Senior Platform Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in France.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and manage the Kubernetes platform, encompassing networking, ingress, GitOps, and configuration management.

• Take ownership of CI/CD pipelines and packaging, utilizing automation from provisioning through to deployment.

• Manage the observability stack with extensive metrics and log management.

• Maintain runbooks and the alerting catalog to ensure platform reliability and effective on-call operations.

• Oversee distributed storage, high-performance analytical and relational databases, as well as in-memory datastores.

• Scale physical infrastructure through server procurement, rack enhancements, and expanding network capacity.

• Contribute to cost optimization across the platform.

• Engage in infrastructure expansion efforts within the US.

• Lead decisions regarding platform architecture.

• Mentor junior team members and disseminate best practices.

• Collaborate on the infrastructure platform that supports Sparteo's AI-powered advertising technologies and products.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in infrastructure / DevOps.

• Strong production experience with Kubernetes, preferably on bare metal.

• An automation-first approach to provisioning, configuration management, and GitOps.

• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including BGP, L2/L3, and load balancing.

• Familiarity with distributed storage or large-scale databases is advantageous.

• Troubleshooting skills at the kernel, network, and hardware levels are a plus.

• Excellent communication skills with product teams and stakeholders.

• Proficient in English, both written and spoken; knowledge of French is a bonus.

• Open to utilizing AI-assisted tools in daily workflows.

• Eagerness to thrive in a fast-paced environment and question existing practices.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work environment, enabling contributions from home or urban offices located in Paris, Lille, or London.

• Regular social events and company gatherings.

• Support for career development, including training programs, career check-ins with HR, opportunities for internal mobility, and quarterly or semi-annual performance feedback sessions.

• Additional RTT rest days based on position and tenure.

• Comprehensive health benefits plan that covers employees and their families.

• Pension plans.

• Commitment to equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment.

• Recruitment process primarily conducted via videoconference, with some stages potentially requiring in-person meetings.