Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer (Lead Software Engineer – Node/React/TypeScript)

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

(Founding Technical Leader – Node / React / TypeScript)

Location: Los Angeles preferred with Hybrid Flexibility

Other Potential Locations: San Francisco, Miami with Remote flexibility

Commitment: Full-Time, Founding Role

Compensation: Meaningful Founder Equity (1-5%+ based on experience, capital contribution, and alignment)

About Netsave

Netsave is a neighborhood-focused peer-to-peer resale marketplace specializing in used furniture and home goods, built to make local buying and selling safer, simpler, and more sustainable.

Furniture resale is one of the largest yet underserved categories in local commerce — high-value, high-friction, and logistics-sensitive. Netsave is building the infrastructure to power trusted, hyperlocal exchange of couches, dining tables, décor, appliances, and essential home items through verified users and same-day local delivery.

Our platform operates across mobile and web apps. We have launched a live MVP and validated a significant portion of the core marketplace functionality. However, earlier development phases lacked consistent architectural direction, resulting in accumulated technical debt and scalability constraints.

We are now entering a critical modernization and scale phase — rebuilding core systems, stabilizing infrastructure, improving reliability, and preparing the platform for multi-city and national expansion.

Technology leadership is now mission-critical.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a true technical co-founder to lead Netsave as Lead Engineer & CTO

This is a hands-on builder role — not a corporate executive title.

You will:

Own the entire technical vision and execution

Refactor and modernize existing architecture

Design scalable infrastructure for a logistics-driven marketplace

Lead engineering hiring and culture

Partner directly with the CEO on product, growth, and long-term strategy

Position the company for institutional investment and due diligence

You will function as both:

Principal Engineer (writing production code)

System Architect (designing for scale, reliability, and performance)

Current Technology Stack:

TypeScript-first architecture leveraging:

React Native (Mobile)

React.js / Next.js (Web)

Node.js + Express.js (Backend)

MySQL (Database)

AWS (Cloud Infrastructure & Deployment)

Tailwind CSS (UI)

Future roadmap includes optimization of delivery logistics, intelligent listing visibility, marketplace liquidity tooling, and AI-driven matching systems.

Core Responsibilities

Architecture Modernization & Technical Ownership

Audit, refactor, and stabilize existing systems

Eliminate technical debt and establish long-term architecture standards

Design scalable backend systems supporting:

Listings and inventory

Messaging and negotiation flows

Geo-based search and filtering

Delivery coordination

User verification and trust systems

Implement robust CI/CD pipelines and monitoring

Strengthen performance, security, and reliability

Hands-On Engineering Leadership:

Contribute directly to backend and frontend development

Design scalable APIs and service layers

Optimize database structures for high-volume marketplace activity

Balance rapid iteration with long-term maintainability

Ensure production-grade code quality

Marketplace & Logistics Scalability:

This is not a simple CRUD marketplace.

You will architect systems capable of handling:

Multi-city geographic expansion

Hyperlocal radius-based search

Same-day delivery workflows

High-value transaction coordination

Liquidity optimization across neighborhoods

Concurrency and growth spikes

You should understand how two-sided marketplaces behave under scale.

Engineering Team Building:

Recruit and mentor full-stack engineers

Establish engineering standards and code governance

Implement structured collaboration workflows

Build a high-ownership, execution-driven culture

Strategic Partnership & Fundraising Readiness:

Align technical roadmap with product and GTM strategy

Prepare technical documentation for investor diligence

Represent technical vision when needed in fundraising discussions

Architect the platform for Series A readiness

What Success Looks Like:

Stable, scalable furniture & home goods marketplace infrastructure

Reduced technical debt and clean documentation

Reliable deployment and monitoring systems

High-quality engineering culture

Infrastructure capable of supporting national expansion

Strong investor confidence in technical leadership

Ideal Profile:

Senior or principal-level full-stack engineer

Deep expertise in Node.js and TypeScript

Strong React Native and modern frontend experience

Strong cloud infrastructure experience (AWS preferred)

Proven system design capability in high-growth environments

Experience with marketplace, logistics, or transaction-heavy systems preferred

Product-minded with strong execution bias

Entrepreneurial, long-term builder mindset

Startup experience strongly preferred.

Commitment & Equity:

This is a founding role.

We are seeking someone who:

Can commit full-time (or transition quickly)

Is willing to work exclusively on Netsave

Is aligned with long-term company-building

Is open to equity-based compensation (1-50%+ depending on scope and alignment)

This is not a short-term contract.

This is a long-term venture-scale opportunity.

Why Join

Live product with real users

Clear category focus (used furniture & home goods)

Large underserved market

Significant technical ownership

Founder-level equity and influence

Opportunity to build the infrastructure layer for trusted local commerce