Open Source Software Author/CTO

TL;DR

Open Source Software Author/CTO (Software): Managing and scaling an open-source project into a commercial company with an accent on community growth and product-market fit. Focus on conducting customer discovery, building a commercial arm around OSS, and leveraging venture resources to launch a successful startup.

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global is a venture capital firm that identifies open source software projects with traction and recruits founders to launch commercial companies.

What you will do

• Manage and contribute to your project and company full-time.
• Collaborate with OCV and leverage provided resources, including CEO sourcing.
• Conduct customer discovery and use iterative feedback to build a commercial business model around an OSS project.
• Grow the open-source community in parallel with business expansion.

Requirements

• Significant contributions to an open-source project with an existing community.
• Strong enthusiasm and excitement about being a company founder.
• Fundamental understanding of basic startup considerations.

Nice to have

• Author or owner of the OSS project.
• Prior entrepreneurial or founder experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Transparent, handbook-first operating environment with open communication.
• Access to resources and expertise to reduce barriers to entrepreneurship.
• Inclusive culture that embraces differences as a source of innovation.
• Opportunity to lead and change the industry through open-core business models.