CTO & Cofounder - Impact AI Hardware Start Up

Salary Competitive
Equity To be negotiated

CTO to AI Hardware Start Up

Be a key part of developing the world’s first responsible AI chip for edge applications! We are looking for a CTO who is ready to lead our engineering team and scale the company.

Your focus will be on brain inspired (neuromorphic) AI chip design, building our engineering team and interacting with stakeholders and customers. We're committed to building a team of extraordinary people, and are looking for a skilled CTO who is innovative, has grit and is ready to scale eXistential AI.


Responsibilities:

  • Lead initial engineering team of four people, and lead the design of neuromorphic chip architectures.

  • Qualify full chip designs to meet tape-out requirements.

  • Design and conduct tests, ensuring comprehensive bug identification and analysis.

  • Support fundraising, sales and customer success tasks.


Qualifications:

  • At least 1 year of hands-on experience in analog/mixed-signal integrated CMOS circuit design, evidenced by successful silicon validation.

  • A minimum of 1 year applying technical skills in practical settings.

  • Knowledge of hardware design and verification methodologies.

  • Knowledge of neuromorphic computing.

  • Experience with commercialization and managing teams.

  • Additionally, you:

    • find large challenges exciting and excel with the freedom to innovate and validate solutions.

    • have a growth mindset, meaning you are resourceful, flexible and adaptable.

    • deliver high quality on time.


eXistential AI are building the world's first responsible AI chip, creating a team of high-performing individuals from different fields and perspectives.

The surge in AI applications across industries combined with AI’s compounding effect of bias and discrimination in critical sectors like health and finance is a global challenge. eXistential AI is on a mission to solve this challenge with the worlds first responsible AI chip, leading the development of responsible and intuitive AI.


We offer

We offer an opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from the field of neuromorphic computing. Additionally, we offer a serious role in an impactful start up, set out to develop hardware that support more unbiased and transparent AI, and accelerate the uptake of smart devices in crucial industries as health and finance.


This position has a high growth potential, and opportunity for equity stakes. We appreciate flexibility and offer a hybrid work model, with competitive salary. It is an option to get equity in the company.


Office:

Gammel Kongevej 11, 1650 Copenhagen V, in 'lydens hus'

Start date: After agreement


Apply

Open for applications until 15th of April

Interviewing process consists of a brief online meeting end of April, followed by an in depth interview preferably in person.

Please send your application through the hub, and feel free to ask any questions you might have through email.


Studies have found that a higher percentage of women and BIPOC candidates won’t apply if they don’t meet every listed criteria. If you find yourself excited by our mission but don't check every box, please send the application anyway!


We look much forward hearing from you!

Best, Anna Kierkegaard


For more information or questions please contact us at ak@existential-ai.com or phone number 53555188

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

Peckish after lunch? We got your back with soft drinks, treats and fruit.

Remote work allowed
Remote work allowed

You know how you perform best. Work from your couch, your favorite cafe or abroad when you feel like it.

Central office
Central office

Your local office is your anchor point, thus, we placed it centrally at your convenience.

Free lunch
Free lunch

Enjoy a free catered lunch with your colleagues, every day.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

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Working at
eXistential AI

eXistential AI is a 'neuromorphic' chip company, set on a mission to empower people with data. Answering a global and urgent need for safe AI, we are developing the worlds first responsible AI chip. Our focus is on updating the AI hardware infrastructure to be more responsible and transparent, and the development are informed by customer needs and advances in brain science.

Read more about eXistential AI

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