Global Visitor Economy Operating System
The Opportunity
The global visitor economy—encompassing ministries of tourism, destination marketing organizations (DMOs), airlines, and development finance institutions—is a massive, highly underserved market. To date, no single entity has established the core operating system for this sector.
A high-margin, dual-engine business model powers this enterprise: commercial events and media generate immediate operational cash flow, while a proprietary intelligence layer scales and compounds data assets over time.
Following two decades of domain leadership, the problem statement has been rigorously validated with primary budget-holders and enterprise decision-makers. The core platform is fully deployed, operational, and handling live data workflows.
We are seeking a Co-Founder & CTO to assume full technical ownership, make high-level architectural decisions, and build robust systems designed for long-term category dominance.
The Role & Responsibilities
- Technical Ownership: Lead end-to-end engineering, software architecture, data pipelines, API integrations, and system reliability.
- Product Strategy: Translate commercial and customer feedback into concrete product calls, prioritizing technical roadmaps without requiring micro-management.
- System Architecture: Design and optimize scalable, highly reliable infrastructure intended to operate as industry-standard software over the next decade.
- Team Building: Act as the sole hands-on engineer during the initial execution phase, with the mandate to recruit, onboard, and lead a core engineering team as funding milestones are reached.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a systems-thinker who balances high-level architecture with hands-on execution:
- Proven Track Record: Demonstrated experience shipping, maintaining, and scaling real-world SaaS or complex Web products (beyond MVP/prototype stages).
- Systems Mindset: Strong focus on data ingest, scoring algorithms, API architecture, performance optimization, and operational security rather than solely UI/UX design.
- Self-Directed Leadership: Comfortable operating independently in an early-stage environment and making key engineering trade-offs.
- Long-Term Vision: Motivated by building enduring platform infrastructure that sets the standard for a global industry.
Stage & Equity Structure
- Stage: Pre-seed, founder-funded, working platform deployed.
- Compensation: Founding-level equity stake upon entry. Competitive cash compensation triggers upon completion of the upcoming institutional investment round.
How to Apply
To start the conversation, please submit a brief overview detailing:
- Significant platforms or SaaS systems you have built and operated.
- The current tech stacks or systems you actively own.
- Why this market opportunity and stage align with your technical ambitions.
Qualified candidates will receive a detailed briefing on market analytics, customer validation metrics, product roadmaps, and financial models via an introductory call.
An overview of the essential qualities to look for when evaluating a technical co-founder for a pre-seed venture: