Distinguished Engineer

brevo· Product Engineering
Apply Now ↗
📍 Paris, France

About this role

At Brevo, we’re not just building a CRM. With our technology, we’re helping millions of organizations build lasting relationships with their customers.

From emails and SMS to WhatsApp, Chat, and Marketing Automation, our tools are intuitive, powerful, and built to scale with every ambition. We give businesses a clear view of the customer journey, so they can focus on what matters: connection.

As a certified B Corp, we’re proud to grow with purpose, committed to high standards of social and environmental impact, not just performance.

Today, more than 500,000 businesses across 180 countries—from NGOs like Amnesty International to global brands like Carrefour, eBay, Louis Vuitton, and Michelin—trust Brevo to engage their audiences, cut through complexity, and deliver results. Our reliable technology and 75+ integrations help them create unparalleled customer experiences, without the usual tech headaches.

We recently exceeded 200m ARR and reached a major milestone by becoming a Unicorn, backed by strong growth and global expansion - and we’re just getting started!

The role:

We are looking for a Distinguished Engineer based in our Paris office to lead the technical transformations that are too large, too cross-cutting, or too critical to belong to a single engineering team.

This is a company-wide IC role with direct report to the CTO and explicit authority to drive major technical decisions across Product Engineering, Platform, Infrastructure and Data.

This isn't an advisory role, it's a mandate to change how Brevo Engineering works at a foundational level

What you will do:

    You will own a small number of high-impact technical transformations end to end: architecture, implementation strategy, migration, adoption and retirement of legacy systems.

    Examples include:

  • rebuilding our CI/CD and deployment architecture across hundreds of services and repositories;
  • replacing fragmented logging and observability patterns with an OpenTelemetry-based platform backed by ClickHouse;
  • redesigning how we use Kafka and introducing stronger platform abstractions around messaging;
  • turning ClickHouse into a first-class internal product rather than a database consumed inconsistently across teams;
  • defining and driving common standards around service communication, reliability, runtime architecture and developer platforms.

    • These initiatives will cross organizational boundaries and require changes to both infrastructure and application code.

    Your responsibility is to own the projects end to end, driving them through every stage and resolving whatever obstacles arise until it is delivered.

Who you are:

  • You have already operated at Principal, Distinguished, Senior Principal, Fellow, or equivalent level within a significantly larger engineering organization.
  • You have repeatedly led transformations involving
  • hundreds of engineers or large service fleets,
  • distributed systems and production infrastructure,
  • complex migrations where old and new worlds had to coexist,
  • strong technical disagreement across senior teams,
  • and architecture decisions with broad and lasting consequences.
  • You move fluidly between a system design discussion, a code review, a production incident, a migration plan, and an executive-level technical decision.
  • You bring deep expertise in several of the following: Kubernetes, CI/CD, Kafka, ClickHouse, OpenTelemetry, distributed databases, service communication, developer platforms, and large-scale observability.
Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, if this role speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you.


Frequently Asked Questions

Is the salary disclosed for the Distinguished Engineer position at brevo?
The salary for this Distinguished Engineer role at brevo is not publicly listed. Click "Apply Now" to learn more about the compensation package on their official careers page.
Where is the Distinguished Engineer position at brevo located?
This Distinguished Engineer role at brevo is based in Paris, France. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Which team or department does the Distinguished Engineer at brevo belong to?
This Distinguished Engineer position is part of the Product Engineering department at brevo. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the Distinguished Engineer position at brevo?
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page. You will be redirected to brevo's official application portal hosted on lever where you can submit your application directly.
When was the Distinguished Engineer job at brevo posted?
This Distinguished Engineer position at brevo was posted on Sep 18, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Distinguished Engineer
brevo
Apply for this role ↗

You'll be redirected to brevo's official application page on Lever.