WHY WE NEED YOU?
As Scaleway continues to scale its cloud infrastructure, we are strengthening our Data & WebCloud SRE team to ensure the reliability, resilience and performance of our production platforms.
As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, your mission will be to design, improve and maintain highly available, scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure, while driving automation and operational excellence across our Data & WebCloud ecosystem.
You will tackle complex technical challenges involving Kubernetes, distributed systems, observability, CI/CD and production reliability, working closely with Engineering teams to improve platform architecture and operational practices.
This is an opportunity to have a direct impact on the reliability and scalability of business-critical cloud services, while helping shape SRE standards and best practices at Scaleway.
YOUR FUTURE TEAM
At Scaleway, we work in a collaborative and international environment where knowledge sharing, technical excellence and diverse perspectives help us build ambitious products at scale.
You will join a team of experienced Site Reliability Engineers responsible for the reliability, availability and operational excellence of Scaleway's Data & WebCloud platforms.
The team operates complex production environments supporting our web hosting and data services, with strong requirements around high availability, performance and scalability.
You will work closely with Engineering, Observability, DBA and Network/Domain teams to improve infrastructure architecture, automate operations and strengthen production reliability.
As a senior technical contributor, you will also play a key role in resolving complex production incidents, defining operational standards and driving SRE best practices across the Data & WebCloud ecosystem.
YOUR DAILY ROUTINE
Tasks
- Design, operate and scale highly available Kubernetes platforms across multi-region environments.
- Drive reliability, resilience and performance improvements across Data & WebCloud services.
- Automate infrastructure and deployments using Terraform, Ansible, GitOps and CI/CD.
- Improve observability, monitoring and SRE practices (SLIs, SLOs, Error Budgets).
- Troubleshoot critical production incidents and drive root-cause analysis.
- Collaborate with Engineering teams on distributed architectures, load balancing, DNS and database reliability.
ABOUT YOU
HARDSKILLS:
- Strong experience in SRE / Infrastructure Engineering within large-scale production environments.
- Advanced expertise in Kubernetes, Ansible, Linux and distributed systems.
- Proficiency in Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible and GitOps (FluxCD, Argo CD, Kustomize).
- Solid experience with CI/CD, observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager) and incident management.
- Good understanding of networking, DNS, load balancing and high availability.
SOFT SKILLS:
High technical autonomy and problem-solving mindset when facing complex architectures
Comfort and agility with context switching in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Strong communication and collaborative mindset to guide product teams and partner with cross-functional squads
Pragmatic and structured approach to incident management and continuous operational improvement
Enthusiasm for knowledge sharing, mentoring, and evangelizing SRE best practices
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 …
Discovery call with a recruiter (30 min)
Interview with the manager to understand your technical skills and approach to the role (45 min)
Technical interview to validate your expertise (1h)
Interview with the Head of Tribe to deepen discussions and assess your fit with the team (45 min)
