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# Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Database (x/f/m) at Doctolib

- **Company:** [Doctolib](https://feeny.ai/companies/doctolib)
- **Location:** Nantes, France
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/doctolib/d224f831-e976-4c72-92e8-2386d31960b4

## Job description

Join a team of passionate and hardworking entrepreneurs to transform healthcare! Working in the tech team at Doctolib involves building innovative products and features to improve the daily lives of care teams and patients. We work in feature teams in an agile environment, while collaborating with engineering, design, and business teams. Doctolib is looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to keep Doctolib production database systems running smoothly. You will also be a key-player to support the exponential growth of Doctolib services.

## What you will do

You will join a team of developers, DBA and SRE responsible for:

- Improving and protecting the health of our datastores,
- Empowering the whole tech teams to use our datastores in the most efficient way,
- Collaborating everyday with our Database Architects, Principal Engineers and Site Reliability Engineers from other teams.

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer in our Doctolib Database Optimization team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of our databases. You will: Design, build and maintain core infrastructure databases that allow Doctolib scaling to support hundreds of thousands of concurrent users.

- Automate deployment, scaling, and maintenance of databases to enhance system reliability and operational efficiency,
- Implement and improve monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes to identify and address potential issues before they impact both practitioners and patients,
- Provide documentation and tooling to empower the feature teams in their use of their databases, while ensuring their reliability,
- Mitigate production database issues during working hours when the issue cannot be fixed by the responsible feature team,
- Research and evaluate new technologies, tools, and best practices to continuously improve the reliability and availability of our systems and processes.

## Who you are

Are you convinced that you have exactly what it takes for the position? Then we encourage you to apply. Even if you don't meet every requirement, you might be exactly the right future Doctoliber for this or other positions!

- Have a strong hands-on experience (6y+) on a production platform, if possible at scale,
- Have proven experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud,
- Have proven experience with datastores such as PostgreSQL and/or Kafka and/or Couchbase,
- Have solid understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker and Kubernetes),
- Have proficiency in at least one programming language (Ruby, Python, Go, Java, etc.) and understanding of infrastructure as code principles,
- Are fluent in English.

Now, it would be fantastic if you:

- Have an experience with monitoring and observability tools,
- Like troubleshooting performance issues in complex environments.

## What we offer

- Free Health Insurance for you
- Up to 14 days of RTT
- A flexible workplace policy offering both hybrid and office-based modes
- Flexibility days allowing to work in EU countries and the UK 10 days per year
- Wellbeing program with free mental health and coaching through moka.care
- Special support package for caregivers and workers with disabilities
- ParentCare Program: Enjoy full salary coverage (100%) during your first month of birth leave, and 75% during the second, covered by Doctolib
- Lunch voucher with Swile card
- Work Council subsidy for sport club membership or creative activities
- Bicycle subsidy
- Public transportation reimbursement
- Relocation support for international mobility

The interview process

- Recruiter Interview
- SRE Technical interview
- System Design Interview
- Behavioral interview
- Reference Check
- Offer!

Job details

- Contract: Permanent position
- Workplace: Nantes
- Start date: As soon as possible
- Remuneration: Competitive salary package according to your profile

At Doctolib, we are committed to improving access to healthcare for everyone. This translates into our recruitment process. We evaluate candidates based solely on qualifications and motivation, without any form of discrimination. The more diverse ideas are heard, the more our product will truly improve healthcare for all. You are welcome to apply to Doctolib, regardless of your gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability. To ensure equal opportunities, we invite you to exclude personal information (e.g. pictures, age) from your applications. If you require any accommodation, please let us know for support during the hiring process. Join us in building the healthcare we all dream of! All information provided is processed by Doctolib for application management. For data processing details, click [here](https://doctolib.legal/B2C-Privacy-Policy-Career-FR). Please contact hr.dataprivacy(at)doctolib.com for inquiries or to exercise your rights.

## About Doctolib

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Doctolib builds digital healthcare solutions for health professionals and patients, including appointment booking, telemedicine, EHR, and AI-powered clinical assistants.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series E; $816M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: Levallois‑Perret, France
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed (the company was founded by a team including Stanislas Niox‑Chateau, but the profile attributes it to a founding group; official sources do not emphasise individual founder names – likely Roman Schué, Stanislas Niox‑Chateau, and others)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Healthcare Technology / Healthtech
- **Target customers**: B2B (healthcare professionals, hospitals, clinics) and B2C (patients); primary markets in France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands
- **Mission/purpose**: “Build together the healthcare we all dream of” – a purpose‑driven company (société à mission) with seven social objectives including improving care teams’ quality of life, facilitating access to care, and developing prevention.

