So I am a programmer and founder of a tech company

Welcome to Steemit Hive account@zgrnt! I assure your expertise will be a welcomed asset to the Steemit community.

May I encourage you to research utopian.io. It is a relatively new site. App developers are encouraged to submit ideas for making Steemit better; and, are paid for their efforts in many cases.

Again, welcome!

Peace.