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Technical Co-Founder / CTO (Owner's Equity)

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StoryBoard

Technical Co-Founder / CTO (Owner's Equity)

Los Angeles, CA
Full Time
Paid
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  • Responsibilities

    Location: Los Angeles – Hybrid (2 days/week)

    Type: Co-Founder (a minimum of 20 hours/week pre-Seed Round; Full Time 30–40 hours/week post-Seed Round)

    Compensation: 5% equity and $110,000 - $130,000 salary upon successful $2M Seed Round (target: December 2025). Unlimited PTO, with Company shutdowns the weeks of Juneteenth and Christmas – New Years ****

    Reports to: CEO / COO ****

    T eam: Head of Engineering, Data, and AI

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    About StoryBoard

    StoryBoard is reshaping how Hollywood finds its next big talent and content. We connect emerging creatives with industry professionals and use AI to uncover hidden gems in a sea of content. Our proprietary AI powers talent discovery, smart content tagging, and data-backed creative matchmaking—without scanning or reproducing users' creative IP—giving industry leaders the tools they need to confidently invest in original voices. We're also building blockchain-based IP protection and a feedback ecosystem to make discovery faster, fairer, and more inclusive.

    Role Summary

    The Technical Co-Founder / CTO will lead the development of our AI-powered semantic tagging engine and build the foundation for a scalable, secure, and ethical discovery platform. In addition to core technical leadership, this role includes co-founder responsibilities such as fundraising support, investor engagement, and strategic technical storytelling.

    You'll align product priorities with technical infrastructure and long-term innovation—ensuring compliance with privacy, AI ethics, and IP protection laws.

    You are an ambitious, hardworking self-starter who works and cares like you own the company—because you do. ****

    Core Responsibilities

    • Design and maintain StoryBoard's proprietary AI that semantically tags talent, genres, and content descriptors for discoverability, search, and analytics.
    • Architect scalable backend systems to manage AI and Big Data infrastructure (e.g., smart casting, creative coverage, user voting, and dashboards).
    • Ensure platform design complies with CCPA, GDPR, and other applicable data protection laws, incorporating secure user consent, anonymization, and data minimization practices.
    • Oversee integration of blockchain technology and Smart-Contracts for timestamp-based IP authentication and creator-first validation.
    • Collaborate with legal counsel to ensure blockchain, metadata, and smart contracts do not violate IP, copyright, or consumer protection laws.
    • Build a data feedback engine that strengthens the AI with each user interaction (votes, coverage, tagging).
    • Develop and enforce SOC 2-aligned security protocols across all systems, including data encryption, secure APIs, authentication, and audit readiness.
    • Lead the technical team across full stack, AI/ML, data privacy, mobile (native/cross-platform), and DevSecOps disciplines.
    • Implement model governance standards including bias/fairness audits, explainability tools, and model documentation (e.g., model cards).
    • Partner with CEO, COO, and Product Leads to define roadmap, GTM priorities, and scale milestones.
    • Collaborate on demos and technical storytelling for investor pitches, grant applications, and pitch competitions.
    • Create and maintain clear documentation of all core systems, including AI/ML lifecycle, IP tracking, smart contract protocols, and data handling.

    Qualifications

    • 10+ years of experience in backend, AI, or full-stack development (3+ in ML/NLP).
    • Experience leading technical teams of 10+ and having served as CTO, VP Engineering, or equivalent at a startup or mid-sized company.
    • Hands-on expertise in semantic search, vector databases, and platforms such as Azure OpenAI (or similar) and other Azure platforms.
    • Prior startup or founding-team experience is highly preferred.
    • Familiarity with blockchain and decentralized identity/IP systems.
    • Demonstrated knowledge of CCPA, GDPR, and ethical data use frameworks.
    • Experience with security protocols, risk mitigation, and secure cloud architecture.
    • Passion for building equitable, inclusive tools that democratize access to opportunity in the creative industries.

    Future Employment Status

    Upon successful funding and operational ramp-up, this role will convert into a full-time, salaried W-2 executive position , subject to Board approval. All employment will remain at-will.

    StoryBoard, LLC. is an equal employment opportunity employer, and we welcome everyone regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or genetics. We are dedicated to providing an inclusive, open, and diverse work environment.