Founding CTO for AI Healthcare

Job ID: 40458358

Budget: ₹12,500 – ₹37,500 INR

We are building PharmaGuard AI — an AI-powered pharmaceutical verification and medicine intelligence platform focused on detecting packaging anomalies, counterfeit risks, formulation inconsistencies, and trust gaps within the healthcare ecosystem.

Our long-term vision is to build one of the most trusted AI infrastructure layers for pharmaceutical safety, medicine authentication, and healthcare transparency.

This is not a typical freelance gig.
This is an opportunity to become a founding technical leader in a mission-driven AI startup.

Important Before Applying

We are currently at the pre-revenue / early-stage startup phase.

At this stage:

We are not able to offer a fixed salary upfront
Initial compensation will be based on:
Equity / ownership mindset
Long-term partnership
Revenue-sharing structure after traction/funding
Once we achieve traction, funding, or enterprise partnerships, the CTO role will transition into a compensated executive position

Please do not apply if you are only looking for short-term freelance payments.

We are specifically searching for:

Highly ambitious builders
Mission-driven technologists
People obsessed with solving real-world problems
Individuals who want to build something globally impactful from the ground up
What PharmaGuard AI Is Building

The platform involves:

AI-powered medicine verification
Packaging anomaly detection
Computer vision systems
Pharmaceutical data intelligence
Counterfeit medicine risk analysis
OCR + forensic packaging analysis
Healthcare trust infrastructure
Scalable SaaS architecture
Future integration with pharmacies, hospitals, distributors, and regulatory ecosystems
CTO Responsibilities

You will work directly with the founder and help:

Architect the entire technical ecosystem
Lead product and infrastructure decisions
Build scalable AI systems
Manage backend + AI pipeline architecture
Develop secure production-grade systems
Create MVP → beta → production roadmap
Build engineering culture from day one
Help shape fundraising and technical strategy
Preferred Skills

Strong experience in some or most of:

Python
AI/ML systems
Computer Vision
OCR pipelines
FastAPI / Node.js
Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Database architecture
Security & scalable backend systems
Full-stack product engineering
Startup building mindset

Bonus:

Healthcare or pharma-tech experience
Experience building AI SaaS products
Experience scaling early-stage startups

Who Should Apply

Apply ONLY if:

You genuinely want to build a high-impact company
You are comfortable with startup uncertainty
You believe in ownership over short-term comfort
You can think like a founder, not just a developer
You are capable of long-term execution

This role is ideal for someone who wants to become a founding CTO rather than just complete tasks.