Chief Technology Officer

Backed by experienced operators and investors with a history of building and scaling successful businesses This is a rare opportunity for a technical leader to step into a company with proven revenue, product-market fit, an established team, and a large market opportunity.

Product-market fit is established. Demand continues to grow, merchant adoption is accelerating, and Phoenix is outperforming expectations.

There is an opportunity to define a category. While many companies are building AI tools for commerce, few are focused on helping sophisticated DTC operators automate revenue-generating decisions at scale.

Our customers are AI-ready. They adopt technology quickly when it drives measurable business outcomes, creating an ideal environment for agentic products. You will own all of technology and engineering at Phoenix.

Strategy, architecture, execution, hiring, culture, AI roadmap, platform reliability, payments infrastructure, and merchant-facing product engineering all sit with you.

You will inherit a strong engineering foundation, experienced technical leaders, and a talented team with deep domain expertise. This role is focused on scaling the organization, driving technical strategy, and leading Phoenix through its next phase of growth. Technical Vision and Strategy

Define and execute the long-term technical roadmap for an AI-native commerce platform

Drive platform scalability across checkout, subscriptions, payments, merchant tooling, and storefronts

Represent Phoenix's technical vision to investors, partners, and the broader market

Set and maintain a high bar for engineering excellence, velocity, and accountability

Drive the development of AI agents that make production-grade decisions on real merchant outcomes

Operationalize AI-assisted software development practices throughout the organization

Partner with leadership to identify opportunities for AI internally across the business

Work closely with Product, Payments, Operations, and Customer Success

Create an environment where top engineers can do the best work of their careers

Participate in strategic planning, budgeting, and organizational design

8+ years of software engineering experience and 5+ years leading engineering organizations

Experience as a CTO, VP Engineering, or senior technical leader in a high-growth environment

Builder mentality These are the values that guide how we operate:

All In to Win

• Operate with urgency, intensity, and a relentless bar for excellence.

A Players Only

• Only hire, develop, and keep A players. Protect talent density.

Merchant First

• Merchants are why we exist. Every decision measured by merchant impact.

Entrepreneurial Spirit

• Move like a Day One company. Fast, scrappy, hungry. Everyone owns.

Execution Over Ego

• Best ideas win regardless of source. Status and titles do not matter.