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Your Genius

Contributors are people who give their time and skill to help build Cioré from the ground up. All roles are unpaid volunteer opportunities. In exchange, you gain real project experience, contribution documentation, and direct access to the founder and team.

Cioré — Contribute Your Genius

Know Your Path

Contributor

You give your time and skill to help build Cioré. This is a volunteer role. You work alongside the team on real tasks, real projects, and real work that moves the company forward.

Collaborator

You are an organization, brand, or individual who wants to partner with Cioré in a meaningful way. You are not joining the team. You are proposing a partnership, co-creation, or external alignment.

If you are looking to collaborate rather than contribute directly, visit our Collaborate With Cioré page to submit a collaboration inquiry.

Volunteer Role

Contributors are people who give their time and skill to help build Cioré. All roles are unpaid volunteer opportunities. In exchange, you gain real experience, documentation, and direct access to the founder and team.

About the Initiative

The Give & Grow Initiative

The Give & Grow Initiative is Cioré's contributor program — a structured, intentional way to bring talented, mission-aligned people into the build. All contributor roles are unpaid volunteer opportunities. In exchange, contributors gain real project experience, contribution documentation where appropriate, and direct access to the founder and core team. This is not a gig. It is a founding chapter.

Why Contribute

What You Gain

  • Real-World Experience

    Work on an actual product in active development. What you build here is real and goes in your portfolio.

  • Mission-Driven Work

    Build technology that prioritizes people, privacy, and the planet — not profit at any cost.

  • Room to Grow

    Contributors who show up with consistency and care are remembered when the company grows into paid roles.

  • Documentation & Verification

    Your contribution is tracked and documented. We can verify and speak to the work you put in.

  • Intentional Community

    Join a network of builders, creatives, and technologists who are actually working toward something meaningful.

  • Direct Founder Connection

    You will meet and work alongside the founder. No layers. No gatekeeping. Direct access from day one.

Cioré contributor community

Roles We're Looking For

Open Contributor Roles

Highlighted roles are actively prioritized. All others are open and welcomed.

  • Hardware Design Engineer
  • OS Developer
  • Android / Framework Engineer
  • Front-End Developer
  • UX / UI Designer
  • Marketing / Community
  • Research / Strategy
  • Cybersecurity
  • AI / ML
  • Privacy & Security
  • Legal Support
  • Grant Research
  • Accessibility
  • Content
  • Social Media
  • Sustainability
  • Project Management
  • General Support

What Happens Next

The Process

  • 01

    Submit Your Application

    No resume required. We care about alignment, clarity, and intention — not a polished portfolio.

  • 02

    Receive a Welcome Email

    Once you apply, you'll receive an email from our team with next steps.

  • 03

    Meet the Founder

    Every contributor has a 15-minute meeting with the founder.

  • 04

    We Decide Together

    If there's alignment, we invite you into the workflow. No pressure. No false promises. Just an honest next step.

Contributor Application

  • Give & Grow Initiative
  • Volunteer
  • Unpaid

No resume required. We care more about your alignment, clarity, and intention.

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