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# Chief of Staff, Office of CTO at Beacon Software

- **Company:** Beacon Software
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-24
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/beaconsoftware/0f7f1788-4d07-45d3-9856-d89dea800024

## Job description

About Beacon: Beacon is unlike most product companies. Where others start with a single core product and expand into adjacencies over time, portfolio diversity is a Day 0 reality for the organization. Every product and team across the portfolio operates differently. The CTO’s internal "customers" range from portfolio company (portco) engineering teams and pod leaders to the deal team. Because of this multi-faceted structure, there is a constant stream of deeply technical, high-impact work that no single pod or portco owns. The complexity lies in the sheer heterogeneity: no two problems are the same, and they compound rapidly as new businesses are acquired and integrated. Today, this work either lands directly on the CTO or does not happen. A technical Chief of Staff who can jump seamlessly in and out of unfamiliar codebases, architectures, and cross-functional teams closes that gap. The right candidate will increase overall leverage by an order of magnitude which is the baseline expectation for this role.

About the Role:

- On-the-Ground Execution: Work directly with the CTO and embed with portcos during critical inflection points. First priority: Solid Starts as they onboard Cortex and Arc. You will serve as the eyes, ears, and hands on the ground to ensure critical launches and migrations land smoothly.
- Portfolio-Wide AI Leverage: Scale modern AI workflows (agentic coding, support deflection, inline AI features) across 30+ small, lean engineering teams that lack the bandwidth to figure it out independently. Help evaluate which portfolio products are durable vs. exposed to AI disruption.
- End-to-End Tech M&A Diligence: Own the technical workstream post-LOI. Run tech overview sessions, audit target architectures, review codebases, analyze infrastructure costs, and write the technical debt POV for Deal Previews and the Investment Committee (IC). Crucially, you won't just write reports, you will carry diligence findings post-close to ensure remediation actually happens.
- Cross-Functional & External Glue: Act as the connective tissue between engineering and deal, ops, finance, and pod leaders so technology never feels like a black box. Externally, serve as a face for Beacon in the San Francisco tech and founder scene through technical blog posts, architectural deep dives, and meetup talks to drive deal and talent top-of-funnel.
- Technical Firefighting & Operations: Parachute into stalled migrations, outages, unexpected departures, or vendor renegotiations. Keep the CTO's operating cadence tight: prep and follow-through for pod tech reviews, IC materials, key tech KPIs (uptime, infra costs, velocity), and senior hiring loops.

What You’ll Do: Beacon is looking for a high-slope, high-agency individual who views this role as an elite apprenticeship—a chance to look inside 60+ software businesses from the ground floor before starting or running their next major venture.

What Beacon Is Looking For:

- Background: Ideally a former founder (3–4 years out of school, YC or equivalent accelerator background preferred). Must have experience working as a Chief of Staff at the Office of the CTO.
- AI-Native Builder: Builds with agents and modern AI-assisted tools by default, not as an afterthought.
- Hands-On & Versatile: Proven track record of building and shipping full-stack products end-to-end. Comfortable diving into unfamiliar stacks and reading code quickly.
- Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; capable of writing technical blogs and communicating complex systems to non-technical stakeholders.
- Mindset: Extreme hustle, high adaptability, and strong systems thinking. (Note: This is an elite technical execution role, not a project management or administrative EA position.)

## Our Values at Beacon Software

- Humility: We acknowledge that the path to getting to the right answer involves being wrong along the way. We have strong beliefs which are weakly held. We actively seek new ideas and believe we can learn from anyone at any time.
- Honesty: We are truth seeking in our approach to business problems. Business is a repeat game and we believe that human relationships generate alpha. We understand that trust is earned over a lifetime and can be lost in an instant.
- Hunger: We play to win. We hold ourselves to high standards and will not be outworked. We take pride in having a deep sense of responsibility to ourselves, each other, our partners, and our customers. We believe to whom much is given much is expected.
- Horizon: We seek to build a generational software company. This will take decades. We manage our expectations and those of our partners to take advantage of the 8th wonder of the world - compounding growth.

How We Use AI in Our Hiring Process: To ensure transparency, we want candidates to know that Beacon Software uses Artificial Intelligence and AI-enabled tools to assist with screening, reviewing, organizing and highlighting profiles and applications that match the key requirements for each role.

