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Growd Global Ltd
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London, Greater London
CTO
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Job Type: Part-time |
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Contract Type: Permanent |
Overview
Co-Founder at Growd Global Ltd We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a technical co-founder. Growd is an award winning EdTech platform, based in London, UK with operations in Nairobi, Kenya. About Growd Research shows that 6 out of 10 children in primary and lower secondary school do not achieve minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics while in low income countries, 91% of primary school-age children do not achieve minimum proficiency levels in reading and the rate is 87% in mathematics. Children’s participation in Co-curricular activities such as music, sports and arts has been proven to lead to higher student engagement and grades. Growd works with parents of children below the age of 14 years by finding, designing and matching them to co-curricular activities that improve their child’s academic performance in mathematics, english and science. We base this on their developmental milestones, location, interests and goals so that they can continue to learn outside the classroom at their own pace while designing their own learning experiences. Planned start date: As soon as possible Location: Nairobi, Kenya or London, United Kingdom A bit about you: Maybe you’ve done this before. Maybe this will be your first co-founder/CTO role. Whatever your experience, you have an interest in growing early stage companies and a passion to make an impact that will change the world of education. • As a co-founder, you will contribute to key company strategy and direction • As a CTO, you will drive the vision, leadership and development of our technology as we grow and scale • Full ownership of product strategy developing a comprehensive product roadmap and deciding tech stack • Lead software development, design and code reviews • Support best practices in development, software design and robust testing • Explore future tech and enhancement of our predictive analytics platforms • Lead technical roadmap for conversational AI chatbot development strategy Requirements • Keen to transform an industry and wants to have fun while doing so. • A full stack developer with experience in leading technical developments with a background in and front-end and back-end on website development. • Be proficient across a range of programming languages and platforms in areas such as cybersecurity, data analysis and embedded software, etc. Perks • Co-founder equity stake • Opportunity to lead the expansion to high growth start-up • Flexible working style and frequent visits to Kenya/UK Please send a brief introduction, LinkedIn profile and your CV if interested