Groupe iliad operates telecom networks across three countries with 10,000+ employees and 45.3 million total subscribers. The tech stack reflects dual operational patterns: a mature infrastructure layer (Debian, VMware, Xen, Proxmox, Nagios) supporting legacy carrier systems, layered with modern data and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Kafka, dbt, ClickHouse, Cassandra) for real-time network and billing analytics. Active adoption of Open RAN signals infrastructure modernization, while the hiring mix heavily skews junior engineering (101 junior vs. 26 senior roles) and emphasizes support (41 open roles), typical of operators scaling customer-facing operations and platform reliability.
Notable leadership hires: Accounting Director
Groupe iliad is a European integrated telecoms operator, parent company of Free (France), iliad (Italy), and Play (Poland). The group operates fixed, mobile, and ultra-fast broadband networks, serving 45.3 million subscribers as of 2021, with France accounting for 21.2 million retail subscribers and Italy contributing 9.4 million. The Polish subsidiary Play brings 14 million subscribers, making the group Europe's sixth-largest mobile operator by subscriber count. Beyond consumer services, the group launched Free Pro in March 2021 to serve business customers in France. Revenue reached €7.6 billion pro forma in 2021.
Groupe iliad's stack includes Python, Kubernetes, Kafka, dbt, ClickHouse, Cassandra, MySQL, and InfluxDB for data and backend services, paired with virtualization (VMware, Xen, Proxmox), monitoring (Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana), and networking (OpenVPN, WireGuard) tools.
Groupe iliad is headquartered in Paris, France. The group was founded in 1999 and operates as a partnership with over 10,000 employees across France, Italy, and Poland.
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