Head of Engineering Storage

Lead the engineering department responsible for Scaleway's foundational storage products, defining the global technological vision and orchestrating the engineering strategy to guarantee performance, SLAs, and scalability of distributed storage systems while managing a team of engineering managers and technical experts.

Responsibilities

Define and carry the global technological vision for the Storage department; Manage and mentor Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, and Contributors (30-50 Scalers); Guarantee the performance and reliability of storage platforms, ensuring strict adherence to SLAs; Drive decisions on low-level architecture and distributed systems using Ceph, ZFS, NFS; Collaborate with Product teams and technical directions to align engineering output with business strategy; Act as a high-level escalation point for critical technical incidents; Oversee recruitment and career paths for specialized technical profiles

Requirements

10+ years of experience in engineering, with a strong background in low-level development, production, and storage systems; Deep knowledge of storage technologies (Object Storage, Block Storage, Ceph, ZFS, NFS) and system programming (C, C++, Rust, or Go); Proficiency in Linux/FreeBSD internals and system profiling; Strong track record of contribution to or usage of open-source technologies; Proven experience managing managers and leading technical teams in a production environment; Benevolent Leader; Pragmatic Problem Solver; Abstract Thinking; Open-Minded

Benefits

Up to 3 days of remote work per week; Spacious offices near public transport with terraces and bike parking; Healthy meal service at headquarters and breakfast across all sites; Swile card for regional sites; Access to gym, daycare places, and discounted caring services; International environment; Career and mobility opportunities within the Iliad Group