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Technical CoFounder/CTO - equity share

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Overview

  • (Co-)Founder
  • Tech Product & Design Business & Strategy
  • Developer (Frontend) Developer (Backend) Developer (Mobile) Software Engineer
  • Part-time
  • London
  • Flexible (Office and Remote)
  • No salary
  • 20% - 30%
  • Mid-level (3-6 years)
  • Not relevant
  • English
  • Flexible hours

Description

The role

I’m looking for a hands-on technical co-founder/CTO to own the build and scale of CentricAi.

This isn’t a “come build my idea” situation. I’m an operator founder from the trenches of courier ops — I’ll own GTM, pilots, courier network, ops, and customer workflows. You’ll own product engineering, architecture, and shipping the MVP into real usage.

What you’ll build (first 90 days)

  • Dispatcher console (web): job creation, live map view, assignment, exception handling, SLA tracking
  • Driver web app: accept/complete jobs, live tracking, status updates, POD (photo/signature + time/location)
  • Core dispatch logic: assignment rules/scoring, SLA prioritisation, capacity handling
  • ETAs that don’t lie: live re-forecasting using routing signals + driver location
  • Comms hooks: customer notifications (SMS/WhatsApp/email) + internal ops alerts
  • Basic analytics: on-time %, pickup/delivery ETA accuracy, courier performance signals
  • Responsibilities (ongoing)
  • Own architecture + delivery velocity (MVP → v1 → scale)
  • Build with reliability + observability (logging, metrics, audit trail)
  • Integrate mapping/routing + messaging providers
  • Establish security basics (auth, permissions, data handling)
  • Work tightly with me to turn ops reality into product decisions fast

What I’m looking for (must-haves)

  • Strong full-stack ability (frontend + backend + database)
  • Comfortable shipping scrappy but solid MVPs quickly
  • Experience with real-time location/tracking or event-driven systems is a big plus
  • Good product instincts: you care about UX, edge cases, and operational workflows
  • Calm under pressure, direct communicator, builder mentality

Nice-to-haves

  • Routing/optimisation, ETA modelling, geofencing, fleet/dispatch tooling exposure
  • Map APIs (Google/Mapbox), background jobs/queues, websockets
  • Payments/invoicing, multi-tenant SaaS experience
  • Familiarity with courier ops / gig workforce tooling

Tech direction (flexible)

I’m not religious about stack — I care about shipping. Typical fit: Next.js/React + Node or Python + Postgres (Supabase ok) + hosted infra. We’ll choose what gets us to pilots fastest.

What you get

  • Co-founder equity (meaningful ownership; structure depends on commitment + contribution)
  • Real-world problem, real feedback loop, fast iteration (no “build for months in a cave”)
  • Operator founder who brings: courier network, pilot outreach, workflows, SLA reality, sales hustle
  • A product with clear wedge: predictability + control beats “fast” when customers are fed up

Stage + what we lack

We’re ops-heavy and engineering-light. The gap is build ownership and shipping velocity.

That’s why this role matters.

How to apply

Send:

  • A short intro + what you’re building/building history
  • Your preferred stack
  • 1–2 examples of products you’ve shipped (links, GitHub, or screenshots)
  • Your availability (hours/week) and location (UK/remote)

Quick interview process

  • 20-min founder chat (fit + speed + expectations)
  • 45-min deep dive (architecture approach + MVP plan)
  • Build sprint alignment (small scoped test or walkthrough of past work)

You have strengths in

    • Numbers, Data, and Logic
    • Design and visual styling

Your Skills

    • software development
    • Tech Lead
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Data Science
    • Team Building
    • Technical Team Management

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