Senior Full Stack Developer

Brikito — Lead Full-Stack Developer Job Description About Brikito Brikito is an early-stage PropTech startup building a construction management platform for SME developers and contractors. The founder has 7+ years of hands-on construction experience and an MBA from Warwick Business School. We have initial funding, a domain (brikito.com), wireframes ready, and active customer validation underway. We need our first technical leader to take this from wireframes to a live product. This is a ground-floor opportunity. You will be the first technical hire — the person who makes every architecture decision and writes the first line of production code. The Role Title: CTO / Lead Full-Stack Developer (title depends on experience and equity arrangement) Location: India (remote OK, occasional visits to Chennai office and overseas office planning to set up in Singapore or Dubai) Type: Full-time Compensation: ₹1,00,000–₹2,50,000/month + meaningful equity (0.5%–5% depending on role level, vesting over 4 years based on vesting schedule with a cliff.) Start Date: May 2026 Reports to: Founder/CEO What You Will DoMonths 1–3: Build the MVPOwn all technical decisions — architecture, tech stack, database design, hosting Build and ship a working MVP with 3 core features: project dashboard, billing/invoicing, and indent/procurement management Set up CI/CD pipeline, staging, and production environments Integrate payment gateway (Razorpay for India) Build both web and mobile-responsive interfaces Ship the MVP within 12 weeks Months 3–6: Iterate and ScaleOnboard beta users and fix bugs based on real usage Build features based on customer feedback (not assumptions) Integrate AI capabilities where they add clear user value (e.g., auto-generated progress reports) Hire and manage 1–2 junior developers as the team grows Set up monitoring, error tracking, and basic analytics Months 6–12: Lead the Technical TeamGrow the engineering team to 4–6 people Establish code review processes, documentation standards, and sprint rhythms Own the technical roadmap alongside the founder Participate in investor conversations as the technical co-founder (if CTO-level) Make build-vs-buy decisions for new features Required SkillsMust Have7+ years of professional software development experience Strong proficiency in React or Next.js (frontend) Strong proficiency in Node.js (backend) — Express, Nest.js, or similar PostgreSQL or MySQL — database design, query optimisation, migrations REST API design — clean, well-documented APIs Cloud deployment — AWS (EC2, RDS, S3) or GCP equivalent Expertise in AI tools and integrations - Anthropic, OpenAI, Perplexity, etc. Git — clean branching, PR-based workflow Has shipped at least one product that real users used — not just academic or internal tools Comfortable working independently — no one will tell you what to do step by step Strongly PreferredPrevious experience at a startup (Series A or earlier) Experience building SaaS or B2B products Experience with mobile development (React Native or Flutter) Experience integrating payment gateways (Razorpay, Stripe) Experience with third-party API integrations (OpenAI, Twilio, etc.) Understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Docker) Basic understanding of construction, real estate, or field operations (not required, but a plus) Nice to HaveExperience with TypeScript Experience with real-time features (WebSockets, push notifications) Familiarity with Figma (to translate wireframes into UI) Experience hiring and mentoring junior developers Open source contributions or a personal project portfolio What We Are NOT Looking ForSomeone who needs detailed specifications for every task — we move fast and figure things out together Someone who only wants to code and not think about the product — you will be in customer calls and strategy discussions Someone who optimises for perfect code over shipping — we ship first, refactor later Someone looking for a stable corporate job — this is a startup with all the chaos and excitement that comes with it What You GetEquity ownership in an early-stage company with a large addressable market ($14.9B global construction SaaS) Founding team credit — you will be recognised as a technical co-founder if you take the CTO role Direct impact — every line of code you write will be used by real customers within weeks Technical freedom — you choose the stack, the tools, the architecture A founder who understands the domain — you will never have to guess what contractors need because the CEO has built construction projects himself Growth path — as we raise funding and scale, you grow into VP Engineering or CTO of a funded company How to Apply Send the following: A short note (5–10 lines) on why this role interests you and what you'd bring Your LinkedIn profile or resume One link to something you've built — a live product, a GitHub repo, an app, anything that shows your work Your availability — when can you start? We will respond within 48 hours. The process is: 30-minute video call with the founder Small paid technical task (8 hours of work, ₹5,000 paid regardless of outcome) Final conversation about role, equity, and start date Offer within 1 week of first call Questions? DM the founder on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashiqahamed/ This is not a job posting from HR. This is a founder looking for his first technical partner. If this excites you, reach out.