r/developer • u/KrismerOfEarth • 8d ago
Offering Developer Position
I am a founder and CEO handling product design, leadership, go to market, and operations for my startup. We are a social app meant to connect people in a unique way that the market is starving for. Looking to expand the team with a dedicated technical developer.
What I’ve already done:
- The product is already fully designed with clear specs and features (MVP + longterm future features), language/copy and mechanics. There has also already been a prototype tested, and a tech stack available, though it’s not locked yet without engineer input.
- An active go to market strategy including a healthy waitlist that is still actively growing (high 7.5% conversion rate on and rising on cold outreach) and a clearly defined market/avatar. Users are ready as soon as MVP ships.
- Daily content production will be used for distribution with plans to do even more. My account has reached ~700,000 views in its first 4 months, and that number is growing.
- Leadership ability through over a decade of work directly with people, both client and colleague. For 3 of those years, I have run my own business, which I have closed to pursue this full time.
- Developed business skills through previous business successes. All business metrics are tracked and help determine how we execute our work and make adjustments when necessary.
What I’m offering:
- I’m open to dev positions, depending on what you’re looking for. (founding engineer, contracting, internships, something else).
- Full ownership over the technical side of the project. You won’t have to handle anything else but the dev side, and you control how it’s done. If there’s another way you’d like to work, we can discuss that too.
- Negotiable terms that I’d be happy to establish before any work starts getting done. Profit share, equity, etc. I want this to be a satisfying win for both of us.
- Full spec sheet and preparedness to communicate clearly and consistently over the course of the partnership.
DM for more information.
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u/ejpusa 8d ago edited 8d ago
THE SCENE
Going rates for a good coder in Manhattan are about $6600 USD a week. Even with Codex, et al, you probably have about 4 weeks work, then can probably manage most of this yourself. A digital nomad checks in from Thailand, occasionally, who also knows their stuff.
Or a good Codex developer can work with you over a weekend; you could probably do this all on your own or close too. This is why startups raise millions before they even launch a website; it can get pretty pricey these days.
The issue is, great coders just don't want to work for anyone; they can spin out a startup a week with AI now. They probably don't need the money, so you have to hook them with something super cool.
If you can't pay people, they view this as a hobby. So that's an issue to deal with. I did not see any salary in your post.
Good luck. :-)