Senior Platform Engineer
Job description
A Senior Platform Engineer role in the Cloud Dev team of Decathlon's Cloud Platform Engineering unit, building cloud abstraction layers and platform tooling to empower development teams.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Hybrid · Paris, France · Lille, France
- Languages
- English – B2
What you'll do
- Design clean, robust, maintainable code creating abstraction layers above the cloud using software engineering and architecture best practices.
- Develop and industrialize APIs, internal tools and infrastructure modules in Python and Go.
- Consume and orchestrate serverless services (Google Cloud Functions, Google Workflows) and modernize deployment tooling.
- Design, test and deploy infrastructure consistently and automatically with Terraform.
- Build and optimize modern CI/CD pipelines (preferably GitHub Actions) integrating DevSecOps security standards from design.
- Automate recurring tasks through scripting (Python, Bash) to reduce manual effort and maximize reliability.
- Collaborate closely with Network, Security and Database teams to ensure smooth, performant and secure integrations.
- Act as Run Captain: handle level 2/3 support, incident analysis and service requests to ensure operational stability.
- Contribute to defining and respecting SLOs/SLIs and to reducing MTTR by automating resolution of recurring problems.
- Write clean technical documentation and user guides to facilitate adoption of platform services.
- Raise awareness and train technical teams on best practices for using the developed components.
- Participate in collective animation through agile management of deliverables in JIRA and promote knowledge sharing.
What we're looking for
- At least 3 years of experience in Python development with solid mastery of modern software engineering practices.
- Strong skills and proven experience on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Mastery of Terraform and strong practice of CI/CD pipelines (ideally GitHub Actions).
- Good knowledge of automation (Python, Bash) and serverless/event-driven architecture.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, strong sense of internal customer/user satisfaction, rigor in documentation and ease solving complex problems.
- English proficiency in speaking and writing, minimum level B2.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of the Go language, use of Google Workflows or a GCP certification (Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Developer).
Your team
Cloud Dev (Cloud Platform Engineering)
A human-sized team of passionate engineers, fans of software development, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps/SRE culture, automation and technology watch.
Benefits
Attractive compensation package including employee participation in company actions and monthly, quarterly and annual bonuses.
- A passionate sports community and dedicated time for practicing sport.
- Possibility to work in one of Decathlon Digital's offices in Paris or Lille with 2 days of remote work per week.
- Recent equipment in line with your missions and technical needs.
- A local team within a global network, offering international career opportunities.
- Continuous support in developing your skills (diverse projects, certifications, internal and external training).
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About Decathlon Digital
Imagine if technology allowed us to push boundaries and offer unprecedented sporting experiences.
A team of over 5,000 experts in software engineering, product management, data, cloud and cybersecurity, spread across Paris, Lille and Amsterdam.
Mission
Create the largest digital sports platform, leveraging technological innovations to optimize the value chain, design connected experiences and give products a second life.
Key facts
- 5 000+ experts
- Paris, Lille and Amsterdam
- Cloud Platform Engineering is a business unit of nearly 200 people.
- Committed to building a more sustainable technology model and reducing direct environmental impact.
What they value
- Passion for sport guides us and we want it to last.
- Creating a safe and inclusive space to learn and thrive together.