About Skypher
Skypher is a fast-growing Y Combinator backed start-up based in San Francisco and Paris. We make cybersecurity compliance easy for tech companies. We apply the latest progress in Machine Learning and NLP to data security compliance.
We already work with dozens of the most innovative tech companies in both in Silicon Valley and Europe such as Retool, MadKudu or Scalefast.
We are a small, fast growing company and if you want to make an impact here and help us build the next Cybersecurity giant, this is the right place for you. Our mission is to help tech companies become more secure organizations while removing the huge amount of unnecessary pain and busywork involved in cybersecurity compliance. Our vision is to make cybersecurity compliance for tech companies as easy as an API call.
We are well-funded by top investors such as Y Combinator, Kima Ventures and well-connected Business Angels (https://business.lesechos.fr/entrepreneurs/financer-sa-creation/0610296908984-cybersecurite-skypher-leve-700-000-euros-341904.php).
By joining Skypher you will be part of the Y Combinator network (best accelerator in the world located in Silicon Valley). As Skypher is based in France and the US you will also have the chance to interact with the most innovative tech companies in the Bay area and Silicon Valley (our customers). Job offer is in Paris but we are open to remote work.
Opportunity
We are looking for an energetic Full-Stack developer with an entrepreneurial mindset to join our growing team.
You will join a small team of engineers working on cutting-edge technologies that mix cybersecurity and Natural Language Processing. No cybersecurity experience is required but you will surely become an expert after working 6 months with us.
As a full stack developer you will work closely with the CTO and our engineering team. Among all your missions you will:
- Design, develop, and own new product functionality leveraging modern frameworks and tooling (React, Redux, Node.js ...)
- Interact closely with our customers (mostly CTO and engineers from top tech companies) and iterate to build and ship meaningful features
- Design the global architecture and AWS infrastructure with almost unlimited AWS credits
This is an exciting time for our company as we are nimble and fast-growing. Your passion for building, innovating and experimenting will be well suited to our dynamic team.
As a member of the founding team you will have a competitive compensation package (salary and equity) and you will gain extensive responsibilities as the company grows.
What we look for:
- You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or have graduated from an engineering school or a computer programming school
- You have at least 1 year experience contributing to a software engineering team
- You have experience with web applications and you are familiar with Javascript. Experience with React is a plus
- You are interested in or want to learn more about cybersecurity and how it is implemented in innovative tech companies
What we love:
- Entrepreneurial mindset: be interested in contributing to a growing company beyond your day-to-day responsibilities
- Creativity and like to solve complex problems
- Strong team spirit, we spend a lot of time together and love to have weekly drinks
- Autonomy, “just get shit done” is one of our motto
Our perks an benefits:
- €40k - €60k, depending on experience
- Competitive equity package (BSPCE)
- Setup of your choice (computer, screens...)
- Health, dental, and vision benefits (Alan Blue)
- Meal vouchers (Swile)
- Great office location at the heart of Paris, and with the best French tech startups around at Agoranov
Hiring process
- Phone call with the CTO
- Technical test to do “at home”
- Technical interview with the CTO
- Final interviews with the founders
The whole process should take no longer than 2 weeks.
Email us at jobs@skypher.co to apply!
