
Escape helps teams secure modern applications - APIs, Single Page Apps, and Microservices: 1. Document all your APIs in minutes—no traffic monitoring or complex integrations required 2. Leverage our proprietary DAST algorithm to detect business logic vulnerabilities 3. Reduce developer remediation overhead with code fixes

Escape helps teams secure modern applications - APIs, Single Page Apps, and Microservices: 1. Document all your APIs in minutes—no traffic monitoring or complex integrations required 2. Leverage our proprietary DAST algorithm to detect business logic vulnerabilities 3. Reduce developer remediation overhead with code fixes
What they do: AI-driven DAST and automated API discovery focusing on business-logic vulnerabilities for modern stacks (APIs, SPAs, GraphQL, microservices)
Founded: 2020
Founders / key execs: Tristan Kalos (Co‑founder & CEO), Antoine Carossio (Co‑founder & CTO)
Recent funding: Seed round announced Jun 2023 (~$3.9M / €3.6M)
Headcount (approx.): 60
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Application and API security focused on business-logic vulnerabilities in modern web architectures.
2020
Computer and Network Security
$3.9M (≈€3.6M)
Announced Jun 6, 2023; participation from Frst, Y Combinator, Irregular Expressions, Tiny Supercomputers, Kima Ventures and angels
“Backed by Y Combinator (YC Winter 2023) and multiple early-stage investors including IRIS Capital, Frst, Irregular Expressions, Tiny Supercomputers, and Kima Ventures”
👉 We are looking for a driven and talented R&D Software Engineer to join Escape and play a crucial role in advancing our core algorithms and technology. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a fast-growing AI-driven cybersecurity company, progressively take on significant technical responsibilities, and directly contribute to our mission of securing applications at scale. As a member of one of our technical teams you will be responsible for maintaining and evolving our core AI algorithms and technology that form the backbone of our platform, driving the innovation that will shape the future of cybersecurity.
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💸 Equity: Significant stock options via BSPCE, making you a true stakeholder in our success.
❤️🩹 Health first: Comprehensive health insurance with Alan
🍕 Meal vouchers with a Swile Card
💪 Sport subscription to have preferential prices to go to the gym, with Gymlib
📚 A place to learn and grow: Unlimited access to books and online courses to help you excel in your role
🎁 Open-source: Free time to work on Open-Source projects around Pizzas, Bears and Cocas ;)
💻 Tech perks: Get the latest tech gear, including Apple (or not) equipment and ultra-wide screen, to do your best work
🌎 Global exposure: Present groundbreaking research at top international conferences, like APIDays (Paris, London, New York), GraphQL Conference (San Francisco), bSides (Berlin, Milan, Oslo, Stockholm…), etc### Experience
🤓 1 meeting with the CTO or HR representative – 30 minutes
🤔 1 technical deep dive with the CTO and the Technical Lead – 1 hour
👋 1 leadership & strategy interview the CEO and – 1 hour
💌 Formal hiring proposal.