Senior DevOps Engineer

Rock Steady; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career-defining opportunities

Inclusive environment

Job summary

Rocksteady Studios in London is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support Unreal Engine 5 projects, bridging development and operations.

You will build and maintain CI pipelines with Unreal Horde and TeamCity, automate build/test/cook/package steps, and optimize the build farm and DDC infrastructure.

Hybrid work arrangement: work from home Monday, Thursday, Friday, and in-office Tuesday and Wednesday in Kentish Town.

Qualifications

• Experience as a C++ programmer in game development or similar field.
• Experience with Unreal Engine beyond gameplay code.
• Hands-on experience with automation, build systems, or CI pipelines.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C# for tooling and infrastructure development.
• Comfortable working in Windows-based development environments.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across large, complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and evolve CI pipelines using Unreal Horde and TeamCity.
• Develop and support automation workflows for build, test, cook, and package processes.
• Maintain and improve build farm infrastructure, artifact storage, and distribution systems.
• Support and optimize distributed compilation to reduce engine and game build times; Maintain DDC infrastructure.
• Collaborate with development teams to identify and resolve pipeline and workflow bottlenecks.
• Investigate and prototype modern solutions to improve reliability, scalability, and performance.

Skills

C++ programming

Unreal Engine

CI/CD pipelines

Python

C#

Windows development

Debugging

TeamCity

Automation

Build systems

Tools

Unreal Engine

TeamCity

Windows

Job description

Salary: £43,000 - 83,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience as a C++ programmer in game development or a similar technical field
• Experience working with Unreal Engine (UE4 or UE5) beyond gameplay code
• Hands-on experience with automation, build systems, or CI pipelines
• Proficiency in Python and/or C# for tooling and infrastructure development
• Comfortable working in Windows-based development environments
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across large, complex systems

Responsibilities:

• Build, maintain, and evolve CI pipelines using Unreal Horde and TeamCity
• Develop and support automation workflows for build, test, cook, and package processes
• Maintain and improve build farm infrastructure, artifact storage, and distribution systems
• Support and optimize distributed compilation to reduce engine and game build timesMaintain and optimize Derived Data Cache (DDC) infrastructure to improve iteration speed
• Collaborate with development teams to identify and resolve pipeline and workflow bottlenecks
• Investigate and prototype modern solutions to improve reliability, scalability, and performance

Technologies:

• C#
• DevOps
• Support
• Python
• Teamcity
• Unreal
• Windows
• GameDev
• Backbone

More:

We are Warner Bros. Discovery and Rocksteady Studios, an award-winning, critically acclaimed video game developer founded in 2004 and home to the Batman: Arkham series. We create genre-defining gameplay and character-driven cinematic narratives with AAA production values. Our multicultural team is based in London, and this Senior DevOps Engineer role supports Rocksteadys next Unreal Engine 5 project. The role is offered on a hybrid basis, with work from home on Monday, Thursday, and Friday, and in-office collaboration in Kentish Town, London on Tuesday and Wednesday. We offer career-defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and a supportive, inclusive environment where our people can thrive.

last updated 36 week of 2026