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Paris, Île-de-France, France
Hybrid
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 currently 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 IAM (Identity & Access Management) team to support the development and security of our authentication and access control services.
Your mission will be to contribute to the backend development of IAM services in order to enhance security, scalability, and observability of our cloud 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 team of 5 people, including 2 managers, working on authentication, authorization, and access control systems. The team focuses on building secure and scalable IAM solutions, and collaborates closely with backend, frontend, documentation, and security teams.
Manager information : Nathanael Demacon
YOUR DAILY ROUTINE
Tasks
Develop new IAM features related to authentication and access control
Improve system security and observability
Contribute to internal tooling for IAM services
Work on projects such as secret scanning and credential leak detection
Implement API key usage tracking and auditing mechanisms
Design and improve authentication and authorization policies
Contribute to access policy templates and frameworks
Participate in architectural discussions and technical design
Collaborate with backend engineers, product managers, and security teams
Communicate progress and contribute to team rituals (daily, sprint planning, syncs)
Possible internship projects
Secret scanning and API key detection: build tools to detect leaked credentials in codebases
API key usage tracking: design systems to monitor, audit, and detect anomalies in API key usage
Authentication policies: contribute to defining and enforcing authentication rules
Policy templating: create reusable templates to simplify access control configuration for users.
ABOUT YOU
HARDSKILLS:
Solid backend development foundation (any language)
Knowledge or experience with Go or willingness to learn
Understanding of REST APIs and distributed systems
Familiarity with cloud environments and PostgreSQL databases
Experience building a complete software or web project end-to-end
SOFT SKILLS:
Curiosity and strong willingness to learn
Problem-solving mindset
Ability to work collaboratively in a team
Good written and verbal communication skills in English
Interest in security, authentication, or access control topics
WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT SCALEWAY ++++
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 …
HR screening call (30 min)
Technical discussion to understand your skills and approach to the role (1h)
Meeting with the manager to deepen discussions and assess team fit (45 min)