[USA][BIZ][4] Seeking a CTO.

Co-founder | Chief Technology Officer Are you an experienced software engineer looking to work on interesting problems with a badass team? Are you willing to not only write code but help us create and define a top-tier engineering culture? Not just putting great people in the room but creating an environment where they feel empowered and valued? Are you looking to join a founding team that is already in conversations with Venture capital about securing a pre-seed round? If this sounds interesting, please read on…. The problem we are solving: As businesses, especially SMBs, continue to shift online, protecting themselves online has become a priority, but it’s still a problem they are struggling to solve. The tools they need to use, such as VPN & SSO, are not easy to implement, even for those with IT experience. When you consider that 60% of SMBs close their doors within six months after a data breach (LastPass 2019 Annual Report), a product that can protect business owners, customers & their employees is mission-critical! Who are we looking for: A full-stack engineer with experience in React/Python/AWS and developing/deploying mobile & web apps. You understand the work required to build a startup and are someone we can depend on as we build this company. You are excited to roll up your sleeves and write code, and you have an interest in building a robust engineering culture. You like to have fun but also work hard and are resourceful. You are low ego and enjoy collaborating on ideas. Location is flexible as long as you are willing to fly out occasionally for meetings. Who we are: We’re two childhood friends who have lived in the US for the majority of their lives but are originally from Africa (I’m from Ethiopia, he’s from Zimbabwe). We grew up aspiring to become entrepreneurs but we wanted to wait until we had the right team + idea and this idea is it. We have significant experience in product, sales & marketing (him) and operations and finance (me). We have outcome-oriented mentalities, low egos, and are always open-minded regarding ideas or approaches that take us to the end goal - happier/safer customers. We love to have a good time outside of work wether it’s hiking, playing sports, playing video games, eating good food, traveling, film photography, anime and everything in between. You by no means need to like what we like in fact we hope you introduce us to new things we might enjoy! Ultimately, our goal is to create products that help consumers and businesses protect themselves online. We are relentless in our pursuit to build a world-class product, and we are intentional about building a diverse & inclusive world-class team. Even if you are not an exact match, we’d still love to hear from talented engineers! We're always on the move and would love to reach out about additional opportunities as we continue to build a diverse and inclusive team! If you’re interested, send a DM with your Git, LinkedIn, and a few sentences about you and your interest. About Us We are a startup in the Identity Access Management space, focusing on the SMB market. Our product will be available on mobile, desktop, and web platforms. Our founders’ who have worked at LinkedIn, Pluralsight, and McKesson, have a background in product, sales, marketing, and operations. We are looking to add a third founder with a technical background. Founder #1 As a Director, led net new sales teams in B2B Saas Created and implemented sales processes that led to 80% growth year over year Developed GTM strategy for new products Closed six-figure deals for products still in the pre-launch “Pilot” stage Transitioned from Sales to Product Management Founder #2 Saved $12 million in working capital streamlining how contractual obligations are operationalized Created standard operating procedures used to operationalize contract pricing strategy Led implementation of streamlined pricing strategy, creating an additional $30,000 in recurring quarterly rebate value for customers and reducing the number of pricing related issue cases Experience in Master Data, finance, and analytics Our designers boast experience from places like Google, Credit Karma, and Paypal. Designer #1 Senior Designer at Google Previously at Paypal Experience on the Gmail team and many others Designer #2 Senior Designer at Credit Karma Previously at Google Experience on the Google maps team and many others Since the beginning of the project, we’ve been working with a contract CTO up to this point to do a lot of the foundational engineering work. We are now looking for someone to come in and take it to the next level! What we've done so far: Conducted extensive market research Created analysis of competitor products to better understand the market Created user story maps for different personas and experiences Completed user stories and SRS documents Conducted user surveys and user interviews Analyzed pricing and ran pricing tests Several investors and advisors already on board One of the advisors/investors is a CEO with a high seven-figure exit We’ve raised a family & friends round Wireframe prototype that includes all user flows has been developed Begun pitching the product and have a few customers interested in being pilot customers Commitment on half of our pre-seed round thus far Additional commitment is dependent on adding our technical co-founder. We've been partnering with a contract CTO that has a lot of domain knowledge to this point A lot of the scoping work has already been completed. Ready for review by our future technical co-founder We are always on the lookout for those who... Serve as a thought leader and strategy driver for the team in all things technology and help build and embody the company's culture and mission Build, build, build: especially in the early days, you'll be rolling up your sleeves and writing code, from architecture to fixing finicky bugs as the primary developer The initial plan is to use React Native but that could change React Native experience is a plus but not necessarily a deal breaker Full-stack experience is a must, as we are building a full mobile, web, and desktop experience Collaborate well. We’ll defer to you on technical decisions, but you’ll be willing to walk us through the big strategic ones Recruit a killer team, managing staffing, mentoring, maintaining and bettering a best-in-class engineering team that loves coming into work every day as we grow to scale in the future Partner with the business and design teams to understand the customer and shape product vision and requirements Develop the long-term strategy for the company and translate that into an achievable road map Understand how all elements of the software lifecycle work together and develop quality engineering approaches to define the overall architecture Get to know our customers (or know them well already) and use that empathy to inform building an exceptional product. What we offer… Solve an important problem with massive reach An opportunity to build a strong engineering organization Work with a talented and experienced team An opportunity to develop and maintain an early-stage product An environment that prioritizes creativity and autonomy Equity in the business submitted by /u/Migge6 [link] [comments] https://www.reddit.com/r/cofounder/comments/m1jgie/usabiz4_seeking_a_cto/