Site Reliability Engineer - SRE

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

International environment

Meals provided at HQ

Job summary

Scaleway is expanding its SRE team to build reliable, observable, and secure infrastructure that supports customers worldwide. You will design and maintain tooling for monitoring, diagnosis, and remediation of incidents, while collaborating with product teams to ensure service continuity and scalable architectures.

The role emphasizes on-call readiness, strong scripting, and hands-on Linux in production, with hybrid work options and opportunities across international teams.

Qualifications

• Experience building scalable, observable infrastructure.
• Hands-on with Linux in production environments.
• Familiarity with cloud infra and orchestration.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and code deployment processes.
• Ability to document procedures and mentor teammates.

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 environments
• Promote stability, resiliency, scalability, and security best practices
• Maintain technical documentation for tools and procedures
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure infrastructure readiness
• Participate in team rituals and knowledge-sharing initiatives

Skills

Go

Python

Rust

Bash

Linux

Networking

Cloud

Observability

IaC

PostgreSQL

GitLab CI/CD

English

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Elastic

Ansible

Salt

AWX

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 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

ABOUT YOU

• 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

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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.