As Founding CTO, you will architect the "Digital Stamp Duty" infrastructure to verify global content authenticity. You'll build a high-speed ledger and universal API to combat deepfakes at a civilization scale. This is a hands-on, war-time leadership role for a hacker-spirit engineer ready to define the standard for truth on the internet.
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Founding CTO / Co-Founder at iinvest
Are you ready to build the internet's immune system? Digi Bridge is looking for a Founding CTO to architect the "Visa of Truth"—a universal cryptographic layer that verifies AI content at scale. If you are an AI-native hacker who excels in Rust, cryptography, and high-throughput systems, this is your chance to secure significant double-digit equity in a mission to save our shared reality. Join us in NYC to build the infrastructure that will define the next decade of the web.
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About the company
iinvest
Digi Bridge - Building the universal "Trust Layer" and cryptographic immune system for the AI-generated web.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Architect and ship the "Universal Translator" API to ingest C2PA, SynthID, and watermarks into a clean verification signal.
- Build a high-throughput, immutable registry for content "birth certificates" using Solana or Layer 2 blockchain rollups.
- Integrate open-source forensic tools and computer vision models to provide a real-time shield against sophisticated deepfakes.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- AI-native developer who leverages tools like Cursor and V0 to ship MVP-level infrastructure with 10x speed and efficiency.
- Expert in low-level performance languages like Rust, Go, or C++ with a background in cryptography or distributed systems.
- Former founder or lead engineer from a high-growth startup who prefers opening an IDE to managing large agencies.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Opportunity to build the "Visa for truth," creating a generational protocol that charges a fee for every AI-verified content interaction.
- Significant double-digit ownership stake as a true partner to a founder with deep fintech GTM and scaling expertise.
- Solve hard-tech problems involving cryptography and high-scale systems that protect the shared reality of the digital world.
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