CTO / Lead of AI Initiatives (Co-Founder Potential) Lisboa

CTO / Lead of AI Initiatives (Co-Founder Potential)
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Position Details

Role: Chief Technology Officer / Lead of AI Initiatives

Location: Remote in Europe (+/- 1h CET)

Engagement: Full-time or
- time with gradual increase

Equity: Significant package for the right
- term fit (late
- founder level)

Why join BODDY?

Founded in 2019 in Zurich, BODDY is a leading tech
- up transforming the way people experience travel, health, and wellness. Our platform helps global travelers easily discover, book, and access premium wellness experiences—anywhere in the world.

Today, we connect thousands of fitness & wellness experiences across 5 continents with partners like hotels, travel agencies, airlines, and financial institutions. Together, we unlock new revenue streams and bring wellbeing within everyone’s reach.

At BODDY, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and results. Join our team and grow with us as we expand internationally and redefine the future of travel and wellness.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to own and scale our technology architecture, product development, and AI strategy—as a potential late
- founder. From day one, you’ll be
- on, shaping our roadmap, working directly with the founders, and driving the evolution of BODDY’s tech and product stack.

This is a
- impact role with real strategic depth. We’re not looking for a people manager sitting in an ivory tower. We need a builder, a doer, and a leader who leads by example—especially in the first 6–12 months. While we’re ideally seeking someone full time, we’re also open to
- time arrangements, with the possibility to increase their engagement over time.

What You’ll Do

Own and lead all aspects of BODDY’s tech and product architecture—from backend, frontend, and mobile to infrastructure and security.

Drive our tech transition, merging two backends and consolidating multiple apps and web platforms into one unified, scalable ecosystem.

Design and implement a modular, scalable architecture as we evolve from a monolith to microservices.

Unify the mobile experience with React Native and elevate the web frontend with React
JS, with a strong focus on usability and performance.

Research, build, and launch AI capabilities from the ground up.

Contribute to the product vision, roadmap, and UX, collaborating closely with the CPO and CEO. Over time, you’ll have the chance to expand into broader product leadership.

Collaborate with stakeholders across the business—from founders and ops to partnerships and investors.

Build and lead the tech team while remaining
- on and deeply involved in the codebase.

Optimize cloud infrastructure and CI/CD processes to ensure performance, cost efficiency, and international scalability.

Set clear milestones, meet timelines, and communicate transparently—with a founder mindset throughout.

What You Bring

8+ years of
- stack engineering experience with expertise in scalable systems, cloud infrastructure, and APIs.

Deep knowledge of backend (C#, . NET), frontend (React
JS), and mobile (Swift, Kotlin, React Native) technologies.

The rare blend of strategic thinking and execution: you can architect for the long term and write
- grade code.

Strong interest and ideally experience in building AI-powered features, LLM integrations, or automation frameworks (exposure to agentic AI is a plus).

A product mindset: you care about UX, iterate quickly, and translate vision into intuitive features.

It will be a strong plus if you have built (or worked in) and scaled a technology
- up or
- up.

Experience building digital consumer products is a strong advantage.

Hands-on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters is highly desirable.

High standards for code quality, security, and maintainability.

Fluent English; any additional European language is a plus.

Based in Europe and open to travel as needed.

What We Offer

A
- level role with
- term equity upside.

The opportunity to help build the future of wellness and travel tech.

Flat hierarchies, fast execution, and real autonomy.

A seat at the leadership table from day one.

Flexible working setup (remote-first, travel as needed).

Freedom and budget to shape your tech stack and build your team.

Competitive base salary plus a generous equity package.

Access to BODDY’s global wellness network.

Next Steps

Excited to join us? We’d love to hear your story. Please apply directly via Linked
In and tell us about your experience, ambitions, and why you’re passionate about shaping the future of wellness with BODDY.