Principal SRE

OUR STORY:   🇪🇺 Join Scaleway and shape the sovereign cloud of tomorrow ! Since 1999, we have been designing secure, sustainable infrastructures aimed at supporting the most ambitious companies.   Historically known for our dedicated servers (Dedibox), we made a strategic shift to cloud computing in 2015. Staying true to our principles of simplicity, flexibility, and technical excellence, we have become one of the leading players in Europe in the sector.   With the rise of artificial intelligence, we have strengthened our commitment, supported by the Iliad Group, which is investing €3 billion to develop a serious, sovereign AI alternative to American and Asian giants.   Every day, thanks to our fast-growing portfolio of cloud and AI products (bare metal, containerization, serverless, AI, etc.), Scaleway proudly serves thousands of customer across the private and public sector, from corporations like France Télévisions or Hachette Livre, to fast-growing startups like Photoroom and Biolevate, to institutions like the City of Copenhagen.   📍 Our offices are located in Paris, Lille, Toulouse, Rennes, Rouen, Bordeaux and Lyon.  

WHY WE NEED YOU?

Our growth is driving us to strengthen our SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) team to bolster technical leadership across our infrastructure.
Your mission will be to provide technical leadership for the entire SRE community at Scaleway in order to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of our sovereign cloud platform.

 

YOUR FUTURE TEAM

We work in a collaborative and international environment where the diversity of Scalers, combined with a spirit of sharing, helps bring new projects to life every day, advancing our ambitions together.
You will work closely with 8 Lead SREs and providing guidance to a community of 40 to 60 SREs. This role covers the entirety of our Public Cloud platform (Elements).

Manager information: Antoine Millet

 

YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

- Drive technical leadership and high-level strategy for the entire SRE organization.
- Oversee and mentor 8 Lead SREs, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
- Manage and optimize large-scale projects across the entire Elements/Public Cloud platform.
- Navigate complex architectural challenges requiring rapid context switching.
- Establish best practices for reliability, monitoring, and incident response at scale.
- Act as a bridge between various engineering teams to ensure global system stability.
- Identify and mitigate technical debt that impacts cross-platform reliability.
- Provide expert guidance on high-load, distributed infrastructure.
 - Continuously evolve our SRE practices to stay at the cutting edge of cloud technology.

 

ABOUT YOU

HARD SKILLS:
- Extensive senior-level experience in Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps.
- Deep mastery of high-load, distributed systems and public cloud architectures.
- Proficiency in a wide array of infrastructure tools and languages (the "Everything" stack).
- Strong track record of technical leadership in large-scale engineering organizations.

SOFT SKILLS:
- Benevolence and a high degree of empathy.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong curiosity and a continuous learning mindset.
- Ability to handle rapid context switching in a fast-paced environment.

 

WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT SCALEWAY ++++

Hybrid work: We offer up to 3 days of remote work per week.
Offices: Our offices are spacious, dynamic workspaces with bold design, conveniently located near public transport. Most of our offices feature outdoor spaces (terraces) and bike parking facilities.
Dining: Our chef provides a healthy meal service at the headquarters, and breakfast is available across all our sites year-round. Scalers working from regional sites enjoy a Swile card for lunches.
Well-being commitments: Whether it’s access to a gym, daycare places, or discounted services for caring services, Scaleway is committed to supporting Scalers in maintaining a balanced life.
International environment: With dozens of nationalities, Scaleway offers a stimulating environment where English is as widely spoken as French.
Career & Mobility: Our managers value internal mobility, and opportunities to transition to other entities within the Iliad Group are accessible to all Scalers.

🚀 Why join the Scaleway adventure?
✔ A rich and diverse product offering: Scaleway offers over 100 public cloud products in IaaS, PaaS, and AI. 
✔ A cutting-edge technical environment: Scaleway provides modern infrastructures, including high-performance bare metal servers, to tackle exciting technical challenges.
✔ Commitment to responsible cloud: Scaleway is dedicated to a more responsible cloud, with data centers powered solely by renewable energy since 2017, minimizing our ecological footprint and holding top-level certification.

🔜 THE NEXT STEPS …

Initial Discovery Call with the recruitment team or Antoine Millet (30 min)
Technical Interview with three Lead SREs to understand your technical approach (45 min)
Technical Deep Dive with three additional Lead SREs to validate your expertise (1h)
Fit Interview with CTO to deepen discussions and assess team alignment (45 min)
Final Visit to tour our offices and meet your future colleagues.

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At Scaleway, we are committed to building an inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone has a fair opportunity to thrive. All applications are considered with care, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social background, religion, disability, or any other characteristic. We believe great ideas come from everywhere, and everyone which is why you should definitely apply.