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WE ARE LOOKING FOR A TECHNICAL CO-FOUNDER (CTO)
Build the technology powering the future of African businesses.
GEMBE TECHNOLOGIES | KENYA | REMOTE / HYBRID
Africa has millions of small and medium-sized businesses, yet many still manage sales, customers, inventory, finances and daily operations using notebooks, WhatsApp and disconnected applications.
We believe businesses deserve better.
At Gembe Technologies, we are building an integrated Business Operating System that brings business operations, financial management, customer management, inventory, analytics and AI-powered automation into one platform.
Our ambition is to become the operating infrastructure that helps African businesses survive, become stable, grow and scale.
NOW, WE ARE LOOKING FOR A TECHNICAL CO-FOUNDER.
We are looking for an entrepreneurial technology leader who wants more than a job title. Someone ready to take ownership of the technology, build with a founding team and help shape a company with regional and international ambitions.
YOUR MANDATE
As Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, you will:
- Own Gembe's technology vision, architecture and engineering strategy.
- Lead the development of a secure, scalable, multi-tenant SaaS platform.
- Drive backend, frontend, database and infrastructure development.
- Lead integrations with M-Pesa, payment providers and other business systems.
- Develop AI-powered business intelligence, automation and intelligent workflows.
- Establish engineering standards, security, data governance and product reliability.
- Build and lead the engineering team as the company grows.
- Translate business strategy into practical technology execution.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
You should ideally have:
- Strong hands-on software engineering experience.
- Experience building and deploying production SaaS applications.
- Proficiency in technologies such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, React, Node.js and PostgreSQL.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, APIs, database architecture and application security.
- Familiarity with Supabase, multi-tenancy, Row Level Security and modern development tools.
- Experience integrating payment systems, particularly M-Pesa, is an advantage.
- Practical experience implementing AI, automation and data-driven products.
- A founder's mindset: ownership, resilience, accountability and the ability to execute with limited resources.
Previous startup or co-founder experience is an advantage.
WHAT WE ARE OFFERING
This is a genuine founding-team opportunity.
- Meaningful equity participation, commensurate with experience, contribution and commitment.
- Direct participation in strategic and product decisions.
- The opportunity to build and lead the technology function.
- A seat at the founding table.
- The opportunity to build technology addressing a significant African market need.
IMPORTANT: This is an early-stage, equity-based co-founder opportunity, not a salaried employment position. There is currently no guaranteed monthly salary. Equity arrangements will be subject to mutual agreement, vesting and formal founder documentation.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
We particularly welcome:
- Software engineers aspiring to become technology founders.
- Experienced full-stack and backend engineers.
- Founding engineers and technical entrepreneurs.
- CTOs interested in joining an ambitious early-stage venture.
- African technology professionals in the diaspora interested in building for African markets.
Location: Kenya / Africa / Remote collaboration.
LET'S BUILD SOMETHING THAT MATTERS.
If you believe technology should do more than digitise businesses — if you want to build the infrastructure that helps businesses operate, make better decisions and grow — we would love to hear from you.
To express interest:
Email: gembeinc@gmail.com
Subject: TECHNICAL CO-FOUNDER – GEMBE
Website: https://gembe.app/
Please share your CV or LinkedIn profile, portfolio/GitHub, a brief account of products you have built, and why you are interested in becoming a co-founder.
You may also tag or refer someone who would be an excellent fit.
Gembe Technologies
Building Africa's Business Health Infrastructure.
#TechnicalCoFounder #CTO #CoFounderOpportunity #AfricanStartups #SaaS #Fintech #AI #Technology #KenyaStartups #Entrepreneurship #GembeTechnologies
Build the technology powering the future of African businesses.
GEMBE TECHNOLOGIES | KENYA | REMOTE / HYBRID
Africa has millions of small and medium-sized businesses, yet many still manage sales, customers, inventory, finances and daily operations using notebooks, WhatsApp and disconnected applications.
We believe businesses deserve better.
At Gembe Technologies, we are building an integrated Business Operating System that brings business operations, financial management, customer management, inventory, analytics and AI-powered automation into one platform.
Our ambition is to become the operating infrastructure that helps African businesses survive, become stable, grow and scale.
NOW, WE ARE LOOKING FOR A TECHNICAL CO-FOUNDER.
We are looking for an entrepreneurial technology leader who wants more than a job title. Someone ready to take ownership of the technology, build with a founding team and help shape a company with regional and international ambitions.
YOUR MANDATE
As Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, you will:
- Own Gembe's technology vision, architecture and engineering strategy.
- Lead the development of a secure, scalable, multi-tenant SaaS platform.
- Drive backend, frontend, database and infrastructure development.
- Lead integrations with M-Pesa, payment providers and other business systems.
- Develop AI-powered business intelligence, automation and intelligent workflows.
- Establish engineering standards, security, data governance and product reliability.
- Build and lead the engineering team as the company grows.
- Translate business strategy into practical technology execution.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
You should ideally have:
- Strong hands-on software engineering experience.
- Experience building and deploying production SaaS applications.
- Proficiency in technologies such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, React, Node.js and PostgreSQL.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, APIs, database architecture and application security.
- Familiarity with Supabase, multi-tenancy, Row Level Security and modern development tools.
- Experience integrating payment systems, particularly M-Pesa, is an advantage.
- Practical experience implementing AI, automation and data-driven products.
- A founder's mindset: ownership, resilience, accountability and the ability to execute with limited resources.
Previous startup or co-founder experience is an advantage.
WHAT WE ARE OFFERING
This is a genuine founding-team opportunity.
- Meaningful equity participation, commensurate with experience, contribution and commitment.
- Direct participation in strategic and product decisions.
- The opportunity to build and lead the technology function.
- A seat at the founding table.
- The opportunity to build technology addressing a significant African market need.
IMPORTANT: This is an early-stage, equity-based co-founder opportunity, not a salaried employment position. There is currently no guaranteed monthly salary. Equity arrangements will be subject to mutual agreement, vesting and formal founder documentation.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
We particularly welcome:
- Software engineers aspiring to become technology founders.
- Experienced full-stack and backend engineers.
- Founding engineers and technical entrepreneurs.
- CTOs interested in joining an ambitious early-stage venture.
- African technology professionals in the diaspora interested in building for African markets.
Location: Kenya / Africa / Remote collaboration.
LET'S BUILD SOMETHING THAT MATTERS.
If you believe technology should do more than digitise businesses — if you want to build the infrastructure that helps businesses operate, make better decisions and grow — we would love to hear from you.
To express interest:
Email: gembeinc@gmail.com
Subject: TECHNICAL CO-FOUNDER – GEMBE
Website: https://gembe.app/
Please share your CV or LinkedIn profile, portfolio/GitHub, a brief account of products you have built, and why you are interested in becoming a co-founder.
You may also tag or refer someone who would be an excellent fit.
Gembe Technologies
Building Africa's Business Health Infrastructure.
#TechnicalCoFounder #CTO #CoFounderOpportunity #AfricanStartups #SaaS #Fintech #AI #Technology #KenyaStartups #Entrepreneurship #GembeTechnologies
