Hardware Systems Engineer

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 ?

Your mission will be to test, validate and qualify hardware and firmware solutions , while working closely with our internal teams and hardware manufacturers.

You will also help investigate technical issues, improve our validation processes, and document the hardware solutions we select for our datacenter environments.

You will join a collaborative and technical team working closely with Product, Engineering and Architecture teams, as well as hardware manufacturers and ODM/OEM partners.

You will have the opportunity to work on Open Hardware projects , discover new technologies, and get hands-on with hardware. Sharing knowledge, curiosity and teamwork are key to the way we work.

• Be the point of contact and the Hardware Engineering team reference for the other teams for any hardware related question,

• Manage internal projects related to hardware in coordination with the VP Hardware Engineering,

• Technology watch looking for any improvement with regards to Hardware and Firmware topics,

• Liaise with the different manufacturers for technical issues, improvements requests,

• Evaluate and validate the possible HW new solutions being tested for new Scaleway products,

• Interact with the HW R&D and HW Architect to refine the configurations of the possible HW solutions,

• Close relationship with the HW R&D and HW Architect,

• Help the HW Support team with diagnosis of complex situation,

• Provide technical guidelines for the team developing HW validation software tools,

• Act as a consultant for the other teams of the Operations organization (Supply Chain, Manufacturing, …)

• Help training all the teams on how hardware functions,

• Contribute to our involvement in the Open Hardware and Open Source Firmware projects.

ABOUT YOU:

Minimum qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of the computer/server hardware from the various OEM and ODM

  • Hardware management and monitoring standards (IPMI, Redfish)

  • Firmware constraints (settings, updates, security)

  • Advanced knowledge of the various types of technology and components (GPU, DPU, DIMM, CPU, storage, NICs, HBA, …)

• Good knowledge of Linux-based environments

  • grub, kernel, basic commands, Terminal, scripting, …

  • General system administration (PXE, DHCP, …)

• Knowledge of the Cloud ecosystem and products

• Creativity and strong self-motivation

• Focus on industrialization and processes

• Project management

• Structured thinking, prioritizing, and long-term planning skills

• Communication/summarizing/documentation skills: being able to summarize all kinds of information efficiently and synthetically as well as popularization targeting non-technical teams within Scaleway

• Full professional English proficiency

Preferred qualifications

• Knowledge of OpenHardware community, OCP, OpenBMC

• Knowledge of HPC/AI architectures (distributed file systems, checkpointing, interconnect network topologies)

• Knowledge of the network hardware

• Knowledge of standard associations (JEDEC, IEEE)

• Understanding of the benchmarking process

• Knowledge of the power & cooling constraints at the rack and datacenter level

• Experience in the world of hardware at scale

• Understanding of µ arch, technological standard

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 …

- Screening (30 min)

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

- Technical deep dive 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