Founding CTO / Co-Founder (Significant Equity) at Digi Bridge
Jack & Jill, New York, NY, United States
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.
Job Title
Founding CTO / Co-Founder
Salary
Significant Equity (Post‑Seed Salary)
Company Description
Digi Bridge - Building the universal "Trust Layer" and cryptographic immune system for the AI‑generated web
Job Description
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.
Location
New York, USA
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.
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.
The ideal candidate
- 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.