Full-stack dev co-founder for web-service infrastructure startup -- SFBay, possibly remote initially. H1B-okay
Looking for a technical co-founder to join technical founder in an
ambitious startup that aims to solve a widespread pain point in
business-consumer interaction.
This isn't a todo or photo-sharing app. If successful it will be an
important part of web infrastructure that many people use but hardly
think about. No hype, no quirkiness, no ego.
It has a sane business model that doesn't depend on advertising or
acquisition.
Once established it will exhibit a moat that will make competition
very difficult.
You must:
- be proficient with full-stack web development and have demonstrable experience through work products
- be driven, gritty, hard-nosed, goal focused
- be very intelligent (preferably with credentials)
- have shown that you can transfer your problem solving ability to different fields (accomplished background/education in another field like physics, biology, philosophy? Write about topics outside CS/Eng/tech? Solved problems in another field?)
- get things done
- be technically talented in general
- be self-directed and self-sufficient
- be able to find out what needs to be done, what tools are needed and
  learn how to use those tools.
- be able to take ownership of nearly all the technical stack of a typical web service
- be able to communicate effectively: be articulate, sometimes have strong opinions and be able to defend them without being dogmatic.
- be critical: You shouldn't believe the hype or be a conformist. You
  should be able to analyze issues independently and come to your own
  conclusions. You should have some justifiable convictions that are
  not in line with popular sentiment.
- be thoughtful: You should often think about how to make things
  better, what things are broken, how things fit into the bigger
  picture and about things happening in the world.
- Knowledge of web security and how to apply cryptography a plus.
Open to existing 2-3 person teams also.
Open to recent graduates, grad school dropouts and those with experience.
When responding please enclose a link or attachment to relevant work
product samples along with a short resume and short introductory
letter.
No contractors.
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