CTO

We are looking for an experienced developer to join our team and become the CTO and 3rd co-founder. If you are interested in applying your skills to have a positive impact please don’t hesitate to apply or get in touch with questions! 

Please note that you will be expected to work for sweat equity, but with a strong CTO we will raise funds quickly.  The salary range indicated is what we hope to achieve at seed round investments.  Salary could easily be higher depending on commercial success. 

Benefits: 

• Vested equity of 35 - 45% depending on commitment and skills (note: all co-founder shares may be equally diluted by future investments) 
• Portion of team allocation of governance tokens 
• Remuneration from grants and private investments and eventually a competitive salary and benefits depending on commercial success

Context

• Mission: create a new funding mechanism for biodiversity conservation based on decentralised finance. We will share a deck and more details with candidates. 
• Team (CEO and CXO): two environmental governance experts with a combined 20 years of experience managing complex environmental programmes with various organisations including UNEP, World Resources Institute, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, and the Environmental Investigation Agency, etc. 
• Traction (please note that we pivoted to defi in 2021 after 2 years focusing on traceability for sustainable supply chains):  
  • Raised 350k in grants to build the FLRchain in collaboration with IUCN, the largest environmental network in the world.
  • High fidelity prototypes for the MVP to be completed Q2 2022
  • Established network of well-known investors eager to see the MVP

Responsibilities

• Short term (Q2-Q4 2022)
  • Lead technical development of the MVP Web Application
  • Work with the CEO and CXO on grant applications to support MVP development
  • Participate in fundraising; accelerators, investor pitches, etc. 
• Long term (2023+): 
  • Supervise product design, development, testing and quality assurance, including technical team management
  • Other responsibilities to be defined based on preferences, needs and skills. 

Qualifications

• Required
  • Full stack developer OR back end blockchain developer 
  • Strong interest in applying skills to help people and the planet
  • Willingness to work for sweat equity until we have secured more grants and investments (expected in 2022)
  • Available to join Gaiachain full time when financially feasible
• Desired 
  • In depth knowledge of different blockchains and defi protocols
  • Experience with smart contracts 
  • Proven ability to manage developers to deliver quality products on time
  • Easy to work with, strategic thinker, and not afraid of a few bumps in the road!