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πŸš€ Founding CTO | Help Rebuild an Award-Winning SaaS with 1500+ Paying Daily Users

πŸ’° $60,000 - $140 🌍 Los Gatos πŸ“… 04/10/2025

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Job Description

We're re-starting something powerful.

This is an opportunity to join as the **first full-time hire and founding
technical leader** of a product that already has:

* πŸ’Έ **$27K+ MRR**
* πŸ‘₯ **1500+ daily paying users**
* πŸ† An **award-winning brand**
* 🌐 **50K unique visitors TTM**
* 🐦 **10K followers on Twitter/X**

We're taking a successful product back to first principles β€” reimagining it
with a fresh vision and modern AI capabilities, while standing on a mature
tech foundation.

If you're a strong engineer ready to step into leadership and build from a
real foundation (not just an idea), this is your moment.

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### βœ… What’s Already in Place

* A live, revenue-generating product with strong user engagement
* Mature infrastructure and functional codebase
* Contractors supporting development; ready for a full-time technical leader

### Tech Stack:

* **Backend** : Go (Golang), MongoDB, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Terraform
* **Frontend** : React + TypeScript (deployed on Heroku)
* **Apps** : iOS and macOS native clients

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### πŸ”§ What You’ll Do

* Own the **engineering vision and roadmap**
* Audit and evolve the current codebase and infrastructure
* Build engineering processes and define technical standards
* Lead across backend, frontend, infra, and mobile
* Collaborate on product direction and long-term strategy
* Build the future team and engineering culture

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### 🧠 You Might Be a Fit If You...

* Have **5+ years of hands-on engineering experience**
* Have built and maintained full-stack products (especially with Go and React)
* Have DevOps experience and are comfortable with Kubernetes and Terraform
* Want to work in AI/LLM-native tooling and workflows
* Thrive in an early-stage, high-autonomy environment
* Are excited about shaping the product, the tech, and the company

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### πŸ’‘ Why Join Now

* **Real traction** : $27K MRR and 1500+ paying daily active users
* **Big opportunity** : Still early β€” you’ll be the first full-time hire
* **Full ownership** : Shape the roadmap, culture, and architecture
* **Strong foundation** : Live product, proven demand, and an experienced founder (ex-Microsoft, Boostrapped and exited a startup) and Investor

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