As a founding engineer you will take a crucial part of building the whole product and the underlying tech, hand-in-hand with Théo, the CTO. In such an early-stage, fast-paced environment, you are expected to write code for every part of the product. Mostly focused on backend and AI-related work, you will also have the opportunity to built our awesome frontend.

Your mission

Joining DetectX at this early stage means having a high impact on our technology and future team. You’ll work alongside the CTO to:

• Design & scale our AI-driven code analysis engine (Python/Go).

• Fine-tune ML models to reduce false positives in vulnerability detection.

• Build robust backend systems for large-scale code analysis.

• Contribute across the stack (some frontend work in React/Typescript).

• Mentor future engineers as the team grows.

• 2+ years in backend engineering, with Python experience (FastAPI).

• 3+ years in AI/ML engineering having deployed pipelines and/or models in production.

  Bonus point if you have :

• Exposure to security world (SAST, DAST, reverse engineering).

• Experience with React / Typescript

• Startup-friendly: You thrive in ambiguity, move fast, and own outcomes.

• Security mindset with strong collaboration skills. You communicate effectively with anyone and are deeply motivated by DetectX’s mission

Our tech stack

• Backend: Python (FastAPI), Go

• Frontend: TypeScript (React)

• Infrastructure: AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes

• Tooling: Bazel

What we offer

• Competitive salary + stock options.

• Strong technical culture and entrepreneurial spirit.

• Lovely offices at Hexa, in Paris (75010)

• Hybrid remote: 3 days a week in the office, the rest is up to you

• High-end Apple hardware and ergonomic accessories.