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Scaleway

Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes Specialist

Paris
Level
Senior
Work type
Hybrid · Paris

Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.

Open. First seen 22 October 2026.

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About the role

OUR STORY:

Scaleway's standard text

🇪🇺 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.

Scaleway's standard text

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.

OUR STORY

Scaleway's standard text

🇪🇺 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 currently investing €3 billion to develop a serious, sovereign AI alternative to American and Asian giants.

Scaleway's standard text

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 Non-Relational Database team as a Software Engineer to replace a departing member and maintain our momentum on scaling our high-demand products.

Your mission will be to ensure a robust, scalable, and high-performance experience for our customers across new sovereign regions.

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 5 people, including a Manager, a Product Manager, and 3 Developers. This young team was born from the strategic split of the Database department to focus exclusively on non-relational databases. You will work on customer-facing products with modern stacks and no heavy legacy, participating in a strong dynamic of camaraderie and technical excellence.

YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

Contribute to the consolidation and development of major database products in Scaleway's product ecosystem : Redis and MongoDB.

Maintain the production to high standards of quality for performance, stability and resilience

Deploy products to new geographical regions as part of Scaleway's global expansion

Perform code reviews and provide constructive feedback to teammates

Contribute to internal documentation and the development of technical best practices

Participate in Agile rituals (two-week sprints) and team meetings

Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Engineering, Product, and Sales

ABOUT YOU

HARD SKILLS:

Strong expertise in Kubernetes administration and cluster management

Experience with deployment tools like Helm, ArgoCD, and Flux

Proficiency in GoLang development

Familiarity with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code

Familiarity with Redis, MongoDB, or other NoSQL technologies

SOFT SKILLS:

Strong team player with a focus on cohesion and benevolence

Excellent communication skills and openness to feedback

High level of professional maturity and ability to mentor junior colleagues

Proactive mindset in problem-solving and documentation

Comfortable working in a hybrid environment with remote teammates

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. 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 almost all of our sites year-round. Scalers working from regional sites enjoy a Swile card for lunches.

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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 to discuss your background and expectations (30 min)

Interview with the Manager to understand your approach to the role (45 min)

Technical interview focused on Go and Kubernetes to validate your expertise (1h)

Interview with the Head of Tribe, Loïc Martinez Varizat, to deepen discussions and assess your fit (45 min)

Scaleway is a company certified under SecNumCloud. A background check is mandatory in order to join the company.

Scaleway's standard text

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.

What this role asks for

Standard for DevOps / SRE / cloud roles

Kubernetes · Terraform

Common in DevOps / SRE / cloud postings at any company.

In most of Scaleway's ads

Serverless

Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.

62% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Scaleway's standard text, folded away below.

Compared with Scaleway's other open jobs.

The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 8 open in Engineering. 1 was posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in April: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

Serverless (8 of 8), CI/CD (6 of 8), Golang (6 of 8), Linux (6 of 8), Kubernetes (5 of 8), Python (5 of 8), GitLab (4 of 8)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on Scaleway's own job board.

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