Technical Co-Founder | CTO | Software Architect – Retail Tech SaaS Startup (Equity)

We are looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / Technical Co-Founder / Engineering Lead or Software Architect to help partner and build the next innovative digital retail technology company.

Who are we?
We are creating a unique and innovative e-commerce technology that will tap high-demand and previously unmet sector needs in the five trillion dollars global retail e-commerce market. Join us in developing a revolutionary tech product that will provide consumer e-commerce and DTC businesses with a new technology solution that will enable leading retail brands to differentiate their business, increase sales and improve customer satisfaction in new and innovative ways.

Our CEO is a seasoned digital retail entrepreneur and business leader with over 20 years in direct-to-consumer e-commerce and digital retail with experience in private equity and VC fundraising, investor, board, and leadership roles at early-stage startups as well as leading publicly traded companies. He has led previous ventures through successful exits and strategic acquisition deals. ​He brings foundational experience and a deep understanding of the product and technical requirements needed to develop an MVP and go-to-market strategy for our product.

What is the opportunity?
The e-commerce technology market will bring in over 6.53 billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2021. Our product is a revolutionary first-to-market software that digital retailers will seek out to differentiate and help their business succeed. As a technical co-founder, you play an instrumental role in bringing our technology product to market and share in the upside of our success.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who is a savvy technical leader and an experienced software architect. You are passionate about bringing innovation to a massive industry. You can build from a blank canvas our product vision. You are a creative thinker and problem solver. You are also looking for a life-changing career opportunity and during our MVP launch phase (pre-VC seed funding).

Requirements:
Deep SaaS software architecture, ground-up design, and development experience to bring an enterprise technology product to market
Full-stack engineering experience in various languages such as Python, JS, C++
Data integration and database architecture and design
Strong understanding of API protocols/architecture
Experience leading technical teams: retail tech, martech, fintech, and/or consumer tech startup environment

Nice to-Haves:
Experience building and successfully launching SaaS retail tech products
Product management
Product UX/UI design
Experience working in high growth startup or working with VCs/environment
Degree in CS, Engineering, or Programming

Responsibilities:
Develop and define product roadmap and maintain a technical long-term vision
Develop front-end and back-end of the platform, ability to effectively liaise with third-party development firms as needed
Hire and manage a team of programmers and designers and/or hire and manage a development firm when the time is right
Responsible for product timelines, deliverables, and KPIs

What We Offer:
Competitive equity compensation (initial pre-launch contract salary negotiable)
Experienced co-founder with excellent track record and history of execution
Opportunity to meaningfully change the way digital retailers operate and transform e-commerce brands
Unique chance to build your own team and help define our company culture
Remote with ability to work in-person as needed

What You’ll Do:
Partner with our CEO and advisors to plan, execute, build, and refine the platform, product, and tech roadmap
Oversee the design, software development, communicate effectively with investors and customers on all technical matters
Build and develop a world-class development team to help us scale to a billion-dollar company