Kering Tech Lead Back-End

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Employment Full-time
Seniority Lead
Posted Feb 4, 2026
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Join Kering in Paris as a Tech Lead Back-End, leading backend architecture for luxury brands like Saint Laurent and Balenciaga. Contribute to digital transformation in a dynamic environment.

Overview

Kering is a globally renowned luxury conglomerate, celebrated for its stewardship of iconic brands such as Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen. The group excels in ready-to-wear, couture, leather goods, jewelry, eyewear, and beauty. Kering is committed to fostering creativity and sustainability, reflected in its motto 'Creativity is our Legacy.' With a workforce of 47,000 and a revenue of €17.2 billion in 2024, Kering offers a dynamic environment for innovation and excellence.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Design and evolve the architecture of shared backend components, including APIs, sessions, and micro-services.
  • Define and enforce development best practices, testability, and security guidelines.
  • Provide technical oversight for the Core Platform team, review code, and validate pull requests.
  • Define integration contracts, document features, and support adoption across teams.
  • Collaborate closely with Delivery, SRE, DevOps, Security, and Product teams.
  • Monitor reliability, performance, and reuse of platform components.

Qualifications

  • 6–10 years in software engineering, including at least 2 years as a Tech Lead.
  • Strong background in backend architecture, web APIs, distributed systems, and CI/CD.
  • Solid understanding of cloud-native environments such as AWS and GCP.
  • Proficiency in both English and French.

Skills

Expertise in secure development, scalability, and observability standards. Ability to deliver quickly while maintaining high technical quality. Clear, structured communication and leadership by influence. Strong analytical skills and structured problem-solving. Ability to lead, mentor, and challenge engineers across teams. Autonomy, proactivity, and accountability.

Experience

6 to 10 years in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership role as a Tech Lead.

Workplace

This position is based in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Cerulean lists 3.316 open roles in Paris, including 67 posted recently. The broader Île-de-France area accounts for 3.727 active listings on Cerulean, 101 of which are new. In France as a whole, Cerulean currently features 4.275 open positions, with 127 posted this week.

Benefits

The position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, innovative, and cutting-edge technological environment, contributing to exciting digital transformation projects. Kering is committed to diversity and inclusion, providing equal opportunities in employment.

Culture

Kering fosters a culture of creativity, excellence, and sustainability. The company values diversity in all its forms, believing it enriches the workplace and enhances adaptability in a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Kering welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.

About Cerulean

Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.