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Role
Technical Co-Founder (GovTech / DefenseTech) — U.S. Citizen.
Location Bay Area preferred (in‑person 1 day/week if possible; mostly remote for now).
Compensation 15–30% founder equity (skill/scope/commitment) + salary after funding.
Eligibility U.S. citizens only; all ages can apply (no clearance required to start).
About us Tiny, pre‑product GovTech/DefenseTech startup building a secure, private platform used by government buyers and vetted suppliers. Unclassified at first. We move carefully where security matters and fast where it doesn’t.
What you’ll do
Own the build end‑to‑end: plan architecture → ship MVP → iterate with users.
Security by default: 2FA, RBAC/permissions, audit logs, encrypted storage, input validation, safe file uploads (type/size scan).
Infra/DevOps: stand up AWS/Azure, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), logging/metrics/alerts, backups, least‑privilege IAM, basic incident runbook.
Data & matching: start with rules/filters; evolve to embeddings/LLM‑assisted recommendations.
Product partner: write crisp specs, ship weekly, adjust to feedback.
Hiring later: help recruit/mentor 1–3 engineers once V1 is stable.
Must‑have skills (proof > years)
Backend/API: schema design, REST/GraphQL, sessions, pagination, rate limits, jobs/queues; strong PostgreSQL/SQL.
Frontend: React + Next.js (or similar), clean accessible UI; Tailwind or equivalent.
Security: CSRF/XSS protections, CSP/security headers, secrets mgmt, logging, you can explain.
Search/Matching: search + filters; willing to integrate vectors/embeddings + LLM APIs.
Nice to have
Marketplaces/B2B SaaS with complex permissions/audit trails.
Exposure to ITAR/EAR, CMMC/FedRAMP concepts; GovCloud/Azure Gov.
Prior founder/early‑employee or notable OSS.
Initial stack (flexible if justified)
Languages: TypeScript, Python, SQL, HTML/CSS.
Frontend: React, Next.js, Tailwind, Headless UI/Radix.
AI: OpenAI/Anthropic embeddings + lightweight rerankers.
Personality & values
Not afraid of taking smart risks; bias to action.
High integrity, low ego, crisp communication.
Comfortable with ambiguity and constraints.
Care about national‑interest problems; mission‑driven.
How we work Remote for now, Bay Area; whiteboard, pair, test, ship. Steady pace, strong docs, few meetings. Unclassified to start; security‑by‑design from day one.
Compensation (details) 15–30% equity (based on skill/scope/on‑site), salary after venture raised. Standard 4‑yr vesting, 1‑yr cliff, IP assignment & confidentiality. Sensible double‑trigger acceleration considered. Clause is considered.
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Location Bay Area preferred (in‑person 1 day/week if possible; mostly remote for now).
Compensation 15–30% founder equity (skill/scope/commitment) + salary after funding.
Eligibility U.S. citizens only; all ages can apply (no clearance required to start).
About us Tiny, pre‑product GovTech/DefenseTech startup building a secure, private platform used by government buyers and vetted suppliers. Unclassified at first. We move carefully where security matters and fast where it doesn’t.
What you’ll do
Own the build end‑to‑end: plan architecture → ship MVP → iterate with users.
Security by default: 2FA, RBAC/permissions, audit logs, encrypted storage, input validation, safe file uploads (type/size scan).
Infra/DevOps: stand up AWS/Azure, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), logging/metrics/alerts, backups, least‑privilege IAM, basic incident runbook.
Data & matching: start with rules/filters; evolve to embeddings/LLM‑assisted recommendations.
Product partner: write crisp specs, ship weekly, adjust to feedback.
Hiring later: help recruit/mentor 1–3 engineers once V1 is stable.
Must‑have skills (proof > years)
Backend/API: schema design, REST/GraphQL, sessions, pagination, rate limits, jobs/queues; strong PostgreSQL/SQL.
Frontend: React + Next.js (or similar), clean accessible UI; Tailwind or equivalent.
Security: CSRF/XSS protections, CSP/security headers, secrets mgmt, logging, you can explain.
Search/Matching: search + filters; willing to integrate vectors/embeddings + LLM APIs.
Nice to have
Marketplaces/B2B SaaS with complex permissions/audit trails.
Exposure to ITAR/EAR, CMMC/FedRAMP concepts; GovCloud/Azure Gov.
Prior founder/early‑employee or notable OSS.
Initial stack (flexible if justified)
Languages: TypeScript, Python, SQL, HTML/CSS.
Frontend: React, Next.js, Tailwind, Headless UI/Radix.
AI: OpenAI/Anthropic embeddings + lightweight rerankers.
Personality & values
Not afraid of taking smart risks; bias to action.
High integrity, low ego, crisp communication.
Comfortable with ambiguity and constraints.
Care about national‑interest problems; mission‑driven.
How we work Remote for now, Bay Area; whiteboard, pair, test, ship. Steady pace, strong docs, few meetings. Unclassified to start; security‑by‑design from day one.
Compensation (details) 15–30% equity (based on skill/scope/on‑site), salary after venture raised. Standard 4‑yr vesting, 1‑yr cliff, IP assignment & confidentiality. Sensible double‑trigger acceleration considered. Clause is considered.
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