Co-Founder & CTO

grafema Portugal
Remote
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Job Description

We're hiring a Technical Co-Founder & CTO at Grafema. We are an AI startup building an autonomous AI agent for sales, helping businesses acquire more customers while saving time.


We’re looking for a technical leader who can build, lead, and scale—someone who loves the fast-moving startup environment, is deeply hands-on, and can drive the technical vision while executing at high speed.


As CTO & Co-Founder, you will:

  • Lead product development—design, build, and scale our AI-driven outreach system.
  • Prioritize customer needs —ensure every technical decision aligns with customer needs, making our AI-driven outreach system intuitive, efficient, and impactful.
  • Architect and optimize data pipelines, workflows, and integrations.
  • Make key technical decisions to ensure scalability, security, and efficiency.
  • Drive automation—eliminate manual processes and refine AI model interactions.
  • Build & lead a strong engineering team as we scale.
  • Collaborate on strategy—align tech with business growth, funding, and GTM execution.
  • Play chess against our CEO — he's not that good, you should be fine :)


What You Bring: You’re a technical expert in

  • Full-Stack Development – Deep experience across backend, frontend, and infrastructure.
  • AI & Automation – Strong background in LLMs, agentic workflows, and API integrations.
  • Scalability & Architecture – Knows how to build for scale, manage large datasets, and automate complex processes.
  • Database & Infrastructure – Expertise in structuring, optimizing, and managing data efficiently.
  • Security & Compliance – Familiarity with data privacy, security best practices, and API security.



You’ve got founder mindset

  • Hands-on Builder – Codes when needed, but also leads tech strategy.
  • Entrepreneurial Drive – Passionate about growing a startup from MVP to scale.
  • Problem-Solving & Adaptability – Thrives in fast-paced environments, iterates quickly.
  • Leadership & Hiring – Ability to recruit, manage, and inspire an engineering team.
  • Business-Driven Thinking – Understands how tech decisions impact growth & revenue.


What We're Looking For:

Minimum experience

  • 3+ years in software development (full-stack, with backend focus).
  • 1+ years in AI, automation, or workflow-based systems (LLMs, agentic workflows, API integrations).
  • 1+ years in a startup or early-stage product environment (scaling from scratch).
  • Education & Technical Depth – Master’s in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Ideal experience

  • 5-10 years in engineering, with leadership experience (Tech Lead, CTO, Senior Engineer).
  • Built & scaled a SaaS product—bonus if in B2B, sales automation, or workflow automation.
  • Comfortable with fundraising & technical due diligence.
  • Experience with hiring & managing engineers (even a small team).


Why join us:

  • Work on cutting-edge AI automation that is reshaping how businesses operate.
  • Co-founder role—build a company from the ground up.
  • Remote-first & flexible—work from anywhere.
  • High ownership—make real, impactful decisions.
  • Growth potential—funding, scaling, and industry disruption ahead.


If you’re ready to build, scale, and lead an AI startup, let’s talk :)


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