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

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.