About Welling (www.welling.ai)
At Welling, we're on a mission to revolutionize how people manage the most crucial aspect of their health: their diet and nutrition. We do that by building the world's first personal AI for health and diet. Imagine ChatGPT and MyFitnessPal combined.
Welling is a leading health & fitness app in Southeast Asia and we partner with companies like Anytime Fitness. Welling is an early stage startup that is backed by First Move VC.
Join Welling as a CTO/Technical Cofounder
We're searching for a rockstar CTO/technical cofounder to lead all things tech from front to back and create the best possible personal AI for health. This is an unique opportunity to join a frontier AI startup at an early level right at the moment when things are taking off.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and build scalable distributed systems using queues, object storage, and SQL/NoSQL databases
- Develop robust backend services in TypeScript
- Manage the development of our React Native app with Realm and Firebase integration
- Implement and optimize OpenAI API integrations
- Deliver high-quality code with comprehensive testing, but also know where to take shortcuts
- Take ownership and thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
- Plan and break down complex projects into manageable tasks, with ability to delegate effectively
Requirements:
- Experience building distributed systems and working across the full stack
- Familiarity with TypeScript and backend development
- Familiarity with React Native development
- Experience with LLM applications or strong interest in AI/ML technology
- Customer-first mindset with focus on user experience
- Self-motivated problem-solver who can execute quickly with minimal direction
- Experience with CI/CD, testing frameworks, and deployment strategies
- Prefers delivering customer value over building perfect systems, with the ability to balance pragmatic solutions while maintaining flexibility for future growth
- Strong planning and task management skills with ability to prioritize effectively
Bonus:
- Understanding/experience with prompt engineering, LLM optimization, building Agents, and NLP
- Experience with health tech or fitness applications
Why Join Us
- Impact: Be a key player in a mission-driven company that is tackling one of the most critical challenges of our time—helping people improve their diets and lead healthier lives.
- Remote & Global: Join a fully remote, globally dispersed team, allowing you to work flexibly from anywhere.
- Growth Opportunities: As an early team member, you'll have significant opportunities for growth, with the chance to step into larger roles and take on more responsibilities as the company scales.
- Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a diverse and talented team passionate about health, technology, and make a difference.
Applications on Linkedin will be ignored. To apply, send an email to [Confidential Information] with a paragraph why you are the best for this role.