Accelerator Senior Software Platform Engineer (Lyon)

Description

This posting is in English because the role involves frequent work with the company's international subsidiaries, and English is the working language.

You will be an engineer on the Platform team within the Accelerator, based in Lyon.

Platform teams build the shared foundations and core building blocks that product teams rely on. The team does not generate direct business value. Its job is to make other technical teams more productive and to build reusable cross-project work that many teams can use.

A platform can exist at several levels: shared CI configurations and rules, infrastructure as code and tooling to deploy and monitor cloud resources, development environments with shared tools and libraries, input on global system architecture and security, and core abstractions such as data models, business modelling, and APIs or SDKs.

The company is a global healthcare business. Its digital and data area aims to deliver medicines faster, let business operations scale smoothly, and free internal teams to focus on science and patients.

Responsibilities

• Improve the developer experience.
• Reduce the technical overhead for squads and pods.
• Build proofs of concept for better standards, then roll out the ones that work.
• Support and help other teams when they need it.
• Build tools such as CLIs, libraries, infrastructure as code and workflows across a wide range of environments.
• Take on any work you believe will make a real difference.
• Write documentation and recommendations on building cloud-native solutions.
• Promote the solutions you build and help teams adopt them.

Requirements

• You do not need to match every point below. A few is enough, but expect to work on most of them day to day.
• Curiosity and a drive to keep learning.
• Experience working with cloud providers.
• A good working knowledge of JavaScript and Node.js.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK or similar.
• Experience building libraries and tools.
• Knowledge of complex API systems, including networking, redundancy, security and logging.
• Willingness to work across teams, help them and support them.
• Strong English, which is mandatory because the team is international.
• Experience aligning several teams to reach shared results.
• A service-minded, flexible and positive approach, with initiative and self-motivation.
• Problem solving and critical thinking.
• Clear written and spoken communication.
• 6+ years of experience. Do not hesitate to apply with less if you feel you have the knowledge, as this is not a blocker.
• Experience in an environment that is innovative and works to break down silos.
• Plus: knowledge of transversal areas such as security, optimisation and process.
• Plus: a bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science or engineering. No diploma is required.
• Plus: experience in the healthcare industry.

Conditions

Hybrid role, with remote work up to 2 days per week.

Fixed salary range: €64,000.00 - €85,333.

Final pay depends on experience, skills, location and other relevant factors.

Employees may be eligible for the company's employee benefit programs.

The company gives equal opportunity to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

This role is open to everyone regardless of gender.

Benefits

• A fixed salary paid over 12 months, plus a short-term incentive and a collective variable bonus tied to the wider group's results.
• Quality health insurance, enhanced sick pay support, and teleconsultation and second medical opinions covered by the company, along with wellness programs.
• Parental leave: 18 weeks of extended maternity or parental leave and at least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
• 31 days of paid leave plus RTT days, depending on your status.
• Public transport covered up to 80%.
• Group savings plan and PERCOL with employer matching, plus PERO.
• Internal and international mobility, promotion paths, lateral moves and learning opportunities.
• Peer recognition platforms and employee service exchanges such as carpooling and home exchanges, plus works council (CSE) benefits.