Founding software engineer — Build the future of data teams experience.
Location: Paris 11, France
Hello, we're nao Labs
We are building an
open-source AI agent for data analytics
.
We are an early stage start-up with
2 cofounders
- we joined
Y Combinator
Spring 2025 batch and STATION F and are now based in Paris 11.
We already have a first product - AI IDE for data people - used by
100+ data teams
. We are now rolling out a
new product
- the open source analytics agent. So we’re looking for a founding engineer to help us build it!
We are a cofounding team with 18+ years experience in data/AI:
Claire, our CEO, was Data Scientist at BCG Gamma, then head of data at sunday
Christophe, our CTO, was staff Data Engineer at FreeNow, then worked as a freelance for Blablacar, Qonto. He then created his own blog and data community, blef.fr
We're looking for
As a founding engineer, you'll join us to inventing a new, better way to work on data with AI.
You will be a fit if...
You’ve already built and shipped a real product end-to-end
You have hands-on experience building agentic systems
You have strong product instinct: you care about UX \& design quality
You want to join an early-stage startup and build tech and team from scratch
You’re ready to work independently, ship fast and 80/20, make decisions, and own outcomes.
As we will be a small team of 4 people, we like to have everyone bring the most they can to the product. So we’ll work as a team on tech/product roadmap, and you’ll be fully included in the sales/business strategy as well.
You will
Own and build across the entire stack
— frontend, backend, and AI features
Design and ship core systems
powering nao, including agentic workflows for data work and intuitive UIs for chat-based analytics
Shape product roadmap
by turning user feedback and company goals into technical and product decisions.
Work in a
small, fast-moving team
, collaborating daily with the founders to invent how data teams use AI to work better and faster.
Build the future of
nao tech team
with us
You are
Entrepreneurial — ready to build, ship, and iterate fast
Autonomous and curious — ready to learn constantly on the newest AI technologies
Passionate for software engineering and interested in building open source tools.
Tech
The product uses these main technologies:
Front: React, Typescript
Back: node.js, Python
Agentic system: Vercel, OpenAI, Anthropic
Apply
Interested? Send us your CV and a brief note about why you’re interested in this role to claire@getnao.io. Bonus points if you include a link to your GitHub or showcase a project you’ve worked on!
Start Date
: Flexible
Compensation
: competitive salary + early equity
Location
: Mainly on-site in our Paris 11 office. Remote available.
Join us at nao Labs and help shape the future of data work. Let’s build something incredible together!