Careers at Vates

Careers at Vates

We recruit new talent every year, all over the world. If you don't see a vacancy that matches your profile but think you have something to contribute to Vates, please send us a CV anyway. We respond to everyone.

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Partner Solution Engineer

Job opened

This role is about turning technical expertise into practical solutions, enabling our partners to successfully deploy, support, and promote Vates technologies.

We are looking for someone with:
-Several years of experience in technical enablement, solution engineering, technical support or IT infrastructure.
-Enjoy sharing knowledge, empowering partners and simplifying complex technical topics.
-An interest in Open Source technologies and collaborative environments is highly valued.
-Fluent English and French
-Professional proficiency in German is required.

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XCP-ng XAPI Developer

Job opened

This position is ideal for a software engineer who enjoys working close to the core of a virtualization platform and tackling challenging technical problems.

We are looking for someone with:
-Bachelor’s degree to a Master’s degree in Computer Science, software engineering, software development, or information systems
-5 years of experience on development project in langage OCAML or several years of experience without degree.
-A professional experience in development within an open source environment is appreciated.
-Fluent English.

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Hardware Compatibility List & Ecosystem Lead

Job opened

We are looking for a technical and cross-functional professional who is comfortable with infrastructure, virtualization, and hardware environments, and who can bring teams and partners together around a strategic, high-impact project.


We are looking for someone with:
-Bachelor’s degree to a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Network & Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
-Several years of experience.
-Autonomous and pragmatic. Pulls in the right people (engineering, product, alliances, support, community).

-Player-coach: as happy designing the model as plugging a server in to test it.
-Fluent English.

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Solution Expert

Job opened

You will bridge the gap between customer needs and technical solutions, combining architectural expertise with a strong understanding of business requirements.

We are looking for someone with:
-Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent with 5–10 years of experience in software development, infrastructure engineering, or solution architecture.
-Strong expertise in:
-Virtualization (VMware, Hyper‑V, KVM)
-Storage (SAN/NAS, performance tuning, redundancy)
-Networking (Switching iSCSI / Fiber Channel)
-Backup & DR (Veeam, snapshot strategies, RPO/RTO)
-High availability & production constraints
-Ability to vulgarize complex technical concepts for non‑technical audiences.
-Technical leadership, analytical mindset, and strong problem‑solving skills.
-Fluent English and French

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Technical Support Specialist (US Time Zone)

Job opened

Are you passionate about technology, enjoy solving complex problems, and value customer interaction? Would you like to work in an international, open-source environment ?

Don’t hesitate to apply !


The ideal candidate profile is oriented towards candidates holding a Bachelor’s degree to a Master’s degree in Computer Science, software engineering, software development, or information systems. Or several years of experience without degree.

A professional experience within an open source environment is appreciated.

Fluent English.


This is a remote position and requires candidates to be based in a time zone compatible with US business hours.


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Responsable Relation & Programme Education

Job opened

Help shape the future of tech education by building strategic partnerships with universities and developing the next generation of talent in open source and digital infrastructure.


Master’s degree (Engineering school, University, or Business school with a strong interest in technology).
3 to 7 years of experience in a similar role: institutional relations, partnership development, or education program management in a tech or open-source environment.

Key Skills:
-Strong knowledge of the French (and ideally European) education landscape: key stakeholders, structures, and decision-making processes
-Ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders: university CIOs, faculty members, executives, students
-Solid technical understanding — not necessarily a developer, but comfortable with concepts such as virtualization, infrastructure, and open source
-Experience in co-developing educational content or training programs
-Strong interest in managing cross-functional projects involving multiple internal stakeholders (training, sales, alliances, community, innovation)
-Understanding of education pathways and talent pipelines (engineering, systems, cloud, open source)

Personal Qualities:
-Autonomous with a strong sense of initiative
-Excellent interpersonal skills and willingness to engage in the field
-Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders
-Strong belief in open source and the importance of digital sovereignty in education
-Ability to identify and nurture high-potential talent over the long term

Languages:
-Fluent French required
-Professional English required (written and spoken) for international partnerships

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Talent Acquisition Partner

Job opened

-Bachelor’s to Master’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business, or a related field.
-3 to 5 years of experience in recruitment (within a recruitment agency, IT services company, or in-house environment).
-Fluency in English.

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Escalation Manager

Job opened

Join Vates and help bridge the gap between customers and technical teams to drive complex issues to resolution.


We are looking for someone with:

-A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, software engineering, software development, or information systems. Or several years of experience without degree.

-Severals years (5-7 minimum) of experience.

-A professional experience within an open source environment is appreciated.

-Good understanding of Vates' technical environment and the XCP-ng / Xen Orchestra ecosystem.

-Fluent in English and French.



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Cloud-Native & Kubernetes Software Developer

Job opened

Ready to build the next generation of cloud-native infrastructure?
Join our team, bring your expertise to challenging technical projects, and help us build open, innovative and reliable solutions for the future of virtualization and cloud-native environments.


We are looking for someone with:

-A Bachelor’s degree to a Master’s degree in Computer Science, or software engineering or information systems and Networks.Or several years of experience without degree.

-A professional experience within an open source environment is appreciated.

-Fluent in English and French.

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Business Systems Specialist

Job opened

You enjoy spending time with users, understanding how they work and helping them become more effective. You are equally comfortable delivering a training session, analyzing why a process is not followed, documenting a workflow or discussing a system improvement with a technical team. Don't hesitate, apply !


We are looking for someone with:

-A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or a related field.

-Severals years (5-7) of experience in business operations, business systems, enablement, operational excellence, RevOps, Sales Ops, process improvement or a comparable cross-functional role.

-Fluent in English and French.

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Help Desk Technician

Job opened

Are you passionate about helping users and solving technical issues? Join Vates as a Help Desk Technician and play a key role in delivering efficient, responsive, and user-focused IT support.


We are looking for someone with:

-A two-year technical degree (BTS) or a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, IT Systems, Network Administration, or a related field.

-A first experience in Help Desk, Service Desk, IT Support, or a similar position is appreciated.

-Fluent in English and French.

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Backend Developer

Job opened

The ideal candidate profile is oriented towards candidates holding a Bachelor’s degree to a Master’s degree in Computer Science, software engineering, software development, or information systems. A minimum of 3 to 5 years' experience. Fluent English.

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Our core values are:
Kindness , always have and always assume good intentions.
Openness , being open and transparent is in our DNA.
Solidarity , inside and outside of the company and finally
freedom , because thinking outside the box and being creative is always encouraged at Vates.

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Learn more about Vates

Learn more about Vates

Vates was born more than 10 years ago in the French Alps, in Grenoble. Our team is composed of more than 150 people, spread out in France and elsewhere in the world. Want to know more about our history? Our team? Thinking of joining us?

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