Job Description

This is a true builder CTO role. We’re currently on Base44 with no custom
backend. You’ll lead us into a scalable product: choose the stack, build the
backend + data model, and ship a portal that feels world-class.

What you’ll do:

Architect + build v1 backend (auth, database, APIs, background jobs)

Ship core product experiences:
Run Analysis flow (start → progress → results)
Prompt management + daily runs + 7-day history + export
Trend + diff views (what changed, when, and why)

Design the analysis pipeline:
LLM API integration + structured extraction
Rate limits, retries, idempotency, cost tracking

Implement security + tenancy:
Work email/domain verification, workspace access boundaries

Own production readiness:
Logging/monitoring, alerts, error handling, deployment, backups

Set engineering culture:
simple process, high shipping velocity, clean code, pragmatic testing
Hire the first engineers (as we grow)

What success looks like (first 60–90 days):
A clean, consistent portal UI that matches the marketing site quality
“Run Analysis” is reliable, fast, and produces structured results every time
A solid data model + API surface so adding new prompts/metrics/sources is easy
Basic production guardrails in place: observability + cost control + tenant
security

Requirements (Must-have):
6+ years building and shipping web products (startup pace)
Strong full-stack skills (frontend + backend + database + deployment)
Comfortable owning architecture decisions end-to-end with ambiguity
Experience integrating LLM APIs and building “prompt harness + parsing”
systems
Multi-tenant SaaS fundamentals: auth, roles, permissions, secure isolation
High bar for UX polish and user trust

Nice-to-have:
Background jobs/queues + async processing
Analytics dashboards + time-series diffs
Growth/product instincts (onboarding, activation, retention)
Experience taking a product from prototype → production
Tech stack (flexible)

We’re on Base44 today. You’ll help choose what we build on next (examples):
Frontend: React / Next.js
Backend: Node/TypeScript or Python (FastAPI)
DB: Postgres
Jobs: queue + workers
Hosting: Vercel + managed DB, or AWS/GCP

Compensation:
North America (senior hands-on CTO): $200k–$250k + 1%–3% equity

How we work:
Small team, high ownership, fast shipping
Clear priorities, short cycles, direct feedback
No politics, no meetings for the sake of meetings

Hiring process:
20–30 min intro
Deep dive on product + architecture decisions
Paid build exercise or a real “ship-with-us” task (small + scoped)
Final decision