Co-Founder / Head of Engineering

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.