Immediate Start : Co-Founder and Tech lead

We’re building a next-gen automotive start-up aimed at disrupting the current paradigm.

We’re not looking for an employee; we’re looking for a visionary who wants to co-create a company that leaves a lasting impact on the automotive ecosystem.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Entrepreneurial mindset : You’ve either started something before or dreamed of doing so.
• Vision-driven but execution-obsessed.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and early chaos — but thrives in building clarity and systems.
• Strong communication skills — able to work with non-tech founders and external stakeholders.
• Passionate about automobiles, mobility, and creating positive environmental and societal impact.

Role Title

Co-founder & Head of Engineering (Tech Lead)

1. Role Overview

A technical co-founder who will architect, develop and drive our core product. You’ll lead the full-stack development lifecycle—designing frontend interfaces in React JS, building scalable APIs with Laravel / Lumen, and managing data persistence in MySQL—while collaborating closely on product strategy and go-to-market.

2. Key Responsibilities

Product Architecture & Development

Design and implement the overall application architecture.

Build interactive, performant UIs in React JS (hooks, state management, routing).

Develop RESTful APIs and microservices using Laravel and Lumen.

Model, optimize and secure relational schemas in MySQL.

You will lead, collaborate and

co-define product roadmap, feature prioritization and sprint planning.

Mentor and grow a small dev team; conduct code reviews and pair programming.

Work alongside design, marketing and operations to ensure seamless delivery.

Quality, Security & DevOps

Establish CI / CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment processes.

Implement application monitoring, logging and ongoing performance tuning.

Enforce security best practices : input validation, authentication / authorization, encryption.

Customer Feedback & Iteration

Engage with early users to gather feedback and rapidly iterate features.

Analyse usage data to inform UX improvements and technical optimizations.

3. Required Skills & Experience

Category Must-Have

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps & Testing

Product-Mindset

Collaboration

4. Desired Attributes

Entrepreneurial Spirit : Comfortable with ambiguity, rapid pivots and wearing multiple hats.

Strong Communicator : Can translate technical trade-offs to non-tech stakeholders.

Ownership & Proactivity : You spot gaps, propose solutions and see projects through completion.

Learning Agility : Quick to pick up new libraries, cloud services (AWS / GCP) or DevOps tools as needed.

5. Equity & Compensation Considerations

Equity Stake : Co-founder-level equity on offer, vesting over 4 years with 1-year cliff.

Cash Compensation :

Decent salary aligned to early-stage budget.

Perks : Flexible hours, ability to shape culture from day one.