Co-Founder

Company Description

Quintuple Technology is innovating the future of business through AI-driven solutions. Our flagship product, MindFleet OS, is an enterprise platform that redefines traditional organizations by transforming them into autonomous business operating systems powered by CXO-level AI agents. These AI personas excel in decision-making, planning, and execution while upholding ethical and self-evolving standards. Our mission is to enable founders to scale billion-dollar companies with the support of an elite AI workforce. At Quintuple Technology, we prioritize trust, transparency, and performance in advancing enterprise intelligence.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Position: Chief Technology Officer / Technical Co-Founder
• Location: Chennai, India (on-site required, not remote)
• Commitment: 100% full-time, 12-month Series A runway
• Start Date: January 2026 (Target: M1 Alpha milestone)
• Funding: 4 Crore pre-seed; 12-month bridge to Series A (Dec 2026)

THE OPPORTUNITY

Join as co-founder in a category-defining startup. MindFleet builds an AI-native OS for startups: 13 AI personas (CEO, CFO, CMO, etc.) as a virtual C-suite, delivering Fortune 500 capabilities at 1/10th cost.

Current State (Dec 2025):

• 60 live agents, 354 passing tests
• 4 pods (CEO, CFO, CMO, CRO) in production
• 8-layer agentic architecture partially built
• 170 git commits in 4 days (5X velocity)
• 35L+ bootstrapped
• Zero paying customers (your market-proof opportunity)

Mission: MVP to Series A product (700+ agents, 13 pods, 250+ customers, 1.5Cr+ ARR) in 12 months. First-mover window: 18-24 months.

THE ROLE: TECHNICAL CO-FOUNDER (NOT HIRED CTO)

Co-founder with board seat and full technical authority. Own the how of tech; align with AG (Anand Govindan) on what/why.

Full Autonomy Domains:

1. Technical Architecture- Full (Languages, DBs, scalability)
2. Team Building- Full (Hire 20 engineers, culture)
3. Infrastructure/DevOps - Full (Cloud, CI/CD, monitoring)
4. Code Quality - Full (Testing, reviews, debt)
5. AI/ML Strategy - Full (SLM fine-tuning, models)

Shared Decisions: Product roadmap, launch timelines, hiring pace (data-driven resolution).

Founder's Final Say: Business/investor decisions (e.g., GTM, pricing).

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES (12-Month Horizon)

Phase 1: Stabilize & Scale (Jan-Feb 2026)

• Audit architecture, fix debt
• Build CI/CD (SOC 2 ready)
• Hire 3-5 engineers
• Set standards, monitoring
• Success: 4 pods E2E tested; zero incidents.

Phase 2: Beta Infrastructure (Mar 2026)

• Multi-tenancy, onboarding
• Security, rate limiting
• Hire to 8-10 engineers
• Beta for 25K ARPU customers
• Success: 50 betas; 99.5% uptime; <200ms latency.

Phase 3: GA Scale (Apr 2026)

• Team to 15-20
• Full AGORA governance
• Scale to 10K requests
• Analytics dashboard
• SLM pipeline
• Success: GA with 700+ agents; 99.9% SLA.

Phase 4: SLM Optimization (May-Jul 2026)

• Fine-tune 4 Mistral models
• Routing (40% SLM tasks)
• Cut costs 2K 700/customer
• A/B testing
• Hire 2-3 ML engineers
• Success: SLM v1 live; NPS >40.

Phase 5: Series A Prep (Aug-Dec 2026)

• Scale to 250+ customers, 1.5Cr ARR
• 75%+ margins
• Team to 25-30
• SOC 2 Type II
• Technical narrative
• Mentor leadership
• Success: Series A term sheet.

TECHNICAL CHALLENGES

1. Agent Scaling: 60 700 agents (latency/correctness/auditability). Decide: Kafka/DAG/custom
2. Cost Reduction: 60-70% LLM cut via Mistral fine-tuning. SLM-safe tasks
3. Determinism: Auditable decisions (HITL, scoring). Frictionless compliance
4. Team Scaling: 2 20 engineers. Org structure
5. Infrastructure: Custom vs. open-source (LangChain/CrewAI) for India-scale agentic OS.

