Chief Technology Officer

The Company

We sell premium, high price-point saunas direct to consumer, through our own eCommerce store.

Stage & proof points:

• $10 - $20M annual revenue
• Fully bootstrapped

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The Work

We're now progressing into building our own firmware and app, so the hardware, software, and data are ours instead of a third party's. We're looking for a Fractional CTO that can establish our engineering function and lead these efforts.

Specifically, you'll:

• Build the product roadmap that takes us from a third-party app to our own. The app will combine three separate experiences:
  
  • sauna controls
  • red light therapy
  • our digital community product
• Design custom firmware with our Chinese manufacturer, then test and implement it across our sauna models
• Ideally build the MVP mobile app yourself, or bring in a sub-contractor
• Hire additional engineers as needed
• Propose and then own the budget in order to be successful
• Work most closely with our founder / CEO

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About You

You MUST have:

• Been CTO or similar Engineering leader at a company that built its own connected hardware product, owning firmware, software, and the app together
• Significant firmware and hardware expertise specifically, including design, testing, working with manufacturers, etc.
  
  • If you are a software-focused CTO, we won't be the right fit
• Experience managing a budget, and building out the engineering function from scratch

Nice-to-haves:

• Worked on health and wellness hardware products specifically
• Handled health data under HIPAA
• Worked with Chinese IoT firmware suppliers
• Capable of building the MVP mobile app yourself
• Bootstrapped startup experience

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