Tech Lead Back

Location ParisÎle-de-FranceFrance
Type Full-Time
Seniority Lead
Posted Oct 8, 2025
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Join Kering in Paris as a Tech Lead Back, contributing to the evolution of backend systems for iconic luxury brands in a dynamic and innovative environment.

Overview

Kering is a prestigious global luxury group, renowned for its stewardship of iconic fashion houses such as Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen. With a commitment to creativity, sustainability, and cultural excellence, Kering offers an inspiring environment where innovation and craftsmanship are celebrated. As an employer, Kering fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace, encouraging employees to express their talents and contribute to the Group's legacy of 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, including code reviews and validation of pull requests.
  • Define integration contracts, document features, and support their adoption across teams.
  • Collaborate closely with Delivery, SRE, DevOps, Security, and Product teams.
  • Monitor the reliability, performance, and reuse of platform components.

Qualifications

  • 6–10 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years as a Tech Lead.
  • Strong background in backend architecture, web APIs, distributed systems, and CI/CD.
  • Proficiency in cloud-native environments such as AWS and GCP.
  • Familiarity with secure development, scalability, and observability standards.
  • Fluency in both English and French.

Skills

Clear and structured communication skills with the ability to lead by influence. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to mentor and challenge engineers across teams. Autonomy, proactivity, and a strong sense of accountability. Technical expertise in Node.js and composable backends.

Experience

6–10 years in software engineering, including at least 2 years in a Tech Lead role.

Benefits

Joining Kering offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, innovative, and cutting-edge technological environment, contributing to exciting digital transformation projects.

Culture

Kering is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, where diversity in all its forms enriches the environment and enhances the Group's ability to adapt to a changing world. The company values creativity, sustainability, and cultural excellence, providing a supportive atmosphere for employees to express their talents.