Overview
Join Fairglow as a Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Full-Time – Paris or Hybrid - €60-70k)
If you’re ready to build for real impact, come lay the foundations with us.
What is Fairglow?
Fairglow is a Franco-American startup based in Paris and Los Angeles, at the crossroads of technology and sustainability.
Our mission: equip cosmetic brands and manufacturers with powerful digital tools to measure, reduce, and manage their environmental impact.
We currently work with committed players in the cosmetics industry, providing a SaaS suite that includes:
- Automated carbon footprint analysis
- Interactive sustainability dashboards
- AI-powered action plans
- Intuitive workflows for managing impact
Our ambition: to become the global B2B reference in climate tech for chemical products
Market: 100% B2B – currently focused on cosmetics, expanding soon.
Who you’ll be working with
You’ll collaborate closely with:
- Daniel, Co-Founder & CTO (the person you will collaborate the most)
- Jason, Co-Founder & CDO
- Evan, Co-Founder & CPO
- Quentin, Co-Founder & CEO
What you’ll do
You’ll play a key role in our product’s next evolution:
- Re-architect core apps with an AI-native approach
- Develop frontend & backend features
- Manage offshore contractors (task assignment, reviews, QA)
- Help define scalable engineering workflows
- Handle urgent technical issues and ensure product stability
Tech stack: Typescript / Python / PostgreSQL / ElasticSearch / Google Cloud
You’re a great fit if you:
- Have 5+ years of full-stack development experience
- Know how to architect products, not just ship features
- Have worked in startups or small, fast-paced teams
- Thrive in ambiguity and love bringing structure to chaos
- Are fully fluent in English (written and spoken), French is a plus
- Want to build a product that has real-world impact
Probably not the right fit if you:
- Have only worked in large, structured teams
- Need rigid processes to function
- Prioritize perfect code over shipping
- Don’t feel confident communicating in English
- Aren’t interested in sustainability or environmental topics
Why join us?
- Be a key player in our strategic tech transformation
- Build everything: stack, tools, process, team
- Join a kind but ambitious culture, focused on meaningful work
- Work in Paris or remotely
- Competitive salary + equity as an early employee
Growth paths
- VP Engineering – team leadership & process structuring
- Chief Architect – product scalability & deep tech excellence
Practical Information
- Contract: Permanent (CDI)
- Salary: €60-70K + bonus depending on profile and experience
- When: ASAP
- Where: Offices in the 11th arrondissement of Paris
- Perks: Great health insurance (Alan), meal vouchers, 50% coverage of the Navigo transportation pass, a brand-new MacBook Pro, and plenty of afterwork events and solid team-building sessions.
Hiring process - max 2 weeks
- Intro call (30 min)
- Small project or live code review
- Technical interview with Daniel
- Culture interview with Jason, Evan & Quentin
- Offer
- 5+ years of experience in full-stack development
- Strong front-end experience with TypeScript and React
- Comfortable building and maintaining backend systems in Python (FastAPI or similar)
- Experience managing or working with offshore development teams
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and workflows
- Pragmatic problem-solver who balances clean code with delivery
- Passionate about sustainability, climate tech, or purpose-driven software
- Fluent in English; French is a strong plus