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Location: Remote Type: Full-Time, Founding Team Compensation: Equity + Early Salary (negotiable) Product: Goddo â Your Kidâs Smartest Friend Stage: Working Prototype to Production đ± About Goddo Goddo is a voice-only AI companion built for kids, not screens . Itâs playful, thoughtful, and lives in a magical little device kids can talk to. A real friend powered by AI. Weâve already built the first prototype. It includes working ESP32 firmware , a WebSocket-based backend in Node.js , and a Flutter app for parents . Now we need someone to make it stable, scalable, and production-ready . This is not just another job. It should be your ikigai â the kind of work that aligns with what you love, what youâre great at, what the world needs, and what youâd proudly sign your name to at launch . đ ïž What Youâll Own Stabilize and polish everything that exists: ESP32 firmware ( currently Arduino-based , with the option to migrate to ESP-IDF ) Node.js backend ( WebSocket streaming , real-time audio pipelines) Flutter-based parentsâ app Eliminate bugs and edge-case failures Reduce latency, memory issues, and reconnection failures in all systems Help manage I2S audio flow , buffer logic, and real-time interaction Switch between Arduino and ESP-IDF based on performance needs Optimize the AI backend integration and improve session and memory handling Write clean, well-documented code others can follow and improve on đĄ What You Value You take pride in your craft and believe your code should be strong enough to carry your name You want to build something that works so well it disappears into the experience You donât cut corners and donât settle for âgood enoughâ You believe in using AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or Replit to build faster and smarter You want to build for children and understand the care and responsibility that comes with it You enjoy clean architecture, async systems, real-time data flows , and solving problems at the root 𧰠Technical Stack We Use ESP32 : Arduino for now, ESP-IDF for performance-critical upgrades Node.js backend : WebSocket, audio chunking, Firebase Flutter : iOS & Android mobile app for parents Firestore , Google Cloud Run AI providers : Millis AI, OpenAI TTS and STT systems with real-time voice-to-voice pipelines âš Bonus If Youâve Worked With BLE pairing and OTA firmware updates WebSockets for real-time data exchange Voice-to-voice APIs (real-time STT plus streaming TTS) Audio buffering , circular memory models, I2S audio management OpenAI, Gemini, Deepgram, Sarvam , or Millis AI APIs AI-based session memory or personalization logic Apps or devices built for kids, education , or parenting tools đŻ Why This Role Matters Youâre not building another app. Youâre building something that sits in the hands of children , responds to their curiosity, and earns parentsâ trust . Every line of code affects whether Goddo feels magical or broken. This is not a feature factory. This is craftsmanship . đ Why Join Goddo Youâll be on the founding team , helping define the technical culture from day one Youâll work directly with the founder who has built the first version end to end Youâll get to build something delightful, safe, and emotionally intelligent Youâll ship work that directly improves a childâs experience of technology Youâll grow with a product that has the potential to reach millions of families đŹ How to Apply Send a short intro to hi@hellogoddo.com with: Why Goddo speaks to you GitHub, project links, or anything that shows your work Your favorite childhood toy or memory Show more Show less
