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Co-Founder / Head of EngineeringCropsphere • Kolkata, IN
Co-Founder / Head of Engineering

Co-Founder / Head of Engineering

Cropsphere • Kolkata, IN
4 hours ago
Job description

Company Description

Cropsphere is building India’s first climate-intelligent agriculture ecosystem , integrating land activation, regenerative farming, soil-health intelligence, and climate-verified supply chains.

Our ecosystem consists of four layers :

  • HarvestHQ — Agri + Climate OS for soil, crop, land & supply intelligence (IoT, AI, computer vision, satellite, disease prediction).
  • O-Points — our regeneration & climate scoring engine that evaluates soil, carbon, biodiversity, water retention, and resilience.
  • Marketplace — demand engine for verified horticulture & regenerative produce.
  • Living Hubs — offline experience layer for consumer trust, farmer advisory & fresh produce retail.

We are headquartered in Coimbatore and currently in pre-seed, pre-product stage, actively building our core founding team.

Cropsphere’s long-term vision :

Build the operating system that powers India’s climate-resilient agriculture for the next 25 years.

Role : Co-Founder & Head of Engineering

As the Co-Founder & Head of Engineering, you will lead all technical development across the ecosystem.

You will build the first working prototype , define the long-term engineering architecture, and assemble the foundational tech stack that powers HarvestHQ and O-Points.

You will work directly with the Founder on :

  • Designing the complete product architecture (IoT + AI + mobile + cloud + data).
  • Building Version 0.1 of the HarvestHQ engine.
  • Instrumentation for soil, crop, disease & land measurements.
  • Integrating satellite + IoT + field-level data sources.
  • Developing the early scoring model of O-Points.
  • Setting the engineering culture, standards & documentation.
  • Hiring the initial engineering team as we scale post-funding.
  • Ensuring the platform is scalable, modular, secure & future-proof.
  • This is a true co-founder role — you will influence every technical decision and shape the foundation of the company.

    Qualifications :

    We are looking for someone who is :

    Technical Background :

  • Strong experience in full-stack development (backend + mobile / web).
  • Hands-on experience with :
  • Python / NodeJS
  • Cloud architecture (AWS / GCP)
  • Data pipelines & APIs
  • Exposure to AI / ML , computer vision or sensor-data processing.
  • Experience building IoT systems , hardware integrations or real-time data systems is a huge plus.
  • Mindset & Leadership :

  • Builder mentality — enjoys prototypes, 0→1, scrappy execution.
  • Systems thinker — capable of designing scalable, modular architecture.
  • Founder mindset — ownership, resilience, long-term commitment.
  • Ability to lead engineering decisions from first principles.
  • Bonus - Not Mandatory :

  • Experience in agritech, climate tech, or sustainability.
  • Experience with GIS, satellite imaging, or agronomy data.
  • Prior startup experience.
  • Compensation :

    This role is equity-only at the start , as we are in pre-funding stage.

    Once the funding is closed, this role will convert into a co-founder salary + ESOP expansion + leadership benefits .

    You will own a significant part of the company and build the entire technological backbone of Cropsphere.

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