## Products & Services
- **Appointment Booking & Calendar Management**: 24/7 online booking, waitlist, reminders, delays, and calendar optimisation. Used by 420,000+ health professionals and 90M+ patients.
- **Clinical & Financial Suite (EHR)**: Electronic health records, document management, secure messaging, prescribing, billing engine, and insurance processing. Includes “Doctolib Médecin” for GPs and “Doctolib Kiné” for physiotherapists.
- **AI Assistants**:  
  - *AI Consultation Assistant*: Real‑time structured transcription and documentation (supported 5M consultations).  
  - *AI Phone Assistant*: Handles booking and patient messaging 24/7.  
  - *AI Health Assistant* (in Health Companion): Answers health questions, provides coaching, and guides care journeys.
- **Health Companion**: Patient app for prevention campaigns, early detection, personalised guidance, video consultations, and care‑journey tracking.
- **Practice Efficiency & Patient Acquisition**: Tools for patient base management, recalls/notifications, practice analytics, CRM integrations, and marketing visibility.
- **Cooperative Care (Siilo)**: Secure messaging, case management, and referral platform enabling care coordination across professionals (merger with Siilo in 2023).
- **Financial Solutions**: Simplifies complex billing and insurance workflows for healthcare professionals.
- **Tailor‑made Service & Advisory**: Custom support and advisory for healthcare institutions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company; total funding $816M)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~€257.6M (most recent available). Total funding $816M (Series E of $170.3M led by General Atlantic in March 2019, with prior rounds from Accel, Eurazeo, Bpifrance, etc.)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: General Atlantic, Accel, Eurazeo, Bpifrance, and others. Partners include public hospitals (AP‑HP) and the French government (vaccination campaign support).
- **Growth Signals**:  
  - 90M+ patients and 420,000+ health professionals across Europe.  
  - 2,900+ employees (up from 2,618 reported earlier).  
  - Tech & Product team of 900+ engineers.  
  - 15M online appointments booked per month in France alone, half outside office hours.  
  - B Corp certification (goal achieved by 2024).  
  - Expansion into Italy (2021) and Netherlands (via Siilo merger 2023).  
  - AI adoption: AI Consultation Assistant supporting 5M consultations.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep Healthcare Specialisation**: Over a decade of domain expertise; solutions meet highest clinical standards (ISO 27001, HDS certified).
- **Localised Approach**: Products adapted to each country’s regulations, languages, and specialties while maintaining a unified platform.
- **Ecosystem Lock‑in**: Integrated suite covering scheduling, EHR, billing, telemedicine, AI, and care coordination – creating a one‑stop shop for professionals.
- **Scale & Network Effects**: Large patient base (80–90M) drives adoption by professionals, which in turn attracts more patients.
- **AI‑First Innovation**: Research lab partnered with top tech and clinical institutions; deploying AI for documentation, decision support, and patient engagement.
- **Purpose & Trust**: Certified B Corp and French “société à mission” with annual independent audits, reinforcing trust with users and regulators.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI‐Powered Efficiency**: Scaling AI assistants to reduce administrative burden (targeting 4.5 hours saved per week per GP).  
- **International Expansion**: Deepening footprint in Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands while maintaining leadership in France.  
- **Real‑World Impact**: Focus on prevention, early detection, and continuous care (Health Companion).  
- **Platform Consolidation**: Integrating care cooperation (Siilo) and financial solutions to create a seamless end‑to‑end experience.  
- **Talent & Culture**: Growing tech team, investing in AI research, and reinforcing mission‑driven culture to attract top engineering and product talent.

## Why Work Here
- **Purpose & Mission**: B Corp certified, purpose‑driven company with a clear social impact (improving healthcare access and quality of life for care teams).  
- **Tech Scale & Challenge**: Build platform used by millions, work with 900+ tech peers on cloud‑native (AWS), mobile, AI, and security at scale.  
- **Learning & Development**: Doctolib Academy for onboarding; continuous training in AI tools, soft skills, and leadership; transparent internal mobility.  
- **Benefits**:  
  - Health insurance 100% paid for you and children.  
  - 25 vacation days + up to 14 RTT days/year.  
  - Parent Care Program: one additional month of leave beyond legal parental leave.  
  - Free mental health coaching via Moka.care.  
  - Gym (on‑site in Paris) with group classes.  
  - Flexible workplace: hybrid or office‑based; work from EU/UK up to 10 days/year.  
  - Subsidised sports/creative class membership.  
  - Lunch vouchers (Swile card).  
  - Solidarity Days (2 days/year for health charities).  
- **Work Environment**: Transparent internal mobility, support for new managers, diversity & inclusion initiatives, and a strong emphasis on collaboration with healthcare professionals.  
- **Locations**: Paris, Nantes, Berlin, Milan, Amsterdam, and other EU cities.

## Sources
1. [careers.doctolib.com](https://careers.doctolib.com/) – Careers page with benefits, culture, and product descriptions.
2. [linkedin.com/company/doctolib](https://www.linkedin.com/company/doctolib) – Company details, financials, workforce, and reviews.
3. [careers.doctolib.com/tech-doctolib/](https://careers.doctolib.com/tech-doctolib/) – Tech team overview, AI and product details.
4. [media.doctolib.com](https://media.doctolib.com/image/upload/mkg/file/impact_report_en_digital.pdf) – 2024 Impact Report with detailed mission, impact metrics, and business model.

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