Founding Engineer
Rapitail
2 - 5 years
Bengaluru
Posted: 17/02/2026
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Job Description
We are building a technology driven consumer platform from the ground up and are looking for a technical Co Founder who will transition into the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) role as we scale.
This is not a typical job, it is a founding position with equity, ownership, and long term leadership responsibility. This is a full time on site role for a Founding Engineer, based in Bengaluru.
What Youll Do- Architect and build the end-to-end technology platform (mobile apps + backend + infrastructure)
- Lead development from scratch to production grade scalable system
- Design real time systems involving user activity, tracking, and operational workflows
- Build and manage the engineering team as we grow
- Establish engineering culture, standards, and long term tech roadmap
- Work closely with the founder on product strategy and execution
You should be strong in most of the following:
Mobile Development
- React Native or Flutter (cross-platform preferred)
- Native Android (Kotlin) / iOS (Swift) is a plus
Backend
- Node.js (Express/NestJS) or Python (Django/FastAPI)
- REST APIs & real-time communication (WebSockets)
- Microservices architecture understanding
Database
- PostgreSQL / MySQL
- Redis (caching)
- Experience with scalable data modeling
Infrastructure
- AWS / GCP / Azure
- Docker & containerization
- CI/CD pipelines
- Basic DevOps and cloud deployment knowledge
Additional Strengths
- Real time tracking systems
- Geo location services & routing logic
- System design for high concurrency applications
- Security & data protection best practices
- Builder mindset, comfortable starting from zero
- Strong system design thinker
- Able to move fast without overengineering
- Interested in long term ownership, not just salary
- Ambitious and ready to build something category defining
- Co Founder title
- Clear path to CTO role
- Meaningful equity stake
- Full ownership of technology vision and execution
- Opportunity to build and lead the engineering team
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