Cloaked
Technical Chief of Staff
$200K–$220K
New York, NY · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
About the job
Acts as a hands-on technical representative and force multiplier for engineering leadership, advancing engineering and AI initiatives while building, reviewing, testing, and releasing software.
What you'll do
- Own and scale the review, testing, and release pipeline for CTO work.
- Represent engineering leadership in technical, architecture, AI, and cross-functional discussions, making decisions and communicating direction.
- Unblock ambiguous initiatives hands-on by investigating problems, writing code or prototypes, reviewing work, and coordinating the right people.
What they ask for
- Strong engineering background with shipped software and ability to read code, evaluate architecture, and contribute code.
- Rigor in code review and testing, including building tooling to support quality.
- Technical judgment and trust-building ability to represent engineering leadership.
- Comfort with ambiguity and ownership; excellent communication and discretion.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI/ML systems, Modal or similar compute infrastructure, or security and privacy domains.
- Prior chief-of-staff, founding, or early-stage engineering experience.
Pay
$200K – $220K (base salary); Offers Equity; Offers Bonus
Tools
Modal
AI focus
Participate in AI roadmap and architecture reviews, lead important AI initiatives, and represent engineering and AI across the company and with external partners.
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