Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer (CTO) l Food, Health & Wellness Tech Start-up

Location: Remote / Hybrid.

Commitment: Initially Part-Time, then Full-Time.

Compensation: Equity & [Profit-Sharing (Year 1), then Salary + Benefits Post-Milestone].

About Us:

We are an ambitious, mission-driven Food, Health & Wellness Tech Start-up aiming to transform how people experience nutrition, preventive health, and personal well-being. Through innovation, data, and user-centric technology, we are building a platform that empowers individuals to take control of their health in the most sustainable, personalized, and effective way.

Our goal? Make healthy living accessible, intuitive, and rewarding — at scale.

The Role:

We are seeking a Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to join our founding team. This is a technical leadership and co-founder role, ideal for someone who’s excited about building from scratch, working lean, and shaping a company from the ground up and As CTO, you will lead everything from architecture to execution, playing a critical role in shaping our product, team, and future. This role will start as part-time (alongside existing commitments) and evolve into a full-time leadership role as the company reaches its next milestone (revenue or funding).

Key Responsibilities:

Technology Strategy & Vision

• Develop and own the company’s long-term technical strategy aligned with business goals.
• Evaluate and implement technologies that align with our health, food, and wellness mission.
• Ensure the platform is scalable, secure, and future-ready.

Product Development Leadership

• Lead the end-to-end development of our MVP and subsequent product iterations.
• Oversee architecture, development, deployment, and integration of tech solutions.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and growth teams to align on features and user experience.

Team Building & Leadership

• Build and manage the technical team: hiring, mentoring, and fostering a strong engineering culture.
• Establish and promote best practices in coding, testing, and deployment.
• Promote agile development methodologies and continuous improvement.

Technical Operations & Infrastructure

• Set up cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, data pipelines, and security standards.
• Ensure reliable, fast, and secure performance of all digital platforms and tools.
• Monitor KPIs and tech performance metrics to drive decisions.

Innovation & Problem Solving

• Stay current with emerging technologies in health tech, wellness, and AI.
• Drive innovation in personalization, nutrition tracking, behavior change, and digital health tools.
• Solve complex problems across technical, product, and UX domains.

Stakeholder Communication

• Translate complex technical ideas for stakeholders, investors, and non-tech partners.
• Collaborate on fundraising, pitches, and technical due diligence when needed.
• Contribute to the company’s thought leadership and brand through speaking, writing, or networking.

Requirments:

• Proven experience (6+ years) in a senior engineering or technology leadership role.
• Experience with start-ups, especially in health tech, wellness, food, or consumer platforms.
• Full-stack technical expertise, ideally across modern web/mobile stacks, cloud, and data platforms.
• Familiarity with building MVPs and scaling products from 0 to 1 (and beyond).
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and data privacy in health-related platforms.
• A builder’s mindset with a founder’s drive.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ready to start part-time, with a clear path to full-time as we grow

Compensation Structure:

• Permanent equity in the company (co-founder level).
• Profit-sharing model during the first year.
• Post-milestone: Competitive salary, bonuses, and benefits in line with our financial growth.

Why Join Us:

• Be part of a mission-led venture reshaping wellness and preventive health.
• Own the technology vision and direction as a true co-founder.
• Enjoy full autonomy and the ability to make key product and business decisions.
• Collaborate with a passionate, experienced founding team.

Interested? Let's Build Together

We’re looking for someone who sees the vision, understands the opportunity, and wants to co-create something impactful. If you’re ready to be more than just a tech lead — if you're ready to be a co-founder — ready to turn ideas into real products, take full ownership of tech, and help shape the future of digital health and wellness — we’d love to hear from you.