Technical Cofounder / Founding CTO

Technical Cofounder / Founding CTO

The Merritt Method LLC | United States | Remote

The Merritt Method LLC is a bootstrapped technology company developing enterprise AI platforms, SaaS applications, and intelligent financial and operational systems.Our immediate objective is to bring CodexDominion, GrantOps, and VetWealth to paying customers. We need a technical partner who can prioritize commercialization, not simply develop more products.

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Technical Cofounder to help commercialize our existing software initiatives, lead technical architecture, and build a sustainable engineering organization.

Our Flagship Products

CodexDominion: Enterprise AI governance, security, compliance, evidence management, and autonomous-agent oversight.

GrantOps: AI-powered grant discovery, proposal development, workflow automation, and grant management.

VetWealth: Technology designed to simplify veterans benefits navigation, eligibility analysis, and evidence management.

Our broader portfolio includes Merritt Intelligence, Government Contractor Financial Infrastructure, Debtfree Copilot & Command Center, Family Command Center, and Family Treasury OS.

Responsibilities

• Review and strengthen existing software architectures.
• Lead engineering strategy and production-readiness assessments.
• Prioritize technical development based on customer demand and commercial value.
• Build secure, scalable enterprise SaaS applications.
• Develop and integrate AI agents, APIs, and automation systems.
• Establish reliable testing, CI/CD, security, and deployment processes.
• Participate in product strategy, technical demonstrations, and customer discovery.
• Help develop the future engineering team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience preferred.
• Proven experience shipping production software.
• Strong TypeScript, React, Next.js, Python, and PostgreSQL experience.
• Cloud architecture and deployment experience.
• AI/LLM integration and agentic systems experience.
• Application security and enterprise SaaS expertise.
• Previous startup or technical leadership experience preferred.
• Willingness to remain hands-on and take technical ownership.

Founding Partnership

This is an early-stage founding partnership opportunity.

The Merritt Method LLC is currently bootstrapped and does not guarantee an immediate salary.

We are open to negotiating meaningful founder equity, vesting, responsibilities, and a long-term compensation structure.

Any engagement will require mutually agreed written terms and compliance with applicable compensation and employment requirements.

We seek a dedicated technical partner, not a staffing agency or short-term development contractor.

How to Apply

Please provide your LinkedIn profile, GitHub portfolio, examples of production applications you have built, and a brief explanation of your interest in becoming a technical cofounder.