Software Engineer - Observability

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 Observability team to support the development of new deployment architectures (project CLAAS) and simplify our product stack to ensure high resilience.

Your mission will be to develop and maintain the observability stacks for our internal and external clients in order to deliver robust monitoring solutions and ensure operational excellence across our infrastructure.

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 be part of a team of 9 people (including a Product Manager, Engineering Manager, and Tech Lead) known for its benevolence and high performance. The team operates using Scrum (2-week sprints) with a strong emphasis on pair programming and developer autonomy regarding the stack and infrastructure.

Manager information: P. Laborde (Engineering Manager Observability)

YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

- Develop backend services using Go and manage Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Kubernetes.
- Maintain & scale LGTM stack for our customers from metrics to traces
- Maintain and evolve the CI/CD pipelines on GitLab and deploy solutions across Availability Zones (AZ).
- Participate in "Doctoring" rotations to ensure the operational maintenance (MRO) of platforms and handle support escalations.
- Monitor system performance and database impacts during deployments (staging to production).
- Collaborate with the team in daily meetings to co-construct technical solutions.
- Work on transverse products, interacting with numerous client teams while maintaining autonomy on the infra.

ABOUT YOU

HARDSKILLS:
- Kubernetes (K8S): Crucial knowledge for this role.
- Infrastructure as Code: Experience with Terraform and Ansible.
- Go: Strong dev skill in Go or other high level language
- Monitoring & CI/CD: Proficiency with Grafana, ArgoCD, and GitLab.
- Production Context: Experience working in IT production environments (3 to 5 years of experience).

SOFT SKILLS:

- Adaptability & Curiosity: You enjoy touching multiple technologies.
- Perseverance: You are committed to solving complex technical challenges.
- Team Spirit: You value a motivated, pleasant, and benevolent team environment.
- Bridge-Builder: You are a software engineer who loves development but has a strong interest in infrastructure.

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 …

Screening Call with a recruiter to discuss your background and motivations (30 min).
Discovery interview with the Engineering Manager, P. Laborde (30 min)
Technical interview with Romain Laurent & Benjamin Lazarecki to validate your expertise (1h)
Interview with the Head of Engineering, Loic Martinez, to deepen discussions and assess your fit with the team (45 min)
HR interview to tour our offices and meet your future colleagues

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.