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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Platform Tech Lead

Full-Stack EngineeringUpdated on Nov 3
Full-timeVélizy-Villacoublay, FranceNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of technical expertise on complex products.
  • Demonstrated experience in Data and AI, Platform Engineering, and Internal Developer Platforms.
  • Mastery of three-tier web architecture covering frontend, backend, and databases, and API integration using Swagger, OpenAPI, REST, or GraphQL.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
  • Frontend development experience with Angular or React and backend development experience with Spring Boot or Node.js.
  • Comfort with DevOps practices and deployment tools such as GitLab CI, Flux, and Argo CD.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Rigor, pragmatism, and prioritization skills to focus solutions on user needs and resolve complex problems.

Responsibilities

  • Translate functional needs into technical solutions aligned with architectural direction, contribute to key development work, and resolve technical issues.
  • Coordinate service integration with contributing teams, managing interfaces, dependencies, and compatibility.
  • Ensure end-to-end delivery operates properly, contribute to industrialization and technical documentation, and evolve the product.
  • Structure technical work, estimate effort, and define and apply development, testing, and documentation best practices.
  • Guide and support developers, identify risks, and prioritize actions with the Product Owner to ensure solution quality and security.
  • Track technical debt and maintain application performance, maintainability, and security.
  • Lead the design and delivery of the platform's Data and AI user interface with the Product Owner and technical resources, providing a simple, coherent self-service journey for users to discover, configure, and consume services.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with agile tools such as Jira and GitLab.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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