Staff Software Engineer, Electra

• Education: Engineering degree or equivalent in Computer Science
• Experience: At least 7 years of experience in software engineering, with significant exposure to SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure roles
• Cloud Platforms: Deep experience with AWS (essential)
• Programming: Strong skills in Go (preferred). Experience with Ruby or TypeScript is a plus
• Monitoring & Observability: Familiarity with observability tools. We use Datadog at the moment
• Infrastructure as Code: Hands-on experience with Terraform is a strong plus
• IoT: Experience in IoT systems or protocols is a nice-to-have
• Strong ownership and autonomy
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset
• Passion for fostering collaboration and a DevOps-first culture

• As a Staff Software Engineer - SRE, you will play a critical role in ensuring that Electra’s systems are always operational, performant, and scalable.
• You’ll work transversally across all teams, focusing on system reliability, infrastructure evolution, and fostering a DevOps mindset across the engineering organization
• Monitor and Optimize Systems: Proactively monitor, analyze, and address system performance to ensure high reliability and availability
• Evolve Infrastructure: Enhance our AWS-based infrastructure, implementing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions
• Drive Technological Choices: Influence architectural decisions, ensuring they align with business needs and industry best practices
• Mentor and Train: Advocate for DevOps principles across teams, mentoring engineers to adopt a culture of reliability, performance, and collaboration
• Resolve Incidents: Lead incident response efforts, perform root cause analyses, and drive system improvements to minimize downtime
• Foster Collaboration: Work closely with backend, frontend, and product teams to integrate SRE practices seamlessly into the development lifecycle
• Design and maintain reliable, scalable, and secure systems to support Electra’s growing infrastructure
• Ensure proactive monitoring and observability of Electra’s platforms and services
• Develop and refine infrastructure as code solutions (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Lead cross-team efforts to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks
• Promote a culture of ownership and accountability for system reliability across the engineering team

• An attractive fixed + variable package (assessed and paid quarterly) + BSPCE
• New offices in the 2nd arrondissement in Paris
• Alan Mutual (50% covered by Electra)
• Restaurant vouchers (Swile Card: €10/day covered at 50%)
• 25 days of CP + 12 days of RTT
• Collective agreement (SYNTEC: holiday bonus, exceptional leave days, etc.)
• An event every quarter with the entire Electra team
• CSE platform, with lots of advantages (culture, sport, etc.)

Total funding: $527.4m

As more people make the change to electric vehicles, public charging stations are in high demand. Electra is revolutionising electric vehicle charging with its installation of fast charging stations across major and medium-sized urban areas across Europe. In addition to the obvious benefit of having access to a fast-charging station, the company’s mobile and web application makes finding a station as simple as possible with its unique features.