Seeking CTO Co-Founder â Real Product, Real Code, Ready to Launchđ
Hi IH đ
Happy New Year! đ
I'm the founder of KiwotHire, a B2B SaaS for technical recruiting in Europe. The product is ~85% complete and functional â I'm looking for a technical co-founder to take it over the finish line.
Already built: Full recruiting workflow, AI-powered CV analysis (GPT-5 + custom parser), LinkedIn PDF parsing, Supabase backend, Stripe subscriptions. Next.js 15 / React 19, ready for Vercel.
What's left (~60-80h): UX polish, testing, CI/CD, monitoring, performance optimization. Target launch: Q2 2025.
Looking for: Senior full-stack/backend engineer comfortable owning infrastructure and launch decisions. Not looking for: Junior devs or endless feature discussions.
Offer: Co-founder equity â open to discussion based on experience and commitment. Lightweight start (~5-7h/week Jan-Mar), then revisit based on traction.
Comment or DM if interested â I'll share product access, codebase, and technical brief đ
P.S. â Real product with real code, not just an idea. If you've been looking for a technical co-founder opportunity that's already 85% there... this is it.
Hi Noelia, Iâm a technical founder whoâs built and scaled products with a senior engineering team behind me. I usually partner with non-technical or domain-focused founders to take real ownership of the technical side, from architecture decisions to roadmap and execution, with a strong focus on getting products to a solid, launch-ready state. I tend to work as a long-term technical partner, aligning through equity or structured partnerships. If youâre open to having someone experienced review the codebase and help elevate the product, happy to chat. Btw, I also speak Spanish :)
This is the right way to frame a CTO/co-founder search â real product + real code already filters out most misalignment.
One thing that often makes or breaks these partnerships isnât just technical skill, but how decisions are made when things are unclear (scope changes, launch pressure, early user feedback).
Iâve seen the strongest founderâCTO pairs start with a short pre-commit phase:
That tends to surface working style, ownership mindset, and communication fit very quickly â long before equity discussions matter.
Curious: whatâs the first real problem or milestone youâd want to tackle together with a potential CTO before making anything formal?
Hi Harsh - thanks so much for your valuable feedback! That's exactly the approach I'm taking.
My idea for the pre-commit phase is to work together on launch readiness: final UX decisions, real production trade-offs, and aligning on what "ready" actually means in practice.
I believe this phase reveals much more about our working dynamic than any title or equity discussion could at this stage. It's about understanding how we make decisions under pressure, how we communicate when things get unclear, and whether we share the same vision for what "done" looks like.
Since the product is already 85% complete with working code and solid foundations, this collaboration would be focused and concrete - not theoretical. We'd be tackling real technical challenges together (performance optimization, CI/CD setup, production monitoring), which I think is the best way to discover if there's genuine founder-CTO fit.
What matters most to me is finding someone who's excited about solving technical recruiting challenges and who brings that mix of senior technical expertise and product ownership. The formal partnership would naturally follow once we've proven we work well together.
That makes a lot of sense â focusing on [their metric / insight] is a clean way to cut through noise early.
Curious to see how that signal holds as usage grows.
Hi Noelia, I am currently solution architect and having 10+ years of coding and IT experience and am interested in discussing more about your product. can you contact me on linkedin hangoel
Regards
Hanish Goel
Hello Noelia
I would be happy to take a look and help you reeach the finishing line
You can check my offering here: https://quicklaunch.in/
Hello Bhavya,
Thanks for the message! I appreciate the offer, but Iâm currently focused on finding a technical co-founder rather than working with agencies or external services.
All the best!
Oh.. I think there was some misunderstanding...
I am not an agency, quicklaunch is sort of my portfolio
This looks like a strong opportunity with real progress and a clear launch plan.
Great to see the focus on execution and ownership. Wishing you success finding the right co-founder.
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