Senior Cloud Engineer

Avalanchestudios; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 613,800 - 837,000; Full time

Job summary

Avalanche Studios is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to enhance the backend platform for live-service games. This role in Stockholm involves optimizing infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of experience with cloud systems, proficiency in container orchestration, and are passionate about gaming. The work environment is collaborative, fostering creativity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience with cloud or hybrid infrastructure.
• Proven ability to set and explain measurable goals for service quality.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain backend platform infrastructure.
• Ensure infrastructure is scalable and secure.
• Lead transition to Infrastructure as Code.

Skills

Cloud or hybrid infrastructure experience

Measurement of service quality

Redis or Memcache

Container orchestration (Kubernetes)

CI/CD pipelines

Programming (Python, Go, C++)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

Software architecture understanding

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Prometheus

Grafana

Cloudflare DNS

Job description

Avalanche Studios Group is hiring a Senior Cloud Engineer for our central technology organisation, Tech Foundations. In this cross‑functional team we innovate in areas that push the boundaries for what open‑world sandbox gaming means and enhance our players' online experience within our live‑service games.

In this role, you will contribute to developing and optimising our backend platform, Apex Connect, and its infrastructure in the cloud. Apex Connect is an integral part of the Apex Engine suite, a robust set of tools and services driving our live‑service games, connecting millions of active players globally with essential services such as user authentication, data tracking, live event management, and advanced matchmaking.

As a Cloud Engineer you will be a member of our engineering team, focusing on setting up, operating, and refining our infrastructure in the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing and maintaining our backend platform infrastructure architecture
• Ensuring that our infrastructure is scalable, secure, performant and cost‑efficient
• Leading the transition and expansion of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Improving our CI/CD pipeline to ensure developer experience as well as service stability
• Supporting other members of the team, fostering an inclusive environment of growth and development within Tech Foundations
• Providing technical excellence and problem solving
• Championing cost‑efficient operation of services in commercial cloud environments
• Championing the scaling of backend infrastructure to meet high‑availability requirements

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience with cloud or hybrid infrastructure (preferably GCP)
• Able to set and explain measurable goals for service quality
• Experience with Redis, Memcache, or equivalent
• Experience working with package management and dependencies
• Proficiency with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
• Experience in establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Professional experience with one or more of the following programming languages: Python, Go, or C++
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, etc.)
• A solid understanding of software architecture
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal

Bonus

• Hands‑on experience with Prometheus, Grafana and Google Cloud Monitoring
• Experience with Cloudflare DNS and Cloudflare DDoS protection products
• A passion and interest in gaming

We recognise that under‑represented groups in the industry might not apply if they don’t meet every requirement. At Avalanche we value your drive to learn and tackle challenges over a checklist of qualifications – so apply even if you don’t tick every box.

The Stockholm Location

Our Stockholm office is situated in Södermalm, the beating heart of the city’s game industry. It is a physical representation of our games – the lush vegetation of Just Cause and theHunter: Call of the Wild meets corroded metal straight out of Mad Max. Our hybrid model requires you to be in the office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays to foster collaboration and creativity.

Our Values

At Avalanche Studios Group, we create worlds beyond limits. We are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All Avalanchers share a responsibility to create an open work environment where everyone is treated equally and respectfully, regardless of heritage, gender, or sexual orientation. It’s all about passion and creativity.