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title: 'Talent Pool - Paris at Hopae'
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# Talent Pool - Paris at Hopae

- **Company:** Hopae
- **Location:** Paris, France
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-03-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hopae/59251e62-4a03-4449-97a0-f56f816fd8d2

## Job description

🌍 About Hopae At Hopae, we're building the world's most trusted digital identity platform — private, secure, and built for real life. We believe identity should be in your control — not locked behind outdated systems or centralized gatekeepers. Our product, Hopae Connect, lets businesses verify real people across borders through a single API — no need to build country-by-country integrations themselves. Our technology powers instant, privacy-first verification across fintech, credentials, supply chain, and gaming — for IDV providers, e-signature platforms, and enterprises who need identity to just work, everywhere. Backed by top global investors, Hopae operates across Seoul, Paris, Luxembourg, and San Francisco, bringing together exceptional talent from over 10 nationalities. We move fast, think globally, and build products that define the future of identity.

💡 Why You’ll Love It Here

- Global DNA: Work with exceptional peers across Seoul, Paris, and San Francisco
- High Impact: Build technology shaping the global trust and identity landscape
- Ownership Culture: No micromanagement — full trust, full accountability
- Elite Standards: Work fast, learn fast, and grow with world-class peers
- Inclusive & Respectful: 10+ nationalities, diverse perspectives, one vision
- Growth Mindset: Access mentorship, leadership visibility, and continuous learning

🎯 Why Join the Paris Talent Pool? We're always eager to connect with curious, driven, and kind individuals — even when there's no open role right now that fits your background perfectly. Paris is where European strategy takes shape, regulatory expertise gets applied, and global partnerships are forged. With the EU's digital identity landscape evolving faster than ever — from eIDAS 2.0 to the European Digital Identity Wallet — Hopae is positioned right at the center of it. Whether you come from tech, policy, business, design, or operations — if you're energized by building something meaningful in one of Europe's leading startup ecosystems, we want to hear from you.

🎯 What You Might Work On Depending on your background, you could:

- Join one of our core global functions — Engineering, Product, Design, Operations, Marketing, or Business
- Help shape Hopae's European regulatory and compliance strategy (eIDAS 2.0, GDPR, OpenWallet)
- Drive business development and partnerships across European markets
- Bridge Hopae's Paris hub with our teams in Seoul and San Francisco
- Contribute to the evolving European digital identity ecosystem from the inside
- Build the processes and culture that make a global, async team truly work

🧠 Who You Are

- A professional based in or relocating to Paris, with a passion for impactful tech
- Fluent in English; French proficiency is a strong plus
- Thrives in international, fast-moving, and async environments
- Comfortable navigating European business contexts — with a global mindset
- Familiar with (or curious about) European digital identity and data regulations
- Excited to work where ownership, speed, and collaboration are the default

⚡️ Fast Facts

- 💰 $13.5M+ raised from top global investors
- 📦 2.6M+ downloads of our sd-jwt-js library
- 🌍 10+ nationalities across 3 hubs
- 🔬 82 eID research projects completed
- 🌐 3 projects accepted into the OpenWallet Foundation

🎁 Benefits & Culture

- Unlimited PTO
- Remote-friendly work model
- Real ownership from Day 1
- High-impact, global product
- Multicultural, respectful team

🧭 Interview Process

- Recruiter Intro Call (30 min) – Get to know Hopae
- Functional or Technical Interview (45 min) – Dive into your skills
- Culture Fit Conversation (45 min) – Collaboration & alignment
- Offer 🎉

Note: The process may vary slightly depending on the role.

## About Hopae

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Hopae builds the world’s most trusted digital identity infrastructure, enabling anyone to instantly prove who they are using government-issued eIDs and secure digital wallets.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage)
- **Headquarters**: Seoul, South Korea (with offices in the United States, France, and Germany)
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Ace Shim (Co-founder and CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Digital Identity Infrastructure / Software Development
- **Target customers**: B2B — regulated businesses (financial services, gambling, mobility, hospitality, telecoms, e-commerce), trust service providers, eSignature providers, and government entities.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Proving who you are should be instant, secure, and yours to control.” Hopae aims to empower people and businesses with secure, inclusive, and reliable digital identity solutions.

## Products & Services
- **hConnect**: The first global eID verification solution — a single, compliant API that connects enterprises to 65+ government eIDs and trusted credentials worldwide.
- **Wallet SDK**: A ready-to-use, eIDAS 2.0-compliant digital wallet SDK (open-source, developer-friendly) for launching secure identity wallets.
- **Identity Verification API**: A developer-first platform with clear APIs, SDKs, and live sandboxes for fast integration and millions of verifications.
- **eID-as-a-Service**: Full-service digital identity infrastructure for organizations, covering decentralized identity (DID), hybrid verification, and compliance.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$7.6M** (including a $4.3M Seed round led by SV Investment Corp, pre-seed from 500 Global, and multiple grants)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: SV Investment Corp (lead), 500 Global, OpenWallet Foundation (growth project), EU Large Scale Pilot — WeBuild Consortium, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew **+45% YoY** to 24 employees (as of mid-2026)
  - **4.2M+** SD-JWT-JS library downloads (open-source)
  - **182** eID research studies completed
  - **6x** faster customer onboarding, **98%** time saved on user onboarding
  - Successfully verified **5,000+ national IDs** in 30 minutes for a recent eSports Olympics (PlayID)
  - Expanding into US, EU, and Korea markets with a new US HQ built from $6.5M funding
  - SOC2 and GDPR-ready compliance

## Competitive Advantages
- **Open-source leadership**: Pioneered SD-JWT-JS (4.2M+ downloads) and drives wallet SDK innovation within the OpenWallet Foundation.
- **Global eID coverage**: Single API connects to 65+ government eIDs across 90+ countries — a unique network effect.
- **eIDAS 2.0 compliance**: Certified for the upcoming EU digital identity regulation, giving it a first-mover advantage in Europe.
- **Developer-first approach**: Robust documentation, live sandboxes, and SDKs make integration fast and scalable.
- **Proven at scale**: Built the backend for COOV (Korea’s COVID-19 vaccination app) with **43 million monthly active users**.

## Strategic Focus
- **Global expansion**: Building US HQ, scaling in Europe (France, Germany), and targeting Korea’s interoperability with EUDI wallet initiatives.
- **Ecosystem partnerships**: Deepening ties with IATA (air travel), WeBuild Consortium (business/payments), and OpenWallet Foundation.
- **Product innovation**: Continuing to develop open-source identity tools, wallet SDKs, and compliance solutions for regulated industries.
- **Talent acquisition**: Actively hiring for Product, Engineering, Quality, and Global Operations roles to support growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Coachable, Tenacity, Adaptability” are core values. The team spans 10+ nationalities, emphasizing diversity, transparency, and inclusion.
- **Impact**: Directly shaping the future of digital identity for 1.5 billion people expected to use digital IDs by 2029.
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Hybrid/remote-friendly with offices in Seoul, US, France, and Germany. The team is globally distributed.
- **Perks & Engineering Culture**: Developer-first company with open-source ethos; engineers work on cutting-edge cryptography, decentralized identity, and global-scale infrastructure. Strong emphasis on learning, feedback, and ownership.
- **Growth**: 45% YoY headcount growth and active hiring signals a high-growth environment with real career advancement opportunities.

## Sources
1. [hopae.com](https://www.hopae.com/company/about)
2. [hopae.com](https://www.hopae.com/)
3. [hopae.com](https://www.hopae.com/company/career)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hopae)
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hopae)

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