Senior DevOps Engineer - KICK
Core
Design, deploy, and operate the cloud platform and shared services for a global live video streaming platform serving 130M+ users, including real-time messaging infrastructure.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC DevOps/Platform Engineer
Builds
Cloud platform, shared services, real-time messaging infrastructure, delivery pipelines, and self-service tooling for engineering teams.
Domain
Internet / Live streaming / Real-time messaging / Cloud Infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, AWS (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, IAM), CI/CD (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD), observability (Datadog, Cloudflare), Golang, NodeJS/TypeScript, microservices architecture, networking (TCP/IP, DNS, VPC), security implementation, load testing, capacity planning, AI tooling.
Preferred skills
Real-time messaging systems, high-connection volume services, internal developer platforms, self-service tooling.
Technologies
Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Datadog, Cloudflare, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Golang, NodeJS, TypeScript
Responsibilities
Design and operate shared platform services and real-time messaging infrastructure; architect scalable infrastructure solutions; optimize systems for performance and reliability; build self-service capabilities and reusable patterns; develop and maintain cloud infrastructure and environments; own delivery tooling and release processes; improve monitoring, logging, and observability; support large-scale live events with load testing and capacity planning; ensure system security; contribute hands-on code; lead cross-office projects; participate in on-call rotation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
