Empirical - Fractional CTO (Remote - US or LATAM)

The role

You will serve as a Fractional CTO for one or more high-growth tech companies. You will align engineering with business strategy, product priorities, and growth goals.

What you will do

• Serve as a Fractional CTO for one or more high-growth tech companies
• Align engineering with business strategy, product priorities, and growth goals
• Support or build engineering org structures, delivery processes, and hiring plans
• Partner with founders and executive teams to drive clarity, speed, and innovation
• Lead or advise on Gen AI initiatives: opportunity mapping, pilot builds, integrations
• Collaborate with Empirical’s internal teams to layer in engineers or delivery teams as needed

Required qualifications

• Based in the U.S. or Latin America
• 10+ years in software / product engineering
• 3+ years in leadership roles
• Proven experience scaling product/engineering teams in startup or growth-stage environments
• Strong communicator with executive presence
• Passionate about building and mentoring product development teams
• Experienced with (or extremely curious and up to date about) AI implementation in real-world contexts
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken)

Benefits

• Be part of a curated network of high-caliber, values-driven tech leaders
• Do meaningful, strategic work on your terms
• Stay in motion without burnout
• Access Empirical’s community, engineering talent, and shared knowledge base

About the company

Empirical empowers early- and growth-stage tech companies to build the right products the right way. They offer Product & Technology Leadership and Product Development Teams.