Technical Cofounder (CTO)

About the Company
Rig53 is a social platform for the trucking and logistics industry. We are building a space where drivers connect, share stories, and build community, with a longer-term vision to create collaboration tools for the trucking industry.

The founder has a background in the trucking industry and IT. A working MVP covering web and mobile is already built. The company is preparing to raise ~$500,000 pre-seed.

The Role
We are seeking a technical cofounder to serve as Chief Technology Officer. This is an equity-based role with shared decision-making. You and the founder will work side by side, each bringing your expertise to the table.

Responsibilities
Lead technical decisions, including stack selection, hosting, database architecture, and mobile infrastructure, working closely with the founder.
Review and take ownership of the existing codebase. Make build versus rebuild recommendations for the founder and you to decide together.
Lead technical due diligence for angel investors and join the founder on investor calls.
Define the technical roadmap from the current state through version two and beyond, collaborating with the founder.
Manage deployment, uptime, security monitoring, and incident response.
Work with the founder to hire the first engineering employee. You will handle technical evaluation and day-to-day management.

What You Bring
Five or more years of full-stack development experience with production applications.
Experience with at least one modern framework such as Node, Django, Ruby on Rails, Laravel, React, or equivalent.
Comfort working with existing codebases and making pragmatic refactoring and rebuild decisions.
Understanding of licensing and intellectual property as they affect investor confidence.
Startup experience as a founder or early employee.
Availability of at least twenty hours per week during the pre-fundraise phase.

What This Role Offers
Equity of fifteen to twenty percent, negotiable based on experience and commitment. Standard four-year vesting with one-year cliff. Vesting begins on the part-time start date.
CTO title.
Salary after the $500,000 funding round closes will be negotiated together in good faith based on available runway and mutual agreement.

Commitment Expectations
Full-time involvement is required no later than six months from the start date, or immediately upon closing of the ~$500,000 funding round, whichever occurs first.
Industry
Truck Transportation
Employment Type
Part-time

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