Founding FullStack Developer for an "Uber" style taxi technology/software company

VAMOS (vamosx.co) helps local taxis compete with market giants, using technology designed to optimise costs, increase profits, and connect millions of people worldwide.

Traditional taxi drivers face fierce competition from Uber and Lyft, often losing market share and revenue. VAMOS’s cutting-edge B2B2C technology levels the playing field, streamlining operations, attracting more riders, reducing costs, and increasing earning potential from both rides and deliveries.

Introducing VAMOS: revolutionising transportation for island destinations by equipping local taxi drivers with advanced technology to reach more riders and boost their earnings. Our intuitive app delivers smarter, faster, and greener rides, transforming every journey into a seamless experience.

Sustainability impact: At VAMOS, we are committed to creating a lasting positive impact in destinations around the world. By allocating a percentage of our revenue to community development initiatives, we directly support local education, infrastructure, and environmental conservation efforts.

The Role

This is a unique opportunity for a highly skilled AI specialist and full-stack developer to join as Founding Lead Developer / CTO, take the technical lead, and own the design and build of all technology across the company. You will spearhead the architecture and development of our AI-powered taxi software platform and mobile apps, leading the full product lifecycle from backend data acquisition to frontend delivery.

You will be responsible for all AI and machine learning initiatives, building intelligent automation, recommendation systems, and data-driven features across our SaaS platform. You’ll work closely with the founding team to define and execute the technical roadmap, from R&D through to live deployment, ensuring best practices across staging, security, scalability, and rapid iteration.

This is a full-time, Monday–Friday (9am–5pm) Founding Developer position, with a significant equity stake (1–15%).

(Note: If of interest please check compensation section)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of Vamos’s AI-powered taxi software platform and mobile applications (driver & rider).
• Develop, train, and implement AI/ML models, including data acquisition, preprocessing, and deployment.
• Architect scalable backend systems on modern cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar), including database and API management.
• Own the full-stack development process, using backend languages and modern front-end frameworks (React, React Native, or similar).
• Build and manage robust staging, testing, and production environments.
• Integrate AI agents and automation to enhance customer experience, pricing, dispatching, ETA accuracy, routing, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure security, privacy, and compliance across all digital systems.
• Implement agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) with regular sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Collaborate closely with founders to define technical vision and product strategy.
• Build and lead the technical team as we scale.
• Take full responsibility for data acquisition, management, and analysis—leveraging real-time mobility, telematics, traffic, geospatial, and customer data to drive insights and product features.
• Deliver rapid prototyping and MVPs, followed by robust, scalable SaaS solutions for both B2C and B2B markets.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

Must-Have Skills

• Full-stack development (front-end experience with React/React Native or similar and backend PHP, Java, etc).
• Experience with SWIFT, iOS and Android apps.
• Proven AWS/cloud skills (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
• Experience with staging, CI/CD, and agile delivery.
• Data acquisition, cleaning, and real-time processing at scale.
• Strong understanding of security, privacy, and regulatory best practices.
• B2C marketplace and/or B2B SaaS experience highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of building scalable, high-availability platforms.
• Familiarity with Stripe (or similar) payments, mobility/transport data APIs (maps, traffic, telematics), and third-party integrations (bonus).
• Proactive leader able to operate autonomously and drive innovation.
  
  

Bonus Skills

• Ideally experience in taxi/ride-hailing/mobility or fleet/dispatch software, but not mandatory.
• Prior experience building or launching platforms in mobility, transportation, logistics, or on-demand marketplaces.
• Familiarity with mobility-specific data sources and regulatory environments (e.g., TfL/TLC compliance, GTFS/MaaS, telematics integrations).
  
  

Mindset

• Entrepreneurial, driven, and comfortable with ambiguity.
• Goal-oriented, hands-on, with a bias for action and delivery.
• Passion for building world-class digital experiences and changing how industries operate.
• Excellent communication skills and willingness to work collaboratively with non-technical co-founders.
  
  

What You Get

• Founding Lead Dev / CTO status: Significant equity stake (1–15% depending on expertise and commitment), reflecting the pre-salary phase.
• Salary: Introduced as soon as revenue is generated or funding is raised (expected soon).
• Full benefits package following funding.
• The chance to shape and own the core technology for a game-changing taxi software platform.
• Opportunity to recruit and lead your own technical team.
• Fast path to personal growth, influence, and major financial upside (targeting IPO or acquisition in 5 years).
  
  

Ready to build the future of urban mobility?

If you’re passionate about AI and machine learning, want to own the technology vision, and are excited by the challenge of building the next generation of taxi software, we want to hear from you.

Apply Or Get In Touch

Website: www.vamosx.co

Locations: London, UK & Los Angeles, USA (Remote-friendly)