Technical Co-founder – CTO, AI Staffing Platform for Law Firms

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Initiate the development of production code, set the technical vision, and oversee execution from start to finish.

• Strengthen Ava's voice and workflow systems to ensure reliability in production.

• Define core architecture, observability, and audit-trail standards.

• Create the internal infrastructure that enables the team to configure, monitor, and enhance AI performance without increasing the engineering workforce.

• Manage the balance between AI quality and cost-per-call, securing unit economics within the $499/month pricing framework.

• Act as the technical representative of the company in discussions with lawyers, partners, and investors.

• Transform pilots into paying customers, broaden the AI team’s roles beyond the front desk, and pave the way for custom and self-hosted models where legal and privacy considerations necessitate it.

• Recruit and guide the founding engineering team, establishing the cultural foundation of the company.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in deploying LLM-powered and voice systems in production environments where incorrect outputs had serious implications.

• Expertise across full-stack applications involving applied LLMs, real-time voice and conversational AI, telephony, human-in-the-loop workflows, observability, and secure multi-tenant SaaS.

• Strong beliefs regarding reliability engineering, edge-case management, and the trade-offs between AI quality and cost-per-call.

• Proven track record in building managed and service-intensive platforms, with the discipline to scale delivery without increasing engineering personnel.

• Willingness to operate as a principal — including the ability to assert "this won't scale" or "this isn't ready" when product integrity is at stake.

• Strongly preferred: previous experience as a founder or in early-stage technical leadership; background in legal tech, healthcare, or another trust-sensitive sector; ability to self-host custom models to fulfill legal and privacy requirements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a rapidly evolving field.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Collaborative and innovative work environment.

• Potential for professional growth and development.