Full Time
$1,500.00 - $2,300.00 per month
40
Apr 1, 2026
Technical Operations Lead — CastleAgentIQ
Full-time | Remote | CTO-track
About us
CastleAgentIQ is a software business building AI-powered backoffice and operational tools for Castle Horizon Group — a UK holding company operating across housing, care, property, and acquisitions. We have 22 products in the registry: 5 in production, 9 near-complete, and 8 on the drawing board. This is a real product suite, not a concept.
The role
You would be the primary technical resource — owning infrastructure, deployments, and the full development pipeline across the entire product suite. You take product briefs from the founder and turn them into working software.
There's an existing external development team that built much of the current suite. You'll work alongside them during a transition period, absorb their codebase knowledge, and progressively take ownership. Once you've demonstrated full capability, you're the technical leader. This is a CTO-track role for the right person.
How we work — this is important
The founder designs and specifies products using conversational AI tools (primarily Claude). The output is product briefs, architectural decisions, user flows, and data models — sometimes detailed, sometimes rough, always fast-moving.
Your job is to take that and make it real using AI-assisted coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or whatever comes next). You need to understand the business problem behind what you're building, not just the code. If a spec doesn't make commercial sense, you push back.
You'll also work closely with the Business Controller, who defines what gets measured and reported. You build how. Together you're the core team delivering the platform.
The product suite (highlights)
Horizon — unified command centre aggregating all systems. HIGH PRIORITY.
Aria — AI-powered executive assistant across 8 Gmail accounts. HIGH PRIORITY.
InboxIQ — invoice/receipt management with AI extraction. IN PRODUCTION.
MetrIQ — operational and financial reporting. IN PRODUCTION.
BondIQ — investor portal, 90% complete. HIGH PRIORITY.
ScoutIQ — acquisition deal flow engine. ELEVATED PRIORITY.
Management Portal — operational backbone for all properties. IN PRODUCTION.
Plus 15 more across property sourcing, strategic planning, due diligence, CRM, and care management.
What you'll do
Own all server infrastructure: Linux, DNS, SSL,
Build and maintain products: React, Node.js, PostgreSQL/Supabase, REST APIs, OAuth
Implement third-party integrations (QBO API, Google Doc AI, Revolut, Anthropic API)
Collaborate with the Business Controller on reporting and dashboard modules
Leverage AI coding tools as force multipliers — we expect 3–10x productivity
Over time, own the product roadmap execution and evaluate whether to grow the team
What we're looking for
Strong full-stack skills: JavaScript/Node.js, React, PostgreSQL or similar
Solid Linux server administration
Cloud platform experience: Cloudflare (Pages, Workers, KV), Netlify, VPS, Docker
API integration experience: REST, OAuth 2.0, webhooks
Business understanding — you grasp why you're building something, not just how
Ability to work from imperfect briefs — bridge the gap with your own judgment
Already shipping with AI coding tools — non-negotiable
Self-managing, clear communicator, comfortable fully remote
Mindset
Business-aware technologist — genuinely curious about the commercial context
Generalist — you'd rather build the whole thing than specialise in one layer
AI-native — AI coding tools are fundamental to how you work, not a novelty
Ownership mentality — if it's broken at 10pm, you fix it because it's yours
Pragmatic over perfect — ship it, learn, iterate
Ambitious — this is a CTO-track role. We want someone who sees that and runs towards it
Engagement
Full-time remote engagement (5 days per week). Contractor or employment contract depending on location. For the right person, this grows into a CTO-equivalent position with equity or profit-share as AgentIQ matures.
How to Apply
Important: Applications without a Loom video will not be considered. We receive a high volume of applications and this is how we identify serious candidates.
Please submit:
Your CV or LinkedIn profile, plus a link to something you've built (GitHub, live project, portfolio).
A 2-minute Loom video (
Introduce yourself — who you are, where you're based, and your technical background
Show or describe something you've built recently and explain the business problem it solved
Tell us how you use AI tools in your actual development workflow — not theory, real usage
Explain what interests you about this role specifically
No cover letter needed. The video tells us everything.
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