Growth Co-Founder (Equity Only)

Location: Remote, worldwide

Compensation: Equity only, up to 10%

Commitment: Long-term, hands-on co-founder role

About DevMarathon

DevMarathon is building a challenge-based platform for evaluating developers through real execution rather than resumes and interview performance alone.

Developers complete structured software challenges while DevMarathon captures evidence of how they plan, build, make decisions, manage scope, and ship.

The platform is designed for:

• Companies running developer hiring challenges
• Schools evaluating practical software development skills
• Communities organizing structured hackathons
• Developers who want to demonstrate what they can build

DevMarathon currently has a live product, public developer challenges, and B2B functionality for organizations.

We are now looking for a Growth Co-Founder to lead distribution, positioning, user acquisition, and early customer growth.

The Role

This is not a traditional marketing employee position.

It is not a freelance social media role.

It is a hands-on co-founder opportunity for someone who wants to take ownership of growth and help shape an early-stage global product.

You will work directly with the technical founder and have meaningful influence over the product, brand, go-to-market strategy, and company direction.

What You Will Own

• Developing and executing the go-to-market strategy
• Creating short-form and long-form promotional videos
• Managing and growing DevMarathon's presence across LinkedIn, X, Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, and relevant communities
• Producing content that attracts developers, companies, schools, and community organizers
• Running user acquisition and growth experiments
• Conducting customer discovery and user interviews
• Reaching out to potential B2B customers and partners
• Building relationships with developer communities, universities, and companies
• Improving product positioning, messaging, and landing-page conversion
• Planning launches, campaigns, partnerships, and community initiatives
• Tracking growth metrics and learning from results
• Turning ideas into consistent execution

Who We Are Looking For

You may be a strong fit if you:

• Speak and write English fluently
• Can communicate confidently in video calls and interviews
• Understand content marketing, social media, and organic distribution
• Can create or direct engaging promotional videos
• Have strong copywriting and storytelling skills
• Are comfortable reaching out to users, companies, and potential partners
• Can develop strategy but are equally willing to execute
• Understand startup uncertainty and can work without detailed instructions
• Are curious about developer tools, hiring, education, AI, or online communities
• Want ownership and responsibility rather than a narrowly defined job

Previous startup experience is valuable but not required.

A specific degree, location, or career background is not required. Evidence of execution matters more than credentials.

What This Role Is Not

This role is not suitable for someone looking only to:

• Schedule social media posts
• Receive a fixed list of weekly tasks
• Work as a short-term freelancer
• Provide ideas without executing them
• Join an established company with predictable processes

We are looking for someone who can think like an owner, challenge assumptions, test ideas, and consistently move the company forward.

Equity and Compensation

This is currently an equity-only opportunity. There is no salary at this stage.

The selected co-founder may receive up to 10% equity, depending on experience, commitment, responsibilities, and overall fit.

Equity will be subject to:

• A formal co-founder agreement
• Four-year vesting
• A one-year cliff
• Clearly defined responsibilities and expectations

The objective is to build a long-term partnership, not make a short-term marketing hire.

Current Stage

• Live product
• Public developer challenge experience
• B2B organization and challenge functionality
• Early-stage user acquisition
• Pre-revenue
• Founder-funded
• Remote-first

Applications are welcome from any country.

Website: devmarathon.com, email: [email protected]