The Mission
Scendira is building the Spotify for Scent - the definitive AI-powered discovery layer for the $3B Middle Eastern fragrance market. While Arabic perfumery is exploding globally via trends like #PerfumeTok, the buying process remains fragmented and stuck in the past. We are deconstructing complex sensory data to help consumers navigate this rich culture through a digital gateway that offers data-backed, confident discovery.
What We Are Building
- Scent DNA Engine: A proprietary database mapping molecular fragrance preferences to personalized recommendations.
- AI Discovery Suite: An LLM-driven platform that converts complex olfactory notes into understandable consumer language.
Who You Are
- A Perfume Nerd: You actually care about fragrance. You understand why notes are hard to shop for online and want to fix that.
- Engineering-First: You are high-velocity and use tools like Claude Code to ship fast, but you have a proper tech background. You aren't just building wrappers; you know how to build real architecture.
- Data Scraper: You can build robust, scalable scraping infrastructure to ingest data from thousands of unstructured fragrance sources without getting blocked.
- Algorithmically Minded: You're comfortable building and iterating on multi-dimensional clustering algorithms to map user preferences against scent profiles.
- The 0→1 Mindset: You have prior startup experience and are comfortable building from scratch, prioritizing growth and monetization over pixel-perfection.
Responsibilities
- The Recommendation Engine: Own the Scent DNA logic. Move us from basic LLM responses to a proprietary engine using clustering and vector embeddings.
- Scraping at Scale: Build and maintain the pipelines that keep our database of Middle Eastern and niche fragrances the most comprehensive in the region.
- Rapid Prototyping: Use AI-assisted coding to iterate on the discovery UI/UX daily.
- Infrastructure: Set up the backend, data privacy, and cloud architecture from scratch.
Why Join
You'll be joining a high-velocity founder (ex-Rocket Internet, ASOS) with deep distribution and domain knowledge. We have the data and the network; we need you to build the engine.
