Technical Co-Founder and CTO (Full-Stack Engineer)
disABLEdly · Pennsylvania; Virginia; Washington DC; Maryland ·
- Seniority
- C level
- Category
- Fullstack
Equity-only technical co-founder/CTO role at a pre-revenue B2B SaaS startup building a hiring marketplace that removes bias for disabled and neurodivergent professionals. Day to day: own the codebase and architecture — data-isolated backend, WCAG-accessible frontend, async messaging, and travel-logistics API integrations.
Compensation: 25.0% – 40.0%
About disABLEdly disABLEdly is an enterprise B2B SaaS marketplace designed to systematically eliminate hiring bias and interview anxiety for disabled and neurodivergent professionals.
Traditional high-pressure verbal interviews test social masking and anxiety management rather than objective job-role competence. We are completely overhauling this pipeline by replacing live verbal screening with text-first asynchronous skills validation and low-stakes, real-world interactive field testing.
Our business model relies on free access for individual job seekers, with revenue generated purely through recurring enterprise corporate subscriptions and premium operational packages.
The Role & Architecture As the Technical Co-Founder and CTO, you will own the codebase from day one. The initial Master Technical Specifications and Project Blueprint are already finalized; your mandate is execution, architectural design, and engineering.
Key Technical Objectives:
Blind-Data Isolation: Engineer a robust backend schema utilizing strict data isolation models to completely eliminate implicit bias during the initial corporate candidate evaluation phases.
Accessible Frontend: Build an accessible, clean, web-first interface designed strictly around WCAG compliance standards.
Asynchronous Messaging Layer: Architect the secure text-first communication engine, featuring custom "Pause & Process" text protocols and multi-user advocate dashboard integrations.
Logistics Integration: Build an automated API transit layer that handles programmatic, one-click flight blocks and tailored lodging coordination for final-round real-world evaluations.
Who You Are A proven Full-Stack, Frontend, or Backend Engineer who has scaled software products from zero to a working MVP.
Thorough understanding of secure database design, data isolation patterns, and third-party API orchestration.
Zero reliance on conversational filler or hand-holding. You thrive in a direct, blunt, milestone-driven operational framework.
Prior experience or a strong foundational interest in digital web accessibility standards is a massive plus.
Compensation & Governance This is an equity-only co-founder position pre-revenue. Initial compensation consists entirely of a substantial equity stake. To ensure long-term alignment, protect the venture, and guarantee mutual commitment, all equity distribution is subject to a standard 4-year vesting schedule with a 1-year cliff.