Technical Co-founder CTO

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

CTO / Founding Engineer (Full-Stack Backend-Leaning)

Creator Economy / Direct-to-Fan

Location: Remote (U.S. preferred or U.S. time zone overlap)

Compensation: Competitive base meaningful equity

Nxt Level Recruiting is partnering with a high-growth direct-to-fan services company in the music/creator economy to hire a Founding Engineer. Our client works with established artists and creator teams to turn anonymous listeners and followers into engaged fans and repeat buyers powering high-visibility digital campaigns and measurable revenue impact.

This is an early high-ownership role for a builder who enjoys shipping partnering closely with the business and helping shape product direction as the company scales and prepares for its next stage of growth.

What Our Client Is Building

Our client is developing a web platform and system designed to maximize long-term fan engagement and monetization for musicians and creators. The company has real traction strong case studies and a growing roster of notable artist partners.

What Youll Do

Own and ship full-stack features with a backend-leaning focus
Lead and evolve a production platform that supports high-scale fan campaigns and integrations
Work closely with leadership as a thought partner on roadmap priorities and execution
Help establish engineering best practices and technical direction from the ground up
Support client outcomes by building reliable fast and scalable systems
As the team grows mentor and potentially manage additional engineers

Tech Stack

Frontend: Angular
Backend: .NET
Database: PostgreSQL
Cloud: AWS (RDS EC2 Lambda S3 etc.)
Integrations: Third-party APIs and partner systems

What Theyre Looking For

5 years of full-stack engineering experience (backend-leaning preferred)
Strong experience shipping as an individual contributor (hands-on builder)
Ownership mindset: self-sufficient proactive and accountable for outcomes
Strong communication and collaboration skillscomfortable partnering with non-technical stakeholders
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced remote startup environment
Interest in (or passion for) the music industry / creator economy is a plus

Why This Role

Early founding-level impact with significant ownership
Direct connection between your work and real customer revenue/outcomes
Opportunity to help define technical foundations product direction and team growth

Required Experience:

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CTO / Founding Engineer (Full-Stack Backend-Leaning) Creator Economy / Direct-to-FanLocation: Remote (U.S. preferred or U.S. time zone overlap)Compensation: Competitive base meaningful equityNxt Level Recruiting is partnering with a high-growth direct-to-fan services company in the music/creator ec...