Technical Lead & Future CTO (Growth Role)

Salary Competitive

Equity To be negotiated

20 hours/week

Are you a talented developer with an entrepreneurial heart? Do you want to build a platform from the ground up and grow into a leadership role?

At Spuddle, we have evolved from a community of ~200,000 followers to building Duolingo for Microsoft Excel. Our mission is to eliminate "spuddling" (inefficiency at work) using gamified, interactive microlearning. We are looking for a sharp, hands-on technical talent to join our team and bring our MVP across the finish line, and continue building beyond it.

Why this is the perfect career kickstart:

As a startup, we offer quick decisions, experimental freedom, and a clean slate to build your team. You’ll architect our technical foundation and stack. This is a "CTO-track" position. We don't expect you to have 10 years of management experience, but we expect you to have the drive to become a leader as the company scales.

Compensation & Equity

We begin with milestone-based compensation. For the right profile, the goal is a long-term role with the opportunity for a significant equity stake as you grow with the company.

Your Role

Your immediate focus is to bring our mobile app safely to market. You will act as the technical "anchor" for our current front-end team and take responsibility for our backend and deployment processes.

Our Tech Stack (The tools you’ll master and evolve):

Backend: TypeScript, Bun, and Hono.
Database: PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM.
Frontend: React Native & Expo.
Infrastructure: Google Cloud/Azure and Expo Application Services (EAS).

Who are you?

You might be a master’s student finishing your degree, a recent grad with a standout portfolio, or a developer with 1-2 years of experience who is ready to take the next step.

You bring a solid foundation in TypeScript and React Native, along with an eagerness to master backend logic and deployment. You solve problems before they’re assigned, leading by example. Furthermore, you are driven by a curiosity to tackle complex challenges like global scaling, latency, and cloud infrastructure.

How to Apply

We prioritize talent and mindset over a long CV. To apply, please send us:

Your CV (or a link to your GitHub/Portfolio).
A brief cover letter (6-10 lines) explaining why you want to build Spuddle and why you are ready to take on technical responsibility.

We look forward to meeting you!🙂

For more information or questions please contact us at info@spuddleapp.com

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours

Near public transit

Remote work allowed

Free coffee / tea

Gamified office

Central office

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Spuddle

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Spuddle is developing a Duolingo-style app for Excel to help young professionals boost their digital confidence and career readiness by turning complex skills into fun, bite-sized learning. Our secret sauce? Gamification, microlearning, and a community-driven approach that makes Excel something you actually want to practice. Across the world, more than a billion people use Excel and yet most have never been taught how to use it properly. For young professionals and recent graduates, this creates a huge barrier: they’re expected to “just know” Excel, but in reality many feel insecure, waste time on manual tasks, or miss out on opportunities because of weak digital skills. This gap affects productivity, confidence, and employability and it’s widespread across industries, especially in early career roles where Excel is a daily tool. We’re building a mobile app that makes learning Excel engaging and accessible, like Duolingo, but for spreadsheets. Instead of long, boring tutorials, users complete short, gamified exercises that fit into their everyday routines. The app adapts to their level, rewards progress, and helps them practice consistently until Excel becomes second nature. Beyond Excel, our vision is to expand into other workplace tools, becoming the go-to microlearning platform for digital skills. Spuddle started as a side project on social media. We shared quick Excel tips on Instagram and TikTok, and within six months had over 200,000 followers. The overwhelming response showed us just how many young professionals struggle with these skills and how much they crave accessible, fun learning. What began as a hobby quickly grew into a mission: to make digital skills education less intimidating and more empowering. We’re building Spuddle because we’ve lived the problem ourselves, and we believe mastering the basics should feel motivating, not overwhelming.