Lead Data Engineer Lille (F/H)

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 Account team, a core component of the Scaleway Elements cloud ecosystem. This team is responsible for user accounts, personal data, support plans, fraud detection, and more, ensuring a consistent experience across the platform through close collaboration with other product teams.   Your mission will be to contribute to both the DevOps and feature development lifecycle in order to enhance the reliability, scalability, and quality of our user management services.   YOUR FUTURE TEAM :  You will be part of a team of 6 people: a welcoming and supportive group of developers who value teamwork and continuous improvement. You will collaborate with frontend and backend developers to improve the Scaleway Console, while maintaining high-quality standards through automated testing, agile practices, and continuous delivery.   Manager: Youri Korostelev is a passionate and supportive Engineering Manager who values transparency, collaboration, and product impact. With strong technical experience (Scaleway, Agorapulse), he leads cross-functional teams, promotes autonomy, and thrives on tackling complex challenges in demanding, agile environments.   YOUR DAILY ROUTINE : - Develop and maintain new features across the Scaleway ecosystem - Optimize deployment pipelines for fast, reliable delivery - Participate in architecture and design discussions to build scalable, resilient systems - Collaborate with the tech lead and team to balance innovation with effective, pragmatic solutions - Continuously reduce technical debt and improve code quality - Engage in agile ceremonies (stand-ups, retrospectives, etc.) to foster a productive team culture   ABOUT YOU:    SOFTSKILLS : - Autonomy : You can manage projects independently - Communication : You articulate ideas clearly and effectively within the team - Adaptability : You embrace new technical challenges with ease - Collaboration : You thrive in diverse, cross-functional teams - Problem-solving : You deliver quick, effective solutions   💻 HARDSKILLS :   - Experience working with microservices architectures - Strong knowledge of gRPC and Protobuf - Proficiency with DevOps tools: Docker, CI/CD, Ansible, GitLab CI - Solid SQL skills — no fear of complex JOINs - Understanding of network architecture is a plus - Excellent command of English, both spoken and written   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 … - Discovery call with a recruiter (30 min) - Interview with the manager to understand your technical skills and approach to the role (45 min) - Technical interview to validate your expertise (1h) - Interview with the Head of the Tribe to deepen your discussions and assess your fit with the team (45 min) - HR interview to tour our offices and meet your future colleagues        

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 Core Services team to support the development and scalability of critical infrastructure products related to Identity & Access Management and internal API Gateway services. Your mission will be to design, build, and optimize highly available and secure backend services in order to strengthen Scaleway’s cloud reliability, security, and performance at scale.   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 4 people composed of an Engineering Manager, three Software Engineers (Tech Lead included), and a Product Manager working closely together on critical products for the Scaleway ecosystem. The team is responsible for the internal API Gateway and IAM services, two high-impact platforms requiring strong expertise in distributed systems, scalability, and security. The API Gateway currently handles more than 15,000 requests per second, while IAM authenticates over 7,000 requests per second, making reliability, performance, and low latency critical challenges for the team.   YOUR DAILY ROUTINE Design and develop backend services in Go for IAM and API Gateway products Improve the scalability, resiliency, and latency of high-traffic distributed systems Contribute to the architecture and evolution of critical security-related services Work on networking and infrastructure topics such as load balancing, routing, and traffic management Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams to deliver reliable solutions Automate deployment and integration workflows through CI/CD pipelines Troubleshoot production issues and optimize system performance Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing within the team Continuously learn and explore low-level system and networking concepts   ABOUT YOU HARDSKILLS : Strong experience in backend development using Go Solid understanding of distributed systems, networking, and HTTP protocols Very good understanding of the HTTP protocol and REST APIs Good knowledge of infrastructure and DevOps practices (CI/CD, containerized environments, high availability) Experience working on high-scale or performance-sensitive systems Fluent in SQL no matter how many JOIN are involved Familiarity with gRPC and Protobuf is a plus, but not a hard requirement SOFTSKILLS : Strong engineering mindset with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving Ability to simplify complex technical challenges into elegant solutions Autonomous and proactive in learning new technical subjects Strong collaboration and communication skills High level of rigor, especially regarding security and reliability 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 … HR screening interview (30 min) Interview with the Engineering Manager to understand your background, mindset, and approach to the role (30 min) Technical development assessment focused on code review and software engineering practices (1h) Technical architecture discussion to validate your distributed systems and infrastructure expertise (1h)