Co-Founder/CTO

Nexev® is a Sydney-based medical technology company developing DIALIQ®, a clinician-facing platform designed to identify intradialytic hypotension risk earlier during haemodialysis.DIALIQ combines machine-learning prediction, dialysis treatment data and automated blood-pressure monitoring to support safer and more responsive clinical workflows.Nexev currently has:A functioning software MVPRetrospective machine-learning developmentAn ethics-approved hospital validation pathwaySupport and feedback from nephrologists and dialysis nursesA connected blood-pressure and embedded-device development roadmapActive hospital, university, regulatory and investor engagement
Website: https://www.nexev.coFurther information: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19ZQ_GAs-RNEFDtefh-ictOq__G72MWZm?usp=sharing

We are interviewing candidates for a Technical Co-Founder / CTO Candidate position.This is a core founding-team role for someone who wants meaningful ownership, responsibility and long-term involvement in building a medical technology company.The successful candidate will work closely with the Founder and CEO to lead Nexev’s technical strategy and execution across artificial intelligence, software architecture, clinical data systems and connected medical-device development.This is not a narrow coding position. We are looking for someone who can identify technical priorities, challenge decisions, conduct experiments, solve difficult problems and progressively take ownership of the technical company.
Key Responsibilities include : Lead the technical roadmap for DIALIQStrengthen and validate the intradialytic hypotension prediction modelOwn model deployment, versioning, testing and reproducibilityLead backend, API, database, cloud and cybersecurity architectureEnsure alignment between model outputs, backend services, stored data and the user interfaceSupport integration of the blood-pressure module, Raspberry Pi and connected-device workflowDesign safe handling for missing data, device failure, model failure and offline operationContribute to technical risk management, quality documentation and regulatory preparationRecruit, supervise and review technical contributorsParticipate in selected clinician, hospital, investor, product and regulatory meetingsTranslate clinical requirements into reliable technical systemsHelp build Nexev toward hospital validation, investment and commercial deployment
We are particularly interested in current postgraduate students, recent graduates and early-career technical leaders based in Sydney.Relevant backgrounds may include:Artificial intelligence or machine learningComputer science or software engineeringBiomedical engineeringMedical-device engineeringPhysiological signal processingEmbedded systems, IoT or mechatronicsData science or health informaticsBackend, cloud or clinical-data architectureA PhD, MPhil or Master’s degree is highly regarded. Strong undergraduate candidates with substantial technical, startup or product-development experience will also be considered.
Core Value of the Role : Strong ownership mentalityReliable communicationAbility to work independentlyWillingness to investigate problems without waiting for every taskEvidence of shipping complete systemsComfort working under uncertaintyGenuine interest in healthcare and patient safetyAbility to explain technical decisions clearlyWillingness to attend important meetings and represent the technical directionLong-term ambition to build Nexev into a significant medical technology company
The expected initial commitment is at least 20 hours per week, distributed consistently across the week.
The candidate should be able to:Maintain regular communicationProvide clear progress updatesAttend scheduled technical meetingsTake ownership of agreed workstreamsIncrease involvement as the company progressesConsider transitioning into a full-time technical leadership role after funding
Nexev primarily works across Campbelltown, Lidcombe and Parramatta, depending on the project. Some work can be completed remotely, although regular in-person collaboration in Sydney is strongly preferred.The role includes meaningful co-founder equity, subject to:A founder trial periodDemonstrated technical performanceSustained commitmentLong-term alignmentFormal vesting and cliff arrangementsIntellectual-property and confidentiality agreements
There is a pathway to a paid full-time CTO position following sufficient funding, subject to company circumstances and mutual agreement.The CTO title and final equity allocation will be earned through demonstrated contribution and working alignment.

Selection Process
The process may include:Initial founder interviewTechnical and commitment discussionReview of previous work or projectsA short practical technical assessmentA founder trial involving a real Nexev workstreamFinal discussion regarding title, responsibilities, equity and vesting
FAQPlease email the following to:doyoung.kim@nexev.co