About the role

About Truthly Truthly is a groundbreaking Catholic AI app designed to empower people with instant, reliable Catholic answers to questions about the faith and life. Launched on July 3, 2024—the feast day of St. Thomas the Apostle—Truthly provides quick, accurate, and theologically sound responses drawn from trusted Catholic sources. ‍Co-founded by Jacob Ciccarelli, Zac Johnson, Matt Fradd, and Paul Kim, Truthly was born out of a deep personal journey. Inspired by Jacob’s wife Kayla, a convert to Catholicism, and his own experiences navigating faith conversations in the corporate world, he saw the urgent need for a tool that could help Catholics articulate their beliefs with clarity and confidence. Now backed by clergy, evangelists, and influencers around the world, Truthly has surpassed 35,000 downloads and is partnering with dioceses, seminaries, and ministries to provide priests and religious free access to this powerful tool for evangelization. The Role: As Truthly’s first Chief Technical Officer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the technical vision, culture, and execution of a high-impact Catholic startup. We’re looking for a mission-aligned leader who can translate theological clarity and pastoral insight into intuitive digital experiences. You'll lead the engineering team, own the product architecture, and be a close collaborator to the CEO and design/marketing leads. This is a rare opportunity to build a sacred digital space that brings people closer to the truth. Responsibilities Technical Leadership Define and drive the long-term technical vision for Truthly’s platform (mobile, web, backend). Architect scalable, secure, and performant systems from the ground up. Evaluate and select tools, frameworks, and technologies that align with our mission and user needs. Implement rigorous development standards, including version control, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing. Team Building & Culture Recruit, mentor, and lead a world-class engineering team rooted in both excellence and virtue. Foster a healthy development culture that prioritizes craftsmanship, humility, and theological respect. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with product, design, and marketing. Product Development Partner with the CEO and Head of Product to rapidly prototype and iterate on core features. Translate feedback from clergy, laity, and beta users into technical solutions. Ensure Truthly’s user experience is beautiful, intuitive, and spiritually enriching. Operations & Security Own the platform’s stability, uptime, and data integrity. Implement best-in-class data privacy and security practices, particularly given the sensitivity of faith-related user data. Prepare the platform to scale from thousands to millions of users.