CTO at Factiverse. Play a key role in scaling our award-winning AI for digital trust.

Salary Competitive
Equity To be negotiated

You have been given the evil AIโ€ฆ then Factiverse comes to the rescue!

We live in an age of misinformation. With exponential growth in online information, our ability to understand what to trust or not is becoming even more crucial. Factiverse team are trailblazers who champion digital integrity and trust, and we're searching for an experienced Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead our charge!

๐Ÿš€ Embrace the Challenge ๐Ÿš€

Factiverse, the pioneering machine learning startup dedicated to credibility and digital trust, seeks tech leaders to launch our AI Editor to new heights. Our target audience includes B2B professionals like journalists, consultants, and analysts, who rely on our solutions to automate research, detect factual errors, and make informed decisions. By joining us, you'll be at the forefront of preventing billion-dollar blunders.


๐ŸŒ Your Mission ๐ŸŒ

We're looking for someone who cares about digital trust and the future of the Internet, who is excited about working in a rapidly growing team, and who wants to scale and productify our technology. If you have scaled technology in a startup, have an international mindset, and want to live and work in Norway or the EU, you might be our next key hire!


๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Methodical ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

Specializing in, large-scale machine learning applications such as large language models (LLMs), Python Backend, Cloud Technologies, and you'll lead and collaborate with a team of ingenious backend and frontend developers. Your role? To orchestrate the design, implementation, and maintenance of backend solutions for large-scale ML applications.

Your expertise won't end there โ€“ you'll be hands-on with Python programming and have expertise in writing infrastructure code in cloud technologies such as Terraform, AWS, and Google Cloud. You are also familiar with basics of fine-tuning and deploying Transformer models in Huggingface. If you have experience in prompt tuning for leveraging LLMs, that's an added bonus. Your technical expertise, leadership abilities, and passion for delivering high-quality solutions will be crucial in driving the success of our projects.

You will collaborate closely with our co-founder and present Chief Technology Officer, Associate Professor Vinay Setty. Recognized for his achievements in machine learning and language models, Vinay has been with us full-time leading both data science and technology efforts. As we gear up for expansion, we aim to capitalize on Vinay's exceptional academic data science proficiency while seeking a new CTO with a hands-on background in scaling.

๐Ÿ”‘ Key Responsibilities ๐Ÿ”‘

  • Work closely with founders to create tech roadmap and strategize products.

  • Lead, mentor, and guide developers throughout the project lifecycle.

  • Sync with the product team to execute strategic sprints per the company's objectives.

  • Engineer robust, scalable backend systems using Python and related frameworks.

  • Construct and uphold CI pipelines, staging, and production environments.

  • Write infrastructure code to deploy and maintain resources on GCP and AWS platforms using technologies such as Terraform.

  • Collaborate with data scientists to integrate and deploy large-scale ML models in the cloud platforms.


๐ŸŽฏ Qualifications ๐ŸŽฏ

  • Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields.

  • A track record (5+ years) as a Tech Lead in software development, ML engineer, ML scientist or similar

  • Has experience in bringing large-scale ML products to market.

  • Proficiency in Python programming and robust backend knowledge.

  • Extensive command over cloud technologies, especially Terraform and Google Cloud.

  • Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and scalable systems.

  • Adept at troubleshooting complex technical issues and strong problem-solving skills.

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with a diverse team.


๐ŸŒˆ Preferred Qualifications ๐ŸŒˆ

  • Familiarity with transformer models, prompt tuning large-language models, and HuggingFace framework.

  • Experience with developing backend with REST APIs or gRPC or similar protocols.

  • Hands-on experience with GCP and Terraform.

  • Familiarity with Docker and containerization.

  • Knowledge of databases like MongoDB and search systems such as Elasticsearch.

  • Familiarity with OAuth2 or similar authentication protocols for B2B API applications.


Discover more about our mission: factiverse.ai

Experience Factiverse AI editor first-hand: https://editor.factiverse.ai/ or in gpt.factiverse.ai

Based in vibrant Oslo and Stavanger, we're here to facilitate your transition. If remote work suits you, we're open to candidates in the European time zone who can journey to meet the team monthly.

๐Ÿš€ Your Opportunity Awaits โ€“ Apply Now! ๐Ÿš€

For more information or questions please contact us at maria@factiverse.no

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

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

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Equity package
Equity package

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Pension plan
Pension plan

We take care of you, even when you are old and wrinkly.

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Working at
Factiverse

With exponential growth in online information, our ability to understand what to trust or not is becoming even more crucial. We are a team of award-winning data scientists and published authors passionate about high-quality online content and building AI for good. We're committed to establishing credibility in a world of uncertainty and mistrust, and we believe our tech shows that commitment. Factiverse holds a US patent for its algorithm. We have also won multiple awards, including Digital Trust Challenge 2023 at KI Park, AI-Startup of the Year by Nora.AI, and Winners of Media Futures EU 2022. We recently launched our first product, an AI Editor. Do you wonder if your AI-generated text is correct? Paste it in the Factiverse editor, and leave it up to our AI to find factual mistakes. We will also search Google and Bing in real time to provide links to credible sources and save you hours of research. Learn more on our ProductHunt page https://www.producthunt.com/products/factiverse-editor#factiverse-ai-editor

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