About Solu

Solu is a women’s wellness platform building technology that empowers women to take control of their health in a modern, engaging, and social way.

The product exists. The stack exists.

Now we need technical ownership.

Role Overview

We are hiring a Tech Lead to take immediate hands-on ownership of our mobile stack (Expo + Firebase) and lead day-to-day engineering execution.

This is a deep-in-the-code, unblock-the-team, ship-fast role.

You will:

Fully understand the current system end-to-end
Bring clarity where documentation is limited
Improve architecture where needed
Ship features rapidly (7-14 days shipping cadence)
Stabilize and scale the stack

Over time, this role can evolve into CTO, based on performance and leadership.

Core Responsibilities

Take end-to-end ownership of Solu’s Expo + Firebase stack
Audit and document the existing architecture
Identify technical debt and prioritize fixes
Lead rapid feature delivery cycles
Improve performance, scalability, and reliability
Own mobile builds, releases, and deployment pipelines
Ship and maintain live applications on Apple App Store and Google Play Store
Establish engineering workflows and standards
Unblock execution across frontend and backend
Collaborate closely with product and design

Mandatory Requirements

Strong hands-on experience with Expo / React Native
Deep familiarity with Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Functions, etc.)
Proven experience shipping and maintaining live apps on both Apple App Store and Google Play Store
Experience handling app store submissions, updates, rejections, and compliance
Ability to understand and refactor undocumented systems
Backend capability (APIs, cloud functions, architecture thinking)
Comfortable operating in an early-stage startup

Strong Plus

Experience as a Founding Engineer or early-stage technical lead
Experience stabilizing inherited or messy codebases
Experience improving mobile performance at scale
Ability to mentor and grow future engineers

Who This Role Is For

Builders who prefer execution over meetings
Engineers who want ownership, not tickets
Individuals who want to earn the CTO seat through impact
Operators comfortable with ambiguity and accountability

What This Role Is Not

Not a corporate engineering position
Not a pure management role
Not a maintenance-only role

Growth Path

Demonstrated:

Technical ownership
Consistent shipping velocity
Architectural clarity
Leadership under pressure

Compensation: Equity Only 🚨
Reports to: Founder
Location: Remote (UAE / Eastern Europe / Europe)
Path: Growth into CTO based on performance