Technical co-founder / CTO

This is a full-time equal-partner equity role for a technical co-founder. Currently salary is unavailable. We will be aiming to hit early commercial metrics in 3-6 months to raise a pre-seed to enable salaries.

Where we're at:

• The company was formed in January of this year.

Product development:

• MVP live with card linked loyalty product in early adopter customers
• Developing proof of concept on data analytics product pilot adopters

Product discovery:

• Undertaken multiple product discovery interviews around loyalty and data analytics

Sales:

• Built an early pipeline of clients for both the loyalty and the data product

About Buzz:

Buzz is an AI-driven marketing solution designed to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) transform fragmented data into actionable insights. Unlike traditional dashboards that overwhelm business owners, Buzz serves as an AI Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), offering clear, predictive insights to prioritise actions and improve business performance. We tackle critical issues like customer churn, email engagement, and product profitability by connecting disparate data pools, predicting growth, and directly recommending actionable next steps. Our solution simplifies data decision-making for SMBs that are overwhelmed by the growing complexity of SaaS tools and data fragmentation.

The Opportunity:

Buzz is positioned to grab a growing, yet nascent, AI decisioning market for SMBs. The explosion of SaaS platforms has caused significant fragmentation in SMBs’ data, and Buzz is here to solve that problem by providing actionable, customer-led insights in real-time. We’re building a competitive moat by combining advanced AI (including large language models) with tailored contexts and action plans that are relevant to small business needs. The result is a highly specialised, AI-driven solution that learns from multiple businesses, improving over time with increasing engagement and data sets.

What You’ll Do:

As the Technical Co-Founder / CTO at Buzz, you’ll be the key technology leader responsible for:

• Product Vision & Leadership: Own the entire technical roadmap of Buzz, from ideation through product development and scaling. Define the architecture of our AI-driven platform and ensure it meets the real-world needs of SMBs in data-driven decisioning.
• AI Integration & Innovation: Lead the integration of AI and machine learning algorithms to create predictive insights and actions that improve business outcomes. Innovate on new ways to stitch together fragmented data from different SaaS platforms to generate valuable insights.
• Platform Scalability: Ensure the platform scales effectively as Buzz grows. Lead efforts on system architecture, cloud infrastructure, and integrating external data sources into the platform for optimal performance.
• Collaboration & Team Building: Work closely with the CEO and business teams to iterate on the product and align technology with business goals. Build and lead a team of developers and data scientists as the company grows.
• Actionable Data: Go beyond raw data analytics—focus on providing customers with actionable, results-oriented insights that solve real business problems like reducing churn, improving product profitability, and personalising customer communications.
• Customer-Centric Development: Lead product discovery and ongoing feedback loops, ensuring that product development is driven by real customer needs and that Buzz remains simple, intuitive, and focused on delivering value.

What We’re Looking For:

• Technical Expertise: Strong experience in AI, machine learning, and data integration—especially in connecting disparate data sources and creating predictive models. Familiarity with application in small to medium-sized business contexts is a plus.
• Leadership & Strategy: Proven experience in leading product development from 0-1. Ability to align technology and product decisions with the broader business strategy. Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with non-technical teams.
• SaaS & Data Experience: A deep understanding of the SaaS ecosystem and the challenges SMBs face with data fragmentation. Familiarity with building modular SaaS solutions that deliver value at scale.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: A passion for building a business from the ground up. You have experience in launching products, growing teams, and scaling a startup. You’re not just a coder—you’re a co-founder with a passion for delivering real impact.
• Iterative & Results-Driven: A strong focus on hypothesis testing, experimentation, and data-driven decision-making. You understand the need to balance rapid innovation with delivering high-quality, customer-centric solutions.
• Calm & Resilient: You thrive in an uncertain, fast-paced startup environment. You can maintain focus and calm under pressure, navigating the ups and downs of building a business with resilience.

Why Join Buzz?

• Founding Partner Equity: As a co-founder, you’ll have an equal equity share in the company. We’re open to an even equity split to ensure that we build the company together, as equal partners. Our goal is to raise funds so that we can pay salaries in the future, and we’re committed to a shared vision of success.
• Impact: Shape the direction of Buzz’s technology and product offerings, with the ability to directly impact the business and solve real-world problems for SMBs.
• Ownership: As a co-founder, you’ll have an equal stake in decision-making, product direction, and company culture.
• Flexibility & Growth: Work remotely with a flexible schedule, but with the commitment and passion of building something extraordinary.

Who Should Apply?

This role is perfect for someone who:

• Has technical expertise in AI/ML, data science, and SaaS development.
• Experience in data extraction and analysis.
• Has a passion for working with SMBs and solving real-world problems.
• Has a hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset, with a strong sense of ownership.
• Is comfortable with ambiguity, change, and fast-paced growth.

How to Apply:

Send us your resume, portfolio, or links to projects you’ve built, along with a brief explanation of why you’re excited about Buzz’s mission and how your experience can contribute to building the next generation of AI-driven marketing for SMBs.