Kering Tech Lead Back

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Employment Full-time
Seniority Lead
Posted Jan 6, 2026
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Join Kering in Paris as a Tech Lead Back, driving backend architecture for luxury brands like Saint Laurent and Balenciaga. Contribute to digital transformation in a dynamic environment.

Overview

Kering is a prestigious global luxury conglomerate known for its diverse portfolio of iconic brands, including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen. The group is celebrated for its commitment to creativity, sustainability, and excellence, fostering a culture where innovation thrives. With a workforce of 47,000 employees and a revenue of €17.2 billion in 2024, Kering offers a dynamic environment for professionals passionate about luxury fashion and digital transformation.

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, reviewing code and validating 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 the platform components.

Qualifications

  • 6–10 years of experience 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 ability to lead by influence. Strong analytical skills and structured problem-solving. Ability to lead, mentor, and challenge engineers across teams. Autonomy, proactivity, and accountability.

Experience

6–10 years in software engineering, including at least 2 years 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

Opportunity to grow within a dynamic, innovative, and cutting-edge technological environment. Active contribution to exciting digital transformation projects. Commitment to diversity and inclusion, providing equal opportunities in employment.

Culture

Kering fosters a culture of creativity, innovation, and inclusivity, emphasizing the importance of diversity in enriching the workplace. The company supports its employees in expressing their talents individually and collectively, adapting to a changing world while upholding the values of excellence and sustainability.

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.