DevOps Engineer

Nintendo; Redmond (WA); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Nintendo of America in Redmond, WA is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable Linux-based systems and cloud infrastructure supportingNintendo.com and related services.

You will work with Terraform, AWS, container services (EKS/ECS) and CDN tooling, collaborate with development teams, own reliability KPIs, participate in 24x7 on-call rotations, and help advance CI/CD, automation, and on‑prem plus cloud operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of related experience in system development technologies and practices.
• Experience with CI/CD automation and tooling.
• Proficiency with server operating systems and version control.
• Experience with AWS cloud services and CDN technologies.
• Ability to write code in Bash, JavaScript or similar.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Designs, builds and maintains reliable and scalable applications on Linux servers, both On-prem and cloud.
• Partners with development teams by providing infrastructure guidance from early product phases.
• Collaborates with engineers to meet operational goals with automation and process.
• Submits fixes for deficiencies within area of responsibility.
• Owns KPIs for reliability, resiliency, and uptime and helps define SLOs.
• Leads requirements gathering, test planning, quality reviews, and issue resolution.
• Troubleshoots and resolves system and application challenges.
• Builds automation to reduce errors and improve CI/CD processes.
• Performs peer reviews to ensure best practices and standards.
• Runs Infrastructure as Code with CloudFormation/Terraform.
• Experience with AWS container services (EKS, ECS).
• Participates in 24x7 on-call cycles to support multiple environments.

Skills

Linux systems

CI/CD

Automation

Scripting

Code review

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Terraform

AWS

CloudFormation

EKS

ECS

CloudFront

S3

Job description

Nintendo of America

About Nintendo of America:

From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System TM more than 30 years ago, Nintendo’s mission has been to create smiles through unique entertainment experiences. Here at Nintendo of America Inc., we deliver on this mission by partnering closely with Nintendo Co., Ltd., to bring Nintendo’s iconic and cherished franchises including Mario TM , Donkey Kong TM , The Legend of Zelda TM , Metroid TM , Animal Crossing TM , Pikmin TM and Splatoon TM across the Americas through our video games, hardware systems, and collaborations with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like feature films and theme parks.

We are an equal opportunity employer offering a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, and the diverse consumers and communities we call home. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.

SUMMARY:

This role is part of the Digital Marketing department, supporting Nintendo’s online web infrastructure and associated applications by designing, architecting, deploying, and maintaining these systems for Nintendo.com. Tech stack includes Terraform, AWS, Fastly, Sentry, etc.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

• Designs, builds and maintains reliable and scalable applications on Linux servers, both On-prem and cloud to support internally or externally developed applications.
• Partners with development teams by providing infrastructure assistance and guidance from the early phases of product development.
• Collaborates with engineers in peer teams to develop solutions that meet operational goals, leveraging automation and process.
• Submits