Hardware Architect
European sovereign cloud and AI provider offering GPU compute, AI model APIs, cloud infrastructure, bare metal, managed data, containers, and quantum services.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
About Scaleway
Scaleway SAS is a Paris-based subsidiary of iliad Group that operates a European cloud and AI platform. Its current offering includes GPU clusters and instances, serverless generative-model APIs, compute, storage, networking, managed databases, Kubernetes, serverless services, and Quantum as a Service.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will translate product requirements into hardware solutions for compute, storage, AI, and HPC. You will evaluate vendors and specifications, customize solutions, analyze costs and TCO, support business planning, and follow hardware development from design through implementation. You will document technical choices and monitor hardware trends.
Requirements
- 5 to 10+ years of hardware architecture or engineering experience
- Expertise in compute, storage, HPC, and AI server technologies
- Knowledge of ODM, OEM, and hardware components
- Knowledge of communication protocols and datacenter infrastructure
- Ability to conduct financial and TCO evaluations
- Technical and business communication
- Technical documentation
- Laboratory work experience
- OKR alignment
Responsibilities
- Gather and analyze functional requirements
- Identify hardware solutions from vendors
- Evaluate and evolve technical specifications
- Customize hardware solutions
- Conduct cost and TCO analyses
- Support hardware business plans
- Follow hardware development from design to implementation
- Monitor components and hardware trends
- Document technical choices and project progress
- Collaborate with vendors and engineering experts
Benefits
- Up to 3 days of remote work per week
- Office outdoor spaces and bike parking
- Healthy meal service and breakfast
- Swile lunch card for regional-site employees
- Access to a gym
- Daycare places
- Discounted caring services
Hiring Process
Recruiter discovery call; manager interview; team technical deep-dive interview; final office and laboratory visit.