows, intelligent agents and automation systems.
• * Develop AI capabilities for project onboarding, professional matching, cost estimation, document processing, scheduling and project coordination.
• * Establish scalable cloud infrastructure, databases, security and data architecture.
• * Build and lead the engineering, AI and product technology teams.
• * Work closely with the CEO and business leadership to translate operational requirements into technology.
• * Take ownership from MVP development through product launch and subsequent scaling.

Ideal Candidate

• * Strong hands-on software engineering and architecture experience.
• * Experience building technology products from an early stage.
• * Strong understanding of AI, LLMs, APIs, cloud infrastructure and modern development frameworks.
• * Experience building and leading engineering teams.
• * Product-oriented mindset with the ability to balance rapid execution and scalable architecture.
• * Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to take ownership from day one.

We are looking for a builder, not just a technology manager. The opportunity is to create client's entire technology foundation and grow with the company.