Joko: Revolutionizing Shopping
At Joko, we empower consumers to shop smarter. Our mission is to revolutionize the shopping experience, enabling people to find what they need, make informed decisions, and save money.
Founded in Paris, Joko is a tech company and a certified B Corp with over 105 talents across Paris, Barcelona, and New York. Over 6 million users already save money daily at more than 10,000 merchants with Joko.
We are expanding our product offerings, which include cashback, automatic coupons, price alerts, and carbon tracking, to make shopping smarter. Currently, we are developing an AI-powered shopping assistant to help users find the best products based on price, quality, and environmental impact.
Having achieved profitability in our core market, we are now scaling globally, with a strong focus on the US.
This position is remote-friendly (France and Spain).
Our Engineering Teams
As a Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to apply your skills across a wide range of cutting-edge technical challenges and impactful projects. Depending on your expertise and interests, you could contribute to:
- Tech: Collaborate with the Product team to innovate on Joko’s user-facing products and shape the future of the online shopping experience, taking full ownership from conception to deployment. You will tackle complex engineering challenges such as developing AI-powered shopping assistants or crafting scalable algorithms capable of extracting, structuring, and leveraging massive quantities of data from e-commerce sites worldwide.
- Operations: Support all teams at Joko by designing and implementing software solutions that enhance efficiency at scale. You will work on projects like building the customer support stack, improving fraud detection mechanisms, or creating AI assistants to optimize team operations.
What You Will Do
At Joko, we believe in ownership and versatility. You will take complete ownership of your projects, steering them from the initial blueprint to their deployment in production, ensuring excellence and innovation.
As a Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
- Software design & development: Translate product visions or operational needs into robust software architectures, implementing them across our stack.
- Technical exploration & problem-solving: Dive into challenging technical problems, often involving new and undefined areas, using innovative approaches to develop practical solutions.
- Deployment & impact monitoring: Take projects from development to deployment, collaborating with Product and Data teams to monitor their impact.
- Technical leadership: Review technical specs and code, contribute to technical discussions, and help raise the bar across the team.
- Strategic collaboration: Work closely with the Product and Operations teams to align technical projects with company goals.
- Process & tool enhancement: Continuously evaluate and improve team processes and tools to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
Our Perks
(Some of the benefits listed below are available to full-time positions only)
At Joko, we believe that flexibility and trust are essential. Our work environment reflects this through:
- Flexible remote: If you live in Paris, you can choose to work from our office or from home with no constraints. If you live elsewhere, we can provide access to a coworking space and a coworking budget.
- Work from anywhere: Want to spend a month in Italy while working? You can work from most countries in the world for up to 3 months per year.
On top of that, we offer plenty of perks:
- 💸 Top-market compensation
- 📈 Equity for everyone with the chance to own a piece of what you build
- 🤖 Half-day each week dedicated to leveling up with AI by exploring new tools, iterating hard, and sharpening your skills
- 🌴 Yearly offsite in amazing locations and budget for team-building events & monthly in-person gatherings
- 💪 Contribution to your ClassPass subscription
- 🍼 8-week leave paid 100% for the second parent
- …and much more, check the full list here!
Who We're Looking For
We’re looking for talented engineers who combine technical excellence with curiosity, ownership, and a product-driven mindset. You might fit perfectly if you recognise yourself in the following:
- Experience: You have at least 3 years of experience as a software engineer, ideally in fast-paced or high-growth environments.
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Track record: You’ve demonstrated high potential through one or more of the following:
- Strong experience or growth in a top-tier company or project;
- A strong entrepreneurial or open-source background;
- A top-tier academic background;
- Speaking at conferences, organising meetups, or contributing to tech communities.
- Builder’s mindset: You think in terms of impact and see technology as a means to create real value for users.
- Full-stack spirit: You’re not limited by a specific layer or language. You care about solving problems end-to-end.
- Fast learner: You’re quick to pick up new technologies, frameworks, or practices, and you’re comfortable in fast-changing environments.
- Problem solver: You have strong analytical skills and enjoy tackling complex challenges with a creative yet pragmatic approach.
- Communication: You can explain complex ideas simply, structure your thoughts clearly, and listen actively.
- Team player: You’re humble, open to feedback, and eager to help others grow as much as you grow yourself.
- Drive & ownership: You take initiative, hold yourself accountable, and aim for excellence in everything you do.
- Languages: You're fluent in English, both written and spoken. French is not required.
