DevOps Engineer

LinuxRecruit; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading games studio in Greater London is seeking a DevOps engineer to enhance the development and scaling of mobile games. The ideal candidate will have expertise in cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS, along with experience in CI/CD processes, and a passion for gaming. The role offers opportunities for personal development, training, and stock options to share in the team's success.

Benefits

Generous training budget

Creative time for personal projects

Stock options

Qualifications

• Solid understanding and proficiency with AWS or another public cloud provider.
• Experience using Terraform or CloudFormation for provisioning infrastructure as code.
• Development experience in any language is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to the development of internal tooling.
• Provision infrastructure in a production environment.
• Support mobile games live after deployment.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Golang

React

Bash

CI/CD

Job description

Overview

Ever wondered if videogames could be more than just a hobby? You have the chance to help contribute to mobile first games that are played by hundreds of millions of people worldwide, as a DevOps engineer.

Studio

You’ll be joining an ambitious games studio which was founded in 2012, and already grown to a size of 130 people. They are going from strength to strength on their mission to create the most successful and popular mobile games in the world. Due to their growth, they are now looking for a DevOps engineer to help them with scaling their applications and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

No two days will be the same. You’ll play a part in every stage of the game development process right from conception to deployment. Your responsibilities will include managing and improving CI/CD pipelines, contributing to the development of internal tooling as well as provisioning infrastructure in a production environment and supporting mobile games live after deployment.

Qualifications

All of the cloud infrastructure is hosted on AWS, therefore as a successful candidate you’ll have a solid understanding and proficiency with either AWS or another public cloud provider. Ideally, you’ll also have experience using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation for provisioning infrastructure as code, as well as some development experience in any language (Golang, React and Bash are all a plus). Bonus points go to candidates with CI/CD exposure as well as previous experience in a pair-programming environment.

Compensation

You’ll be compensated for your hard work with a remuneration package covering which aims to encourage personal development with a generous training budget as well as creative time for you to work on personal projects. You’ll also get acces to stock options, so you can benefit from the whole team’s success.

How to Apply

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