Januari Airocollect – Lead Developer; CTO Airocollect #Engineering #Droneport

Location:

Belgium / Europe (Hybrid or On‑site in Sint‑Truiden)
Stage:
Seed → Series A
Industry: Construction Tech / Aerial Data / SaaS

About Airocollect

Airocollect is a fast‑growing Construction Tech startup making aerial data accessible to roofing and construction professionals. Our SaaS platform transforms drone imagery, LiDAR, and geospatial data into clear, actionable insights—without requiring a pilot licence or complex workflows. Already trusted by leading construction companies across Europe, we are preparing for our next growth phase: scaling product, infrastructure, and technical depth toward Series A.
To support this journey, we are looking for a hands‑on Lead Developer with deep technical expertise in 3D data, photogrammetry, and geospatial systems, combined with strong product and leadership instincts. You will own the entire technical function at Airocollect: architecture, engineering execution, data pipelines, and technical strategy.

This is a builder‑first role.

You will actively contribute to core algorithms and systems while shaping the team, roadmap, and long‑term technical vision. You will work closely with the founders, product, and commercial teams to turn complex spatial data into a simple, scalable SaaS product.

• Develop and improve photogrammetry and point‑cloud processing pipelines
• Process and analyse LiDAR data and governmental geoservice point clouds
• Research, integrate, and optimise open‑source photogrammetry and geometry tools
• Work on 3D visualization pipelines using Three.js
• Ensure accurate handling of geospatial data, projections and coordinate systems (EPSG)

• Design and improve AI/ML models for automatic roof detection and measurement (roof planes, hips, gutters, valleys, etc.)
• Implement and optimise feature extraction from spatial and point‑cloud data, geometry fitting algorithms (e.g. polyfit) and Random Forest‑based classifiers and similar models

• Scale and own the long‑term technical architecture for a scalable SaaS platform
• Design systems that balance performance, accuracy, scalability and speed of execution
• Contribute hands‑on to core codebases where technical depth is critical
• Translate customer and business needs into technical solutions
• Maintain high standards for code quality, testing and performance

• Hire, mentor and lead a high‑performing engineering team
• Build a pragmatic, ownership‑driven engineering culture

• Python
• Node.js
• C++
• Angular / Type Script
• MongoDB
• Point clouds & 3D data processing
• Three.js
• Geospatial data, maps & coordinate systems (EPSG, projections)
• AI / ML models

• Photogrammetry tools
• LiDAR data processing
• Image processing & computer vision
• Research‑oriented problem solving and algorithm evaluation

• Experience in roof modelling or construction‑related data
• Knowledge of cloud‑based processing pipelines
• Contributions to open‑source projects

• Senior technical leader with hands‑on experience in complex data‑heavy systems
• Comfortable operating in a Seed → Series A startup environment
• Strong balance between deep technical expertise and product thinking
• Able to lead by example while still writing and reviewing critical code
• Clear communicator who can explain complex systems to non‑technical stakeholders

Founding‑level impact on product and technical direction
Ownership of core algorithms and platform architecture
A real‑world product solving complex problems in a traditional industry
A fast‑moving, ambitious team building for scale