COMPENSATION

Base: founder rate; top for Series B+ exp.

Equity: 8% (4-yr vest, 1-yr cliff) + up to 6% bonuses (GA: +2%, SLM: +2%, Series A: +2%). Total potential: 14%.

Post-Series A: 1.5-2.5L/month; role choice (VP Eng/CTO).

EQUITY VESTING & PROTECTION

• Schedule: 1-yr cliff (2% vest), then 0.167%/month to 100% at 4 yrs.
• Good Leaver: Keep vested.
• Bad Leaver: All returns.
• Non-Compete: 2 yrs in AI/agentic space.

AUTHORITY & DECISIONS

Unilateral: Hiring (budgeted), standards, architecture, infra.

Co-Founder: Roadmap, launches, risks, structure.

Conflicts: Data Trade-offs Founder call. Commit fully.

SUCCESS METRICS

Product: Agents 700 (M2); Pods 13 (M3); Tests 1,000+ (M6); Uptime 99.95% (M6); Latency <200ms (M3).

Financial (You Influence): COGS 700 (M6); Margin 85% (M6); 10K requests (M3).

Business (Founder Leads): 50 betas (M2); 250 customers/1.5Cr ARR (M12); Series A (M12).

CRITICAL FACTORS

1. On-Site Chennai: Daily alignment essential.
2. Learning Speed: Absorb 1,500+ pages in 2 weeks.
3. Action Bias: Embrace restarts; good enough over perfect.
4. Founder Mindset: Challenge, own outcomes.
5. Commitment: 12-month sprint; post-Series A ambiguity.

FIRST 90 DAYS

• Weeks 1-2: Audit architecture; code review; daily AG syncs. Deliver: Report.
• Weeks 3-4: Hire leads; source 15+. Deliver: 2 offers.
• Weeks 5-8: CI/CD, reviews, testing, monitoring. Deliver: Pipeline live; pods ready.
• Weeks 9-12: Multi-tenancy, auth, beta setup; hire 3-5. Deliver: Beta env; 99.5% uptime.
• Criteria: 8-10 team; automated processes; zero incidents; beta ready.

WHAT WE SEEK

Must-Haves:

1. 7-10+ yrs backend/distributed/ML; scaling MVP to millions.
2. Led 5+ team; hired/mentored.
3. Founder/Series B+ exp.
4. Rapid learner; ambiguity OK.
5. Chennai full-time.

Nice-to-Haves: Agentic AI/LLMs; India ecosystem; fundraising; ops/compliance.

Red Flags: 50%+ equity ask; high salary demand; no team exp; part-time; no curiosity; solo mindset; relocation issue.

OFFER PACKAGE

• Role: CTO / VP Eng Designate; board seat; full tech autonomy.
• Security: 4Cr raised; 18-month runway.
• Timeline: Jan 2026 start; Series A Dec 2026.

HOW WE WORK

• Cadence: Daily 15-30 min; weekly 2-hr strategy; bi-weekly demos; monthly board.
• Velocity: You decide small; align medium; data for large.
• Escalation: Data Trade-offs Founder's call Execute.

THE REAL TALK

Upside: Co-founder in 7,000Cr TAM (41.8% CAGR); autonomy; impact.

Challenges: Pre-revenue; intense founder; no playbook; 12-month sprint.

Apply If: Scaled products; thrive in ambiguity; mission-driven; Chennai-ready; AI believer.

Don't If: Seek stability/remote; big team; high upfront pay; pivot averse.

HOW TO APPLY

Email: [Confidential Information]

1. 1-page story: Why you/MindFleet
2. 1-page challenge: Technical leadership solve.
3. 1-page concerns: Honest thoughts.
4. 2-3 references.

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