Field Chief Technology Officer (Field CTO) – AI & Modern Data Analytics
MinIO · MinIO Bay Area
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days MinIO's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 5% of MinIO's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at MinIO
- high 21 stale, 3 reposted of 21 open
- Hiring momentum
- 33 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from MinIO's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for MinIO.
About this role
The Field Chief Technology Officer (Field CTO) at MinIO will serve as a technical ambassador, engaging with C-level executives and leading architectural discussions with principal engineers. The role involves advising enterprise customers on integrating MinIO's object storage into their AI and analytics infrastructures, representing the company at industry events, and providing strategic support during pre-sales and post-sales processes.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of MinIO as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of experience in technical leadership roles (e.g., Enterprise Architect, Chief Architect, VP of Engineering, or previous Field CTO)
- Demonstrated experience in a customer-facing or evangelist capacity, successfully presenting to both highly technical audiences and C-level business executives
- Deep architectural understanding of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows and vector databases (e.g., Milvus, Qdrant, Pinecone)
- Strong knowledge of AI/ML data pipelines and frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Ray, Hugging Face)
- Understanding of hardware bottlenecks in AI, specifically the challenge of feeding data to GPUs (GPU data starvation) and how high-throughput storage solves this
- Expertise in Open Table Formats (Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, Delta Lake) and their integration with object storage
What you get
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- 401K with 3% Contribution
- Pre-IPO Stock Options
- At least 12 Public Holidays
- Flexible Time Off
Worth weighing
- Role is Bay Area, CA based
- No salary listed
- Focus on enterprise-level engagements may limit exposure to smaller companies or projects
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Listed by MinIO on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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