Technical Co-Founder / CTO Hands-on — AI/ML & Voice Deepfake Detection [Equity-Only Pre-Funding; Salary + Equity After Raise]

Job summary

The Technical Co-Founder will own the technology stack, consolidate the codebase, and lead the development of real-time voice deepfake detection. They will be responsible for cloud infrastructure, MLOps, and preparing the product for institutional pilots.

Job details

FinOptima is building an AI-native platform for real-time voice deepfake and fraud detection in financial-services contact centers. We have developed the core detection architecture and are preparing the product for institutional pilots. We are seeking a hands-on Technical Co-Founder to own the technology, restore and strengthen the working demo, consolidate the current codebase and infrastructure, and lead the product toward secure enterprise deployment. What You’ll Own -Audit and consolidate the existing codebase and architecture -Restore and validate the customer-ready demo -Lead audio/deepfake ML development and real-time inference -Own cloud infrastructure, DevOps, APIs, MLOps and deployment -Build explainability, monitoring and auditability capabilities -Prepare the product for institutional pilots -Recruit and lead the future engineering team Requirements -10+ years in software, AI/ML or technical product development -Strong Python and hands-on deep-learning experience -PyTorch or TensorFlow, transformers and model evaluation -Audio, speech, signal-processing or deepfake-detection experience strongly preferred -AWS or GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD -Real-time inference, APIs, data pipelines and model monitoring -Enterprise architecture, security and regulated-industry experience -Able to lead strategically while remaining personally hands-on -No employer, moonlighting or IP restrictions Compensation This is an equity-only co-founder position before fundraising. After a successful raise, the role is expected to transition to full-time salary plus continued co-founder equity, subject to agreed vesting, milestones, company resources and mutual fit. To Apply Please include: -CV and LinkedIn -GitHub or relevant technical portfolio -Weekly availability Equity expectations -A brief description of the most relevant AI/ML system you personally built and deployed Letter why you are the best candidate for this role -Confirmation that you can legally participate in an equity-based startup role

What you’ll do

The Technical Co-Founder will own the technology stack, consolidate the codebase, and lead the development of real-time voice deepfake detection. They will be responsible for cloud infrastructure, MLOps, and preparing the product for institutional pilots.

Requirements

Requires 10+ years of experience in software or AI/ML with strong proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks. Experience in audio signal processing and enterprise-grade cloud deployment is strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Equity
• Stock Options

Listed skills

• Python · Preferred
• Amazon Web Services · Preferred
• Google Cloud · Preferred
• Docker · Preferred
• Kubernetes · Preferred
• Terraform · Preferred
• CI/CD · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Python
• Deep Learning
• PyTorch
• TensorFlow
• Transformers
• Audio Signal Processing
• Deepfake Detection
• AWS
• GCP
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• CI/CD
• MLOps
• Enterprise Architecture
• API Development

Job areas

• Software
• Technology
• Engineering
• Data & Analytics
• Management & Leadership

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