Senior Infrastructure Engineer

A U.S.-based company that has managed to develop and launch a world-class gaming studio by combining elements of next-gen technology and global talent is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer. The selected candidate will work closely with senior developers to develop the best technical design and approach for new and existing service developments. The company’s flagship game combines the strategic elements of portals with the explosive gameplay of a first-person shooter. The company has managed to successfully secure $100 mn+ in funding so far. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with senior developers to ensure high performance and maintainability across the stack (infra layer to application layer)
• Plan, design, build, deploy and operate new infrastructure 
• Build the next generation back-end to support the platform over the next decade
• Utilize measured data to justify insights and improve the services and developer experience
• Build for availability, resiliency, and sustainability
• Work independently on projects with minimal supervision and direction

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 4+ years of relevant experience in an Infrastructure, DevOps, Site Reliability, or another infrastructure-focused engineering role
• Prior expertise in creating infrastructure from scratch for distributed microservice apps
• Strong knowledge in defining, designing, and/or implementing system health, performance monitoring, and software management solutions for 24x7 environments
• Prior experience working with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, etc.
• Nice to have some game development or industry-adjacent experience
• Experience building automation tools with Unreal Engine is desirable
• Experience working at small startups is nice to have
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills