Founding Cloud Architect Equity + Salary (T.I.G.E.R.)

This is not just another role.  This is Day 1.

If you want safety and predictability, keep your current job.

If you want to build a global system that rewires how the world moves, this is your call.

The Mission :

We don’t accept gridlock as inevitable. Traffic isn’t a force of nature but a solvable systems problem. We’re a patent-pending (202521082226), pre-seed deep-tech company building the nervous system for mobility. Hardware senses. Firmware structures. The cloud makes real-time decisions that keep vehicles moving smoothly and predictably. We’re not hiring an employee. We’re bringing on an owner.

Your Mandate : The Real-Time Brain :

As our Founding Cloud Architect , you own the real-time platform that ingests signals from 100,000+ devices and turns them into  actionable guidance  (smart speed recommendations and minimal-disruption reroutes) in seconds.

What you’ll do :

Define the language  of device↔cloud : clear, versioned contracts for telemetry in and guidance out.

Stand up secure ingestion  that doesn’t blink : mTLS, per-device identity, low-latency APIs, sane topic / queue design, and rate limits.

Build the real-time engine :  map-match GPS to roads, keep per-segment speeds fresh, detect forming jams early, and compute guidance quickly.

Design storage that scales :  sub-second hot state for decisions, time-series for trends, and a data lake for learning / replays.

Operate with SLOs :  plan latency in the low hundreds of ms, ingestion lag in seconds, graceful degradation under partial failures.

Ship safely :  privacy-by-design, encryption in transit / at rest, least-privilege access, auditable changes.

Partner tightly  with firmware and hardware so devices and cloud evolve as one (including update and fleet-health hooks).

Who You Are :

3–5 years building  real-time, high-throughput  platforms (IoT / telematics / streaming / adtech / fintech).

You’ve designed and operated  streaming pipelines  and  low-latency services  at meaningful scale.

Comfortable with  IoT security  (mTLS, per-device identity) and robust, evolvable  data modeling .

Geospatial / time-series instincts; you know how to keep data  fresh, queryable, and cost-efficient .

Founder mindset :  first principles, write it down, measure it, fix it, own the outcome.

The Offer :

Equity first :  founder-level ownership.

Salary :  competitive pre-seed cash to cover burn; we optimize for long-term upside.

Ownership, not employment :  your standards will set our cloud culture for years.

Immediate start :  we move at maximum velocity -  join within 7 days .

We’re offering a seat on the rocketship - not a safety harness. The risk is real. The reward is a legacy.  Apply accordingly.