Founding Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

About the role

PAGRIC is building an AI‑powered agricultural supply intelligence platform for Nigerian smallholder farmers and food factories. As the founding CTO you will shape the technical vision, own the first‑product stack and lead the engineering team as the company scales.

Key responsibilities

• Design and deliver the WhatsApp and USSD MVP – an offline‑first, multilingual interface that works on any handset.
• Build the AI advisory layer for pest & disease detection, weather alerts and voice guidance.
• Implement satellite‑based yield forecasting by LGA and feed six‑week‑ahead forecasts to factories.
• Develop the matching engine that connects farm supply to factory demand ahead of harvest.
• Create the data foundation for credit scoring and future analytics.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience designing scalable, secure, resilient platforms from scratch.
• Ability to set technical strategy aligned with business goals and operate in an ambiguous early‑stage environment.
• Hands‑on curiosity with applied AI/ML, computer vision, or geospatial/satellite data.
• Strong independent work ethic, clear communication and readiness to mentor a future engineering team.

Required skills

• WhatsApp Business API integration
• USSD integration
• Satellite remote‑sensing data (e.g., Sentinel, NDVI)
• AI/ML techniques (computer vision, geospatial analysis)
• Software architecture and scalable platform development

What we offer

• Founder equity with a standard 4‑year vesting schedule and 1‑year cliff (range negotiated on call).
• Part‑time role transitioning to full‑time as we raise pre‑seed funding.
• Remote, work‑from‑anywhere flexibility.
• Opportunity to build a mission‑driven agri‑tech platform from zero.