Founding Engineer - Volunteer (Equity Only)

About Arou

Over the last six months, Arou has grown into a fast-growing community and a new way for adults to make real friends. We’re now turning that into a product.

Arou places you straight into a small group chat with three people around you - same age, location and similar interests. It’s an instant friendship group that helps people go from zero to talking, quickly. We then give you the tools to actually keep those friendships going, not just start them.

Think WhatsApp meets Tinder BFF (minus the swiping), built for people who want depth, not endless surface-level connections.

So far, everything has grown organically. We now have over 1,500 community members, and 1,200+ TikTok followers, all through word of mouth. We’ve been deliberately testing different audiences and channels - including a 500-person WhatsApp community - to understand what drives genuine connection and sustainable growth before l...