Founding Engineer

Volta software; Paris; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Volta seeks a technical leader in Paris to act as the technical voice of the company. You will be hands-on at the start, shipping code and building the first Python integrations to client systems, then shaping the product for the French market and growing the FDE squad.

You will report to the CTO (based in Italy) and lead engineering in France, owning critical customer interactions and presales engagements while contributing to architecture and security posture in French engagements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building backend systems in Python for production workloads.
• Experience integrating ERP, WMS, PIM, EDI, or similar enterprise systems.
• Strong SQL across major DBs (PostgreSQL/MySQL/MSSQL/Oracle).
• Strong system design and distributed systems knowledge.
• Real client exposure and ability to run technical conversations in French.
• Leadership history and desire to build and lead a team.
• Fluent French and English with excellent technical communication.
• High autonomy; comfortable reporting to a CTO abroad.

Responsabilités

• Lead engineering in France, hands‑on from day one while shipping code.
• Design and build Python integrations connecting Volta to client systems.
• Be Volta’s technical voice in France; run technical kickoffs and presales.
• Own the customer relationship as the technical counterpart from first call to go‑live.
• Go wide on the product for the French market and contribute to the roadmap.
• Grow the team; hire, onboard and lead engineers in France.

Connaissances

Python backend

Enterprise integration

SQL databases

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Client-facing

French/English

Team builder

Description du poste

You’ll be Volta’s technical leader in Paris. You’ll be the technical voice of the company, run the tech kickoff, build the first integrations yourself, and then hire and grow the FDE squad that comes after you. You report directly to the CTO, based in Italy. Think of it as the CTO role, localised to the French market: hands-on at the start, product-shaping as it scales.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead engineering in France, hands‑on from day one — a leadership role where the leader still ships code

• Start with Connect: design and build the Python integrations connecting Volta to client systems, owning the full lifecycle from spec to go‑live

• Be Volta’s technical voice in France — join presales conversations to explain our architecture, data flows, and security/compliance posture to client CTOs, IT and security teams; run technical kickoffs

• Own the customer relationship as the technical counterpart, from first call through go‑live and beyond

• Go wide on the product once Connect is under control — real say in what we build for the French market, and the licence to build it yourself

• Grow the team — hire, onboard and lead the engineers who follow; define how the team works in France

Must have:5+ years building backend systems in modern Python for production‑critical workloads, and still hands‑on today — not someone who’s moved into pure managementExperience integrating enterprise systems you didn’t own and couldn’t change (ERP, WMS, PIM, EDI, or other legacy enterprise systems) — missing sandboxes, weak documentation, a vendor between you and the APIProduct engineering experience, not just integrations or pipelines — you’ve built core or user‑facing product tooStrong SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server, or Oracle) and comfort with messy, real‑world dataStrong system design and distributed systems knowledge — you can design components and backend patterns that scale without scaling the team linearly, and defend those choices to a client’s architectsReal client exposure — you’ve run technical conversations with enterprise customers, not just internal stakeholders, and can run a kickoff or handle a security questionnaire in FrenchSome leadership history — led a small team, a squad, or been the technical anchor others were hired around; wants to build and lead a team while still writing codeAppetite to contribute across the product, not just integrations — opinions about where Volta should go in France, and the drive to go build themFluent French and English, with excellent technical communication in bothHigh autonomy and ownership — comfortable reporting to a CTO based in another country, escalating early rather than absorbing problems silently, and juggling presales, delivery, and hiring without dropping deliveryNice to have:Experience in a Tech or startup environmentERP integration experience specificallyFamiliarity with wholesale, distribution, or order management environmentsConsulting or enterprise integration backgroundExperience as a first hire in a country, or in an office remote from HQHas hired and onboarded engineers beforeA builder mentality — defaults to shipping over delegating, and thrives on the adaptability a fast‑moving startup demands