Chief Technology Officer

About the role

OrthoAI is developing AI‑driven decision intelligence for dentistry, turning multimodal clinical data into structured, explainable support for high‑friction authorization workflows. As Chief Technology Officer you will own the platform architecture, engineering operating system, security posture, technical roadmap, and the engineering talent bar, ensuring the system can be operated, audited, and continuously improved.

Key responsibilities

• Define platform boundaries and contracts across data ingestion, models, reasoning, applications, and integrations.
• Set engineering standards for code review, testing, CI/CD, security, observability, releases, and incident learning.
• Own security and privacy architecture for sensitive healthcare data and external enterprise integration.
• Document architecture, infrastructure, vendor, and build‑versus‑buy decisions with clear trade‑offs.
• Partner with clinical and scientific owners on intended use, failure modes, human oversight, and release evidence.
• Hire, develop, and maintain a high‑performing engineering team while staying close to systems and technical evidence.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent technical mastery.
• Typically 12+ years in software/platform engineering or technical product development.
• At least 5 years leading engineering teams, hiring senior talent, and defining ownership boundaries.
• Proven track record shipping and operating an ML‑enabled or data‑intensive product beyond prototype stage.
• Experience owning consequential architecture, security, vendor, reliability, or build‑versus‑buy decisions with visible business outcomes.

Required skills

• ML‑enabled systems development and production deployment.
• Data‑intensive product design and operation.
• Automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Data/model lineage tracking.
• Observability and monitoring.
• Rollback and incident response processes.
• Security and privacy architecture for healthcare data.

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape AI technology in the dental healthcare sector.
• Leadership role in a fast‑growing startup operating from Abu Dhabi for the GCC region.
• Collaborative environment with clinical and scientific experts.