Job description
About Caring.ai
Caring.ai is building the future of dementia care with AI-powered voice agents and care manager tools. We help primary care, geriatrics, and dementia-focused providers deliver better cognitive screening, care navigation, and decision support — all while saving time and improving outcomes for patients and caregivers.
Our products include:
A voice-based cognitive assessment agent that supports CPT 96116 and 96132 billing
An AI-powered Care Manager Copilot that generates care plans and documentation from patient data
A web-based portal for HIPAA-compliant report delivery and clinical workflows
We’re a venture-backed healthtech startup with signed pilot partners and a growing technical and clinical team. This is an opportunity to lead engineering at the ground floor of a category-defining company.
Role Overview
As Chief Technology Officer, you will lead all technical strategy and execution at Caring.ai. You’ll guide product development across our voice agent infrastructure, applied NLP stack, and clinician-facing platform. We’re looking for a hands-on leader who can scale early prototypes into production-ready systems, build and manage a high-performing technical team, and help shape our roadmap alongside clinical and business leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Own and evolve Caring.ai’s technical architecture across voice, NLP, and web platforms
Lead the development of our voice-based cognitive screener and care manager copilot
Build and optimize NLP pipelines to:
Extract cognitive assessment content from natural speech
Analyze sentiment and mood from conversations
Generate narrative care plans aligned with DSM-5 domains
Ensure HIPAA compliance and security best practices across all systems and data
Oversee internal and external development resources, including hiring and team management
Collaborate with the CEO, care team, and advisors on product vision, clinical integration, and go-to-market strategy
Support grant applications and investor diligence with technical documentation and planning
Qualifications
7+ years of full-stack engineering experience, including 3+ years in a leadership or founding engineer role
Proven experience applying NLP or LLMs in real-world products (e.g., intent classification, summarization, emotion detection)
Experience building and scaling HIPAA-compliant cloud platforms (AWS or GCP preferred)
Proficiency with modern development tools and stacks (e.g., Python, Node.js, MongoDB, Next.js)
Experience working with speech technologies, voice agents, or conversational AI
Strong architecture and systems thinking — ability to balance speed, scale, and maintainability
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with non-technical stakeholders
Passion for healthcare innovation and improving the lives of dementia patients and caregivers
Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)
Experience with DSM-5, cognitive scoring frameworks, or CPT billing codes (96116, 96132, CCM)
Prior experience building clinician-facing diagnostic or care planning tools
Previous startup or venture studio involvement
Experience applying AI to healthcare operations or workflows
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive founding-level equity
Flexible early-stage cash compensation, ramping with milestones and funding
Opportunity to shape a mission-driven product from the ground up
Remote-first team with flexible work hours
