Site Reliability Engineer - SRE

Scaleway; Bordeaux; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid remote work up to 3 days per

Offices with spacious, dynamic worksp​

Healthy meals served at headquarters

Swile lunch card for regional sites

Well-being commitments: gym, daycare,

Job summary

Scaleway in France is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to design, build, and maintain reliable cloud infrastructure across global platforms. You will investigate incidents, optimize tooling, and collaborate with product teams to ensure high-availability services.

This role offers hybrid work with up to three days of remote work, access to modern cloud and bare-metal infrastructure, and opportunities to grow in Scaleway's international environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with Go, Python or Rust.
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python).
• Hands-on experience with Linux systems (Ubuntu/Debian).
• Knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, BGP, load-balancing, IPv6, etc.).
• Experience in cloud environments and infrastructure (bare metal, VMs, containers, orchestrators).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic, etc.).
• Comfortable with Infrastructure-as-Code (Ansible, Salt, AWX, etc.).
• Experience managing relational databases (PostgreSQL).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitLab).
• Comfortable with English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize tooling to automate monitoring, diagnosis, and remediation of production incidents
• Troubleshoot high-impact production issues in collaboration with other engineering teams
• Participate in an on-call rotation to handle incidents and ensure service continuity
• Implement and maintain observability solutions to monitor infrastructure and application health
• Contribute to infrastructure lifecycle management across different environments
• Promote and apply best practices in terms of stability, resiliency, scalability, and security
• Maintain clear technical documentation for tools and procedures
• Contribute to system and tool evolution based on production feedback
• Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure infrastructure readiness
• Participate in team rituals and knowledge-sharing initiatives

Skills

Go

Python

Rust

Linux systems

Networking

Cloud & Bare Metal

GitLab CI/CD

Observability

IaC

PostgreSQL

English

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Elastic

AWX

Ansible

Kubernetes

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?

Our growth is driving us to strengthen our SRE team to support and scale our production environments. Your mission will be to build and maintain reliable, observable, and secure infrastructure in order to ensure optimal service availability for our customers around the world.

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 experienced Site Reliability Engineers. The team is responsible for maintaining and evolving core infrastructure and observability tools, supporting product teams, and improving the reliability of Scaleway’s services.

YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

• Build and optimize tooling to automate monitoring, diagnosis, and remediation of production incidents
• Troubleshoot high-impact production issues in collaboration with other engineering teams
• Participate in an on‑call rotation to handle incidents and ensure service continuity
• Implement and maintain observability solutions to monitor infrastructure and application health
• Contribute to infrastructure lifecycle management across different environments
• Promote and apply best practices in terms of stability, resiliency, scalability, and security
• Maintain clear technical documentation for tools and procedures
• Contribute to system and tool evolution based on production feedback
• Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure infrastructure readiness
• Participate in team rituals and knowledge‑sharing initiatives

SOFT SKILLS

• Proactive and solution‑oriented mindset
• Passion for automation and continuous improvement
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Willingness to mentor and share knowledge

HARD SKILLS

• Experience with Go, Python or Rust
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python)
• Hands‑on experience with Linux systems (Ubuntu/Debian)
• Knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, BGP, load‑balancing, IPv6, etc.)
• Experience in cloud environments and infrastructure (bare metal, VMs, containers, orchestrators)
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic, etc.)
• Comfortable with Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Ansible, Salt, AWX, etc.)
• Experience managing relational databases (PostgreSQL)
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitLab)
• Comfortable with English (written and spoken)

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 SCALWAY 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.

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