AI does not make hiring decisions: Every application is reviewed by a member of our team, and all decisions throughout the process are made by humans. We use AI to support efficiency and consistency, not to replace human judgment. We are committed to a fair, thoughtful, and equitable experience for every candidate.

## About Beacon Software

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Beacon Software is a permanent holding company that acquires and grows mission-critical software businesses serving Main Street and the real economy, providing a centralized platform of engineering, AI, and operational expertise.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Toronto, Canada (with offices in New York City and San Francisco)
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Nilam Ganenthiran (Founder & CEO) and Divyahans Gupta (Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Software Development; Vertical SaaS for essential industries (e.g., campground management, municipal government, dance competitions, event management)
- **Target customers**: B2B – small-to-medium businesses and organizations that rely on mission-critical software; also enterprise-level customers through acquired companies
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Beacon is the permanent home for Main Street software and services supporting the real economy.”

## Products & Services
- **Permanent Holding Model**: Beacon acquires software companies outright and holds them forever, keeping the brand, team, and customers intact.
- **Integrated Operating Platform**: Provides acquired companies with shared resources including in-house engineering, AI, design, fintech expertise, back-office automation, and growth playbooks.
- **AI & Technology Enablement**: Leverages an AI platform to help portfolio companies ship faster, automate administration, and expand market share (e.g., collaboration with OpenAI to bring AI certifications to 500,000 Main Street workers).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – $250 million Series B (November 2025) led by General Catalyst, Lightspeed, and D1 Capital; previous rounds undisclosed but backed by experienced operators.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, D1 Capital; strategic advisors include Farhan Thawar (Shopify), Euan Blair (Multiverse), Nikila Srinivasan (Meta), Dani Dudeck (Instacart), Sagar Sanghvi (AbridgeAI), Will Petrie (Ramp), and Rob Crisci (Lineage Logistics).
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 63 employees with +9.3% monthly headcount growth
  - 25 active job postings across engineering, product, legal, and AI roles
  - Acquired E2E Soccer Limited (April 2026)
  - Annual revenue estimated at $7.8M [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/beaconsoftware)
  - High-profile hires from Instacart, Databricks, Sequoia, and Constellation Software

## Competitive Advantages
- **Permanent ownership model**: Unlike private equity, Beacon does not flip companies – it holds them forever, aligning long-term incentives with founders and customers.
- **Integrated platform at portfolio scale**: Acquired businesses gain immediate access to a centralized engineering bench, AI tools, design, and GTM resources that would otherwise be out of reach.
- **Founder-centric deal structure**: Beacon uses its own capital to close within 60 days and tailors terms to each founder, preserving the acquired company’s name and team.
- **Network effect**: Access to a broad ecosystem of seasoned operators, investors, and advisors across Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Main Street.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand portfolio through disciplined acquisitions**: Target essential software businesses with strong product-market fit and loyal customers in verticals like local government, recreation, and professional services.
- **Deepen AI integration**: Continue building AI capabilities across the platform (e.g., automation of administrative tasks, AI certifications) to drive growth and efficiency for portfolio companies.
- **Scale the operating platform**: Hire top-tier engineering, product, and operational talent to build a “common layer” that compounds across every owned business.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Beacon emphasizes a long-term mindset (“Horizon”), relentless execution (“Hunger”), truth-seeking (“Honesty”), and continuous learning (“Humility”). The team is described as ambitious, driven, and humble.
- **Work Environment**: Remote-friendly with hubs in Toronto, New York City, and San Francisco. Some roles may require in-office presence (e.g., NYC).
- **Impact at Scale**: Engineers and product builders work on software that affects thousands of essential businesses and their customers – every project lands across the entire portfolio.
- **Career Growth**: Early-stage startup energy with strong financial backing; opportunity to shape the platform from the ground up alongside experienced operators.
- **Notable Perks**: Access to a world-class network of advisors, high-autonomy culture, and the chance to work on “real industry” problems that matter.

## Sources
1. [beacon.inc](https://beacon.inc/) – Company overview, values, and operating model
2. [beaconsoftware.com/team](https://beaconsoftware.com/team) – Founder background, advisors, and leadership
3. [beacon.inc/careers](https://beacon.inc/careers) – Careers page with culture and hiring philosophy
4. [linkedin.com/company/beaconsoftware](https://www.linkedin.com/company/beaconsoftware) – Financials, headcount, employee growth, and recent announcements
5. [builtin.com/company/beacon-software](https://builtin.com/company/beacon-software) – Job postings and office locations

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