DevOps Engineer

Role overview Own and improve cloud infrastructure for a large-scale game development project, helping teams build and operate reliable development and live-service environments. The work spans infrastructure automation, secure deployments, build pipelines, and support for production issues. Game industry experience is useful but not essential.

Responsibilities - Design and maintain cloud infrastructure on platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP. - Provision resources through infrastructure-as-code tools, including Terraform or cloud-native templates. - Build and improve CI/CD pipelines for compiling, packaging, and deploying game software. - Apply cloud security practices and relevant compliance requirements. - Investigate live-service incidents and development issues, using monitoring and profiling to identify causes. - Automate development environments so multiple teams can work effectively.

Requirements - At least four years of professional experience with Microsoft Azure. - Scripting experience with Python, PowerShell, Groovy, or similar languages. - Familiarity with containers and orchestration, such as Docker and Kubernetes. - Understanding of compiling code and managing build pipelines, plus game packaging and platform deployment needs. - Experience monitoring and profiling applications with tools such as Datadog, CloudWatch, or Prometheus. - Strong debugging and communication skills, with a collaborative approach to resolving blockers and prioritizing player experience.

Nice to have - Experience with Jenkins, TeamCity, or Azure DevOps for game development. - Familiarity with additional cloud providers, multi-cloud applications, game workflows, asset management, or version control such as Perforce or Git LFS. - Go programming experience.

Benefits and work setup - Hybrid office work or remote work in the Eastern United States; other remote locations may be considered. - Listed base pay is $100,000–$150,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. - Medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan; and paid parental leave. - Nine paid holidays, flexible paid time off, and an annual winter closure. - Annual video game budget.