Storage - Software Engineer - C Beekeeper

Storage - Software Engineer - C Beekeeper

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 rich catalog of products and services (bare metal, containerization, serverless, AI, etc.), Scaleway proudly serves 38,000 private and public sector clients, from Photoroom to Mistral AI, Golem AI, and ADEME. Our offices are located in Paris, Lille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Rouen, Rennes, and Lyon.

Why We Need You?

Our growth is driving us to strengthen our Object Storage backend team to support the development of Beekeeper, our in-house object storage engine. Your mission will be to develop features and improvements on Beekeeper, primarily in C, in order to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of our distributed storage platform.

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 dedicated team of 4 people (3 Software Engineers + 1 EM), focused on Beekeeper. The team has recently been reorganized to clarify responsibilities and improve scalability.

Your Daily Routine

Tasks:

• Design and implement new features for Beekeeper (mainly in C, occasionally in Go)
• Fix bugs and improve existing functionality
• Participate in the on-call rotation (Level 2 support)
• Collaborate with distributed system components and infrastructure
• Interact with the Data Center team for hardware interventions
• Contribute to documentation and codebase maintenance
• Attend daily stand-ups and sprint ceremonies
• Perform code reviews and technical discussions

About You

Soft Skills:

• Autonomy: You own feature development
• Reliability: You manage critical incidents calmly
• Communication: You sync daily with your team
• Focus: You solve with clean precision
• Ownership: You maintain and improve consistently

Hard Skills:

• C Development: You optimize low-level performance
• Go: You contribute across languages fluently
• S3 & MinIO: You enhance object storage APIs
• Docker: You containerize with production standards
• Debugging: You resolve deep system bugs

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.

The Next Steps …

- Screening (30 min)

- Manager interview with Thomas Gerbier to understand your technical skills and approach to the role (45 min)

- Technical interview with Louis Solofrizzo, Laurent Verdoia, and Florian Florenza to validate your expertise (1h)

- Team fit interview to deepen your discussions and assess your fit with the team (45 min)

- On-site meeting to tour our offices and meet your future colleagues.

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.