Quick overview
Job description
Location: London (Hybrid) or Remote (UK-based)
Salary: £90,000+ equity
About Zenrox
Zenrox Healthcare UK is transforming medical equipment procurement through AI. Our ZenroxIQ platform delivers 15-20% cost savings to NHS trusts, private hospitals, and healthcare facilities across the UK by combining visual equipment search, intelligent price optimization, and predictive procurement with automated MHRA compliance.
The Opportunity
As our founding CTO, you'll architect and build the ZenroxIQ platform from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to shape the technical vision of a B2B healthcare marketplace that's solving critical procurement challenges for the NHS and private healthcare sector.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement our AI-powered marketplace platform architecture
- Lead technical strategy for visual search, price optimization, and predictive procurement features
- Build scalable systems for real-time supplier matching and quote aggregation
- Establish engineering culture, processes, and technical standards
- Make build vs. buy decisions for AI capabilities (OpenAI, Google Vision API integration)
- Oversee security, compliance, and data protection (GDPR, ISO 27001)
- Recruit and mentor engineering team as we scale
What You Bring
- 8+ years software engineering experience with 3+ years in technical leadership
- Proven track record building marketplace, e-commerce, or B2B platforms
- Strong background in API integration and third-party service orchestration
- Experience with AI/ML integration (not necessarily building models from scratch)
- Deep understanding of scalable system architecture and database design
- Track record of delivering production systems on aggressive timelines
Ideal Background
- Healthcare, medical device, or regulated industry experience
- Previous CTO or Head of Engineering role at early-stage startup
- Experience with WordPress/WooCommerce or similar e-commerce platforms
- Understanding of procurement workflows and B2B transaction systems
- Familiarity with UK healthcare sector (NHS procurement, MHRA requirements)
Why Join Zenrox
- Ground-floor opportunity with significant equity stake
- Solve meaningful problems impacting UK healthcare efficiency
- Autonomy to make technical decisions and build your ideal team
- Work with AI technology that delivers measurable ROI (15-20% cost savings)
- Backed by clear market need and strong early traction
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