Head of Engineering – GPU Cloud

WebHosting; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work up to 3 days remote

Dynamic, international environment

Job summary

Scaleway in France seeks an accomplished Engineering Leader to head the GPU Cloud teams and governance. You will own the strategy for Support Engineering, HPC, and SRE, guiding architecture decisions and ensuring reliable delivery of large-scale GPU infrastructure.

You will lead an international, collaborative organization, overseeing two Engineering Managers and 14 engineers, while aligning with GTM, Operations, Product, and other groups to scale AI and HPC platforms securely and efficiently.

Qualifications

• Must have strong experience leading GPU/HPC infrastructure initiatives.
• Proven ability to make architectural decisions and drive large-scale deployments.
• Experience with orchestration, monitoring, networking, and storage tech in HPC.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Support Engineering, HPC, and SRE organizations, overseeing two Engineering Managers and 14 engineers.
• Own the technical strategy, architecture, and key technology choices for GPU Cloud infrastructure.
• Review and validate the technical and service aspects of strategic proposals to ensure deliverability.
• Oversee design, deployment, and operational readiness of new GPU clusters.
• Drive evolution of cluster management, capacity planning, automation, and operations.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, performance, and maintainability of GPU infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership on complex AI and HPC projects.
• Foster alignment between Engineering, GTM, Product, and Operations.
• Develop the engineering organization through clear direction and coaching.

Skills

GPU/HPC environments

Kubernetes

Proxmox

Warewulf

Prometheus

Grafana

InfiniBand

NVIDIA Spectrum-X

Broadcom Tomahawk

Lustre

DDN

VAST Data

Job description

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 inParis, Lille, Toulouse, Rennes, Rouen, Bordeaux and Lyon.

WHY WE NEED YOU ?

As our GPU Cloud business continues to scale, we are strengthening our engineering leadership to support the deployment and operation of increasingly large and complex GPU clusters.

Your mission will be to lead ourSupport Engineering, HPC, and SRE teams, own key technology and architecture decisions, and ensure that our most strategic GPU infrastructure projects are successfully designed, delivered, and operated.

You will also play a critical role in validating the technical feasibility of commercial proposals and ensuring that the commitments we make to customers can be delivered reliably on our sovereign cloud infrastructure.

YOUR FUTURE TEAM

We work in a collaborative and international environment where the diversity of Scalers, combined with a strong culture of knowledge sharing, helps us bring ambitious projects to life.

You will lead an organization of14 engineers across two squads, each managed by an Engineering Manager reporting directly to you.

As part of the broaderGPU Cloud organization, reporting to the SVP GPU Cloud, you will work closely with GTM, Operations, Service Management, Product, and other engineering teams to build and operate large-scale AI and HPC infrastructure.

YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

Tasks

• Lead the Support Engineering, HPC, and SRE organizations, directly managing two Engineering Managers responsible for 14 engineers
• Own the technical strategy, architecture, and key technology choices for GPU Cloud infrastructure
• Review and validate the technical and service dimensions of strategic commercial proposals, ensuring commitments are realistic and deliverable
• Oversee the design, deployment, and operational readiness of new GPU clusters
• Drive the evolution of our cluster management, capacity management, automation, and operational capabilities
• Ensure the reliability, scalability, performance, and maintainability of our GPU infrastructure
• Provide technical leadership on complex AI and HPC infrastructure projects
• Build strong alignment between Engineering, GTM, Product, and Operations
• Develop the engineering organization through clear direction, effective delegation, coaching, and long‑term team development
• Establish and maintain high standards of engineering rigor, operational excellence, and technical decision‑making

HARDSKILLS:

• Expertise inGPU and/or HPC environments, ideally involving NVIDIA and AMD technologies
• Experience with orchestration, provisioning, and observability technologies such asKubernetes, Proxmox, Warewulf, Prometheus, and Grafana
  
• Strong knowledge of high-performance networking technologies such asInfiniBand, NVIDIA Spectrum-X, and Broadcom Tomahawk
  
• Experience with high-performance and distributed storage technologies such asLustre, DDN, and VAST Data
  

SOFT SKILLS:

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.