Founding Engineer, CTO (Thiruvananthapuram)
Location
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN
About the Role
COFOUNDER 1: TECH (FOUNDING ENGINEER / CTO)
Tech Cofounder (Equity Only) – Build the Future of Cognitive Intelligence
⚡ The Chance (Read This First)
We are building Debatron — a cognitive performance evaluation platform that goes beyond debates
.
Think: measuring how people think, respond, and reason — not just what they say.
We are at:
MVP stage
Early test users
Applied for funding
Goal: $10M valuation in 12 months
This is not a job.
This is a build-from-zero, own-the-outcome role.
🧠 What You’ll Do
Take full ownership of tech vision & architecture
Rebuild/scale current MVP into a robust, scalable product
Work on:
AI-driven evaluation systems (future scope)
Real-time interaction systems
Data + performance analytics layers
Build and lead the future tech team
Make product decisions along with founder (not just execute)
🛠 What We’re Looking For
Strong full-stack capability (web-first, mobile later)
Experience or interest in:
AI/ML (big plus, not mandatory)
Scalable systems
Product thinking (not just coding)
Someone who can:
Build fast
Think long-term
Handle ambiguity
Bonus: Startup or 0→1 build experience
🔥 What This Is NOT
Not a 9–5 job
Not a “let me try on weekends” role
Not for people waiting for instructions
💰 Compensation
Equity-based (up to 20%)
Vesting: 4 years (1-year cliff)
No salary initially
Future compensation tied to:
Revenue
Funding
🧩 Who You Are
Structured but a risk-taker
Builder >
Talker
Can survive uncertainty
Wants to create something meaningful
🤝
Looking for someone who will own tech like it’s their company — because it will be.
📩 How to Apply
Don’t send resumes.
Send:
What you’ve built (links)
Why this excites you
What you would improve in Debatron
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