Accelerator Senior Software Platform Engineer (Lyon)

About the role

Job Title: Accelerator Senior Software Platform Engineer (Lyon)
Job Location: Lyon, France
Job Location Type: Remote
Job Contract Type: Full-time
Job Seniority Level:
Le contenu du poste est libellé en anglais car il nécessite de nombreuses interactions avec nos filiales à l’international, l'anglais étant la langue de travail.

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Job title: Accelerator Senior Software Platform Engineer (Lyon)
Location: Lyon (Hybrid - 2 days remote, 3 days on-site)


About the job

Our Team: In the Accelerator's Platform Team
In a nutshell, a platform team is a team that creates the foundational layers and core building blocks of a company’s products. We do not provide direct value to the business, we do, however, support and help all other technical teams to focus on their productivity. The platform team is also here to find ways for multiple teams to work on a cross project that can be reused by all.

More concretely a platform can be at different levels of granularity:
CI configs and rules to be used by other teams

IaC, tooling to deploy and monitor resources in the Cloud

Development environment, tools and shared libraries

Help and can define global system architecture / security

Core abstractions (data model, business modeling) API/SDKs

About Us
We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Digital & Data are at the heart of Sanofi: our ambition is to be the leading digital healthcare platform to deliver medicine faster, enable business operations to scale seamlessly, and help Sanofi teams focus on what matters most — science and patients. Ready to get started?


Job Description
Your key responsibilities will be:
Improve the Developer eXperience

Lower the technical overhead for squads / pods

PoC all things that could bring better standards - then deploy it!

Support and help all teams when necessary

Build various tools in a large pool of environment (cli, libraries, IaC, workflow)

Work on everything you think can make the difference!

Create documentation / recommendation on how to build Cloud Native solution

Advocate on the solutions built

What we offer you

A fixed salary over 12 months, supplemented by a short-term incentive, as well as a collective variable compensation based on Sanofi Group results.

Because taking care of our employees is also our mission:
Benefits & Well-being: Quality health insurance, extended maternity/parental leave (18/14 weeks), enhanced support in case of illness, teleconsultation and second medical opinion covered by Sanofi, as well as many other wellness programs to discover here .

Work-Life Balance: 31 days of paid leave + RTT depending on your status, remote work up to 2 days/week

Transportation: Public transport coverage up to 80%

Savings & Retirement: Group Savings Plan and PERCOL with employer matching, and PERO

Professional Development: Internal and international mobility opportunities, learning & development opportunities

And more: platforms dedicated to peer-to-peer recognition & service exchanges between Sanofi employees (carpooling, home exchanges, etc.), numerous CSE benefits.

About you

Key Technical Requirements & Qualifications

You don't need to check all the points! If you fit only a few of them that is more than enough. But expect to work on most of these points during your daily tasks
The thirst for knowledge

Experience working on Cloud Providers

Good understanding of JavaScript / Node.js

Experience of Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, AWS cdk or any others)

Knowledge of building libraries and tools

Knowledge of complex APIs systems (network, redundancy, security, logging, etc.)

Keen to work in a cross team environment

Help and support other teams

Knowledge of all transversal activities is a plus (security, optimization, process, etc.)

English is mandatory as we are an international team!

Soft and behavioral skills
Experience working with multiple teams to drive alignment and results

Service-oriented, flexible, positive team player

Self-motivated, takes initiative

Problem solving & critical thinking

Good written and verbal communication skills

Your background
6+ years of experience but do not hesitate to apply if you think you have all the knowledge - this is non blocker

No diploma is required but Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or Engineering is a plus

Experience in an innovative / breaking walls environment

Experience in the healthcare industry is a plus

Why choose us?
Work alongside a supportive and forward-thinking team dedicated to advancing the frontiers of healthcare.

Contribute to a company that is not only a leader in healthcare but also a pioneer in digital transformation.

Discover diverse career growth opportunities, whether through promotions, lateral moves, or international assignments.

Benefit from a comprehensive rewards package that acknowledges your contributions and enhances your impact.

Access a wide range of health and wellness benefits, including high-quality healthcare, preventive programs, and at least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.

Pursue Progress . Discover Extraordinary .

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com !

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