Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / Fractional CTO

This is a remote position. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / Fractional CTOReports To: Founder / CEOLocation: Remote (Worldwide)Type: Full-time or FractionalComp. Range: Flexible for the right candidateAbout the Tech OpportunityWe are not a typical ecommerce company. We have built a proprietary internal platform that powers our entire creative-to-revenue pipeline: ad creation workflows, AI-powered compliance checking, performance analytics, contribution margin tracking, creative testing automation, and increasingly, AI-generated ad content. This platform is our competitive moat and a key reason we have scaled so [link removed] engineering team is technically capable but lacks the strategic vision and business-context depth to build autonomously. We need a technical leader who understands both the technology AND the business model — someone who can turn a high-potential internal platform into a true AI-powered revenue [link removed] RoleYour primary mission: use technology and AI to massively accelerate revenue growth. This is not about cost-cutting or back-office automation. This is about building systems that produce better ads, optimize performance automatically, and give the marketing team [link removed] scope covers all engineering related to the core marketing and revenue platform. Separate engineering resources supporting funnels/CRO and the mobile app are managed by another partner and are outside your initial [link removed] You Will Own Platform vision, roadmap, and architecture for the proprietary growth engine. Engineering team leadership: hiring, quality bar, delivery cadence, and building autonomy. AI strategy: creative ideation, automated ad generation, intelligent testing, cross-market translation, and compliance automation. Data integrity: ensuring contribution margin, attribution, and performance data are trustworthy — this is the reward function for everything else. Revenue acceleration through technology: every project must connect to measurable revenue impact. You Are the Right Fit If Exceptionally sharp and fast to learn — you can absorb an entire business model, marketing mechanics, and platform within weeks. You understand marketing and advertising. Experience with ecommerce, ad tech, martech, or direct-response growth systems is a massive bonus. Deeply AI-forward: you use AI coding agents, understand LLM capabilities, and can envision how AI transforms creative production. You can lead a team AND build. Hands-on enough to architect systems, strategic enough to set direction. You think like a business owner, not just an engineer — every technical decision serves revenue growth. You build autonomously: given context and objectives, you figure out the best path and execute. Nice to Have Experience with internal tooling, growth platforms, or creative workflow systems. Experience leading engineering in a fast-growth ecommerce or advertising environment. Familiarity with data pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and analytics environments. 90-Day SuccessFull understanding of the business model and platform. Delivered a technical roadmap with clear revenue-impact milestones. Engineering team operating with higher autonomy and speed. At least one high-impact AI feature shipped. The founder is no longer writing engineering specs or managing daily engineering operations. Originally posted on Himalayas