Our team is partly remote with our home base in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Formal was born out of Mokhtar's experience as a founder and software engineer. He identified a missing piece in the data stack—the governance layer—and embarked on building Formal a year ago.
We are a small team of hyperachievers, driven by our ambition to reshape the data industry from the ground up. At Formal, we believe in building a compound startup that's built to last.
Mokhtar (Founder): Mokhtar has been hacking since the age of 15 when he developed a smartphone microscope with an app powered by computer vision for malaria diagnosis. At 16, he pitched a healthcare data management project to the Dubai government. He then joined ConsenSys, becoming the youngest employee at 17, where he worked with Joseph Lubin, the CEO of ConsenSys and co-founder of Ethereum before kicking off Shipl internally to fixes the UX of Dapps. In 2020, he became a solo-founder and the youngest French founder to join Y Combinator (YC).
Loris started playing MMORPGs when he was 6, got into coding at 12, and by 16, he was leading one of the world's top e-sports teams. After internships at Microsoft and Datadog, he decided to leave college and start his own venture. Now, he's the first employee at Formal, working on everything from growth to helping customers.
**Victor** (Head of Engineering):
Victor worked at Docker for several years (joined when the company was only 5 people) to grow the adoption of container technology. He then took on a new challenge at Cruise where he helped build a self-driving rideshare service. He now leads engineering at Formal.
Our Team: Our team members are exceptional, ambitious, and deeply passionate about Formal's mission.
You? The first 15 employees are instrumental in shaping the foundation and culture of the company. As part of the early team, you will play a pivotal role in building Formal from the ground up. This includes participating in hiring new teammates, setting the culture, and guiding the strategic direction of the business.
We are committed to remaining a small team of hackers, and now is the perfect time to join us. As a well-funded startup, we are experiencing rapid growth and tackling complex problems. We're just getting started and are determined to build an iconic product and company that revolutionizes the data industry, ensuring companies can safeguard their data at any point in time.
Joining our team means joining a group of individuals who are not afraid to think differently, challenge conventions, and work tirelessly to achieve our collective vision. Together, we believe in creating a future where data governance is reimagined, empowering organizations to safeguard their data and unlock its full potential.
Join us at Formal and be part of our exciting journey as we challenge the status quo and make a lasting impact.