Founding CTO / Technical Co-Founder
Core
Building the technical architecture and delivery of a data-intensive civic application that quantifies neighbourhood health and translates resident engagement into structured feedback for governments.
Role type
Founding CTO / Technical Co-Founder
Builds
A modular, interoperable civic platform integrating public data sources for government partners
Domain
GovTech / Civic Technology / Data Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Backend and systems architecture, API design, data modeling, cloud infrastructure, security architecture, privacy-by-design, team leadership, fundraising narrative, technical due diligence
Preferred skills
Next.js, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Supabase, data pipeline architecture, accessibility (WCAG), multi-region deployment, ML/scoring systems
Technologies
Next.js, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Supabase, Inngest, Mistral Voxtral, Serwist
Responsibilities
Define and own technical architecture across web, backend, and data pipelines; Lead MVP delivery on current stack; Build modular data integration layer for external public sources; Establish engineering standards for reliability, observability, and security; Recruit and lead early engineering hires; Partner on company strategy and fundraising; Represent technology to investors and government partners (via careerplan.io/jobs/4491599-founding-cto-technical-co-founder-at-wedecide)
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship