Principal Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) – Cloud Infrastructure

Scaleway; Rennes; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Meal service at HQ

Gym access

Daycare support

Internal mobility opportunities

Global/international team

Job summary

Scaleway, a prominent European cloud provider, seeks a Principal Site Reliability Engineer to lead the SRE community, shaping standards, architecture and practices across our scalable cloud platform. You will influence multiple teams and drive reliability, performance and resilience at scale.

You will collaborate with Lead SREs across the Elements/public cloud and guide 40–60 SREs, shaping reliability and infra practices while championing automation and observability in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in SRE, Production Engineering or DevOps in large-scale environments.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and high-load infrastructure.
• Strong expertise across a broad infrastructure stack and rapid adaptation to new technologies.
• Proven experience solving reliability, scalability, and performance challenges.
• Strong observability, incident management, automation and production operations.
• Track record of technical leadership across multiple engineering teams.
• Ability to define technical standards and drive adoption.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across the SRE organization.
• Define and promote SRE standards, best practices and technical principles across the organization.
• Tackle complex architectural challenges across large-scale, distributed cloud infrastructure.
• Drive improvements in reliability, scalability, observability and resilience.
• Help shape monitoring, incident management and production readiness.
• Act as a technical bridge between SRE, Infrastructure and Engineering teams on cross-functional challenges.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

Distributed systems

Cloud architectures

Observability

Automation

Technical leadership

Cross-team influence

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 customers 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?

As Scaleway continues to grow, we are strengthening our Site Reliability Engineering organization to reinforce technical leadership across our infrastructure. As a Principal SRE, your mission will be to provide technical leadership across Scaleway’s SRE community, helping define and drive the standards, architecture and engineering practices that ensure the reliability, performance and scalability of our sovereign cloud platform. You will operate at a highly transversal level, tackling some of our most complex infrastructure challenges and influencing technical decisions across multiple teams.

YOUR FUTURE TEAM

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 work closely with 8 Lead SREs and provide technical guidance across a broader community of approximately 40 to 60 SREs.

Your scope will span our Elements / Public Cloud platform, giving you the opportunity to influence reliability and infrastructure practices across a large part of Scaleway’s technical ecosystem.

YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction across the SRE organization
• Partner closely with our Lead SREs, helping them solve complex technical challenges and drive engineering excellence within their teams
• Define and promote SRE standards, best practices and technical principles across the organization
• Tackle complex architectural challenges across large-scale, distributed cloud infrastructure
• Drive improvements in reliability, scalability, performance, observability and resilience
• Help shape our approach to monitoring, incident management and production readiness
• Identify systemic reliability risks and technical debt across the platform and drive initiatives to address them
• Act as a technical bridge between SRE, Infrastructure and Engineering teams on cross-functional challenges
• Provide expert guidance on high-load and distributed systems
• Contribute to large-scale technical initiatives impacting multiple teams and products
• Continuously evolve our SRE practices as our infrastructure and cloud platform scale

About You

HARD SKILLS

• Extensive experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Production Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering or DevOps within large-scale environments
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, high-load infrastructure and cloud architectures
• Strong expertise across a broad infrastructure stack and the ability to quickly navigate unfamiliar technologies
• Proven experience solving complex reliability, scalability and performance challenges
• Strong understanding of observability, incident management, automation and production operations
• A strong track record of technical leadership and influence across multiple engineering teams
• Ability to define technical standards and drive their adoption across a large engineering organization

SOFT SKILLS

• Strong communication and influencing skills, including the ability to align multiple technical stakeholders
• High level of empathy and collaboration
• Strong curiosity and a continuous learning mindset
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and switch quickly between different technical contexts
• Comfortable challenging existing approaches while remaining pragmatic and solution-oriented
• Ability to operate autonomously on complex, organization-wide technical topics

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 HR Interview with the Recruitment team (30 min)
• Manager Interview with Antoine Millet (45 min)
• Technical Interview with two members of the SRE team (1h)
• Final Interview with our CTO (45 min)

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