Overview

Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Right Balance provides top-tier technology talent for innovative companies in the US. We’re in the top 50 companies to watch in LA.

This role is particularly suited for: This role is particularly suited for: An executive technology leader specializing in architecting data infrastructure and implementing artificial intelligence solutions. With background with AI/ML tools and platforms, building or optimizing data pipelines, advising on model development and deployment, and bridging the gap between business objectives and technical execution.

Client Engagement Details

Our client is an AI research laboratory is redefining go-to-market strategies by developing autonomous, AI-native systems that replace traditional human-driven sales and marketing activities such as cold calling and mass emailing. Guided by a mission-first philosophy, the organization believes GTM should directly reflect a founder's vision rather than depend on labor-intensive outreach, and is committed to open-sourcing foundational data models and standards to elevate the entire industry.

What’s in it for you

1. Work with the latest technology tools and constantly challenge the status quo-
2. Start fractional to assess fit, with clear path to full-time leadership role
3. Positively impact hundreds of thousands of people's financial lives while solving interesting technical challenges.

Required Qualifications

• Location: San Francisco, CA.
• Fluent speaking and writing English with ability to have real-time technical and strategic conversations.
• 3+ years of technical leadership experience as CTO or VP of Engineering at a major U.S.-based company with a strong brand.
• Deep Data & AI background.
• Proven track record scaling engineering teams through growth phases.
• Hands-on + Strategic Balance.
• Direct Technical Leadership. Clear communicator who can state what needs to be done and make decisions confidently.
• Experience assessing and developing engineering organizations.
• Ability to identify bottlenecks and provide strategic technical vision while remaining tactical.
• Experience with technical leadership structures and organizational design.
• Comfortable working with executive teams and providing clear technical guidance.
• Comfortable evaluating and working with niche technology choices.

Nice to haves

• Hands-on experience implementing AI/ML systems in production.
• Product management experience or deep collaboration with product teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated ability.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are your typical clients?

The majority of our clients are venture-backed startups at the growth stage. Usually, at this stage, the company already achieved a product-market fit and is looking to expand rapidly. That’s where we bring the best engineering practices, strong architecture, the latest technologies, and consistent processes to help companies scale.

What is the length of your engagements?

Most of our long-term full-time engagements last multiple years. It allows you to evolve your career with the client company taking on more responsibilities.

What’s your company size?

The Right Balance team is 55+ engineers going to 75+ by the end of the year. The current client size team is small, mainly the founder at the moment. The timing is great to be a part of a rapidly growing team making meaningful contributions.

What happens if the engagement is completed?

Most of our engagements are long-term in nature. That said, if the current engagement is ramping down, we’ll present you with more long-term opportunities to transition into.

What are your core values?

Client First: we only win when our clients win. We treat client challenges as our own.

Ownership: we embrace responsibility, taking on challenges, getting them to completion, and enjoying getting things done.

Quality: we’re passionate about achieving quality outcomes by applying meticulous attention to detail.