System Engineer (Object Storage)

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 Storage team to enhance, maintain, and scale our homegrown object storage platform. Your mission will be to collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, automate, and scale distributed storage systems in order to ensure the delivery of robust, high-performing solutions that meet operational and product requirements while supporting Scaleway’s massive customer data needs. 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 up to 5 engineers. The team owns Scaleway's Object Storage product and is responsible for expanding its capabilities, improving its reliability and performance, and enabling the deployment of new regions and service classes. You will work closely with the Beekeeper engineering team, which develops our in-house Software Defined Storage solution, and with the Storage SRE team responsible for production operations. YOUR DAILY ROUTINE Design, deploy and operate new features for Scaleway's in-house Object Storage platform. Contribute to the opening of new Availability Zones and Regions. Improve the performance, scalability and reliability of a storage infrastructure. Ensure the operational excellence of the platform through preventive and corrective maintenance. Participate in the Level 2 on-call rotation and troubleshoot complex production incidents. Collaborate with Data Center teams on hardware-related operations. Automate infrastructure deployment and configuration using Infrastructure-as-Code practices. Contribute to technical documentation and onboarding materials. HARDSKILLS: 5+ years of experience operating large-scale Linux infrastructures. Strong understanding of high-load, distributed infrastructure (hardware, networking, low-level storage like SSDs/NVMe/RAID, or Ceph/S3 APIs) Solid experience with Linux system administration, networking and infrastructure automation. Ability to read and understand Go code to debug internal tooling, contribute to its evolution, or propose architectural improvements. Hands-on experience with Ansible, GitLab CI/CD and scripting. Good knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana. SOFT SKILLS: Curious and eager to continuously learn. Autonomous, proactive and solution-oriented. Rigorous, with strong attention to reliability and operational excellence. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving technical environment. 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 Interview with the manager to understand your technical skills and approach to the role Interview with the Architects to validate your expertise, deepen discussions, and assess your fit with the team  Interview with the Head of Storage to tour our offices and meet your future colleagues Si vous ne vous voyez pas cocher toutes les cases, n'hésitez pas à postuler tout de même. Ne vous limitez pas à une description de poste - on ne sait jamais ! 🌐Scaleway | Scaleway Blog| Scaleway sur X   Si vous ne vous voyez pas cocher toutes les cases, n'hésitez pas à postuler tout de même. Ne vous limitez pas à une description de poste - on ne sait jamais !   🌐Scaleway | Scaleway Blog| Scaleway sur X 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.