Field CTO - Physical AI & Robotics

Lavendo
Austin, CA
Remote
Job Description
We are seeking a Field CTO for Physical AI & Robotics to define a new category of cloud infrastructure from the ground up, while working directly with customer CTOs to close complex deals and architect scalable solutions.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or distributed systems
  • 5+ years of experience in AI, HPC, and/or robotics with exposure to production or large-scale systems
  • Prior experience in a senior technical leadership role (Field CTO, Head of Engineering, Principal Architect, or Distinguished Engineer)
  • Dual-competency: equally comfortable drawing distributed system architecture for engineers and communicating business value to a CEO
  • GTM fluency — proven experience partnering with Sales to close large enterprise deals and enabling field teams with technical assets
  • Product-minded leadership: experience defining platform or product strategy from market feedback, not just executing technical tickets
  • Strong hands-on understanding of GPU-centric infrastructure, high-performance compute, storage, and networking
  • Robotics fluency: familiarity with Physical AI workflows including simulation, synthetic data generation, training pipelines, and real-world deployment
  • Executive presence and strong communication skills — able to influence product teams and leadership through clarity and credibility

Benefits

  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and families
  • 401(k) with up to 4% company match and immediate vesting
  • 20 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers; 12 weeks for secondary caregivers
  • Remote work reimbursement up to $85/month for mobile and internet
  • Company-paid short-term, long-term disability, and life insurance
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