DevOps Engineer
Core
Own the infrastructure behind every live game session, ensuring zero downtime during viral traffic spikes and managing shared state for millions of daily players.
Role type
Senior DevOps Engineer (Real-time multiplayer infrastructure)
Builds
Game clusters, matchmaking/lobby servers, databases, and edge infrastructure for a digital board game platform
Domain
Gaming / Real-time distributed systems
Required skills
Kubernetes production operations, Terraform, PostgreSQL under load, Redis, NATS, Cloudflare, observability (Sentry/New Relic), Linux, Docker, CI/CD, incident response, cost optimization
Preferred skills
AI tool fluency, self-service infrastructure design, threat modeling, real-time multiplayer system experience
Technologies
Kubernetes, Terraform, PostgreSQL, Redis, NATS, Cloudflare, R2, Sentry, New Relic
Responsibilities
Manage cluster and cloud resources as code; scale servers dynamically with live traffic; ship updates without disrupting live games; defend the edge from bots and attacks; consolidate observability; document systems and runbooks; debug live incidents across logs, metrics, and databases
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC