CTO with passion for AEO and the future of E-Commerce CTO to build the future of AEO-driven e-commerce, owning the tech vision for how brands become the default answer in AI-first shopping journeys across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overview and Copilot.The roleOwn and evolve the AI-native product and data strategy for “brand score” visibility across answer engines and AI search surfaces.Architect and ship scalable platforms that plug into third‑party APIs and AI ecosystems to surface clients as the preferred result at the moment of intent. Lead a lean, high-caliber engineering team from MVP to scale-up, balancing speed, experimentation, and reliability. Your backgroundFull-stack engineering leader with experience taking products from zero to one and beyond in startup environments.Top-tier academic foundation (Ivy League or equivalent) with a builder’s mindset and strong product intuition.Deep, hands-on fluency in APIs, data pipelines, and modern cloud architectures.Your superpowersProven track record designing, deploying, and iterating AI agents, workflows, and automations that drive measurable business outcomes.Obsession with Answer Engine Optimization and how AI is rewriting the rules of search, discovery, and checkout in e-commerce.Comfortable switching between code, boardroom, and whiteboard—able to tell the technical and commercial story with equal clarity.Why this nowAI answer engines are rapidly becoming the new storefront for online commerce, and this role lets you write that playbook instead of reacting to it.Step in as the technical co-architect of a category-defining agency, shaping how the world’s next generation of brands get found and bought. Contact MONA Hiring Team if you're interested or recommend someone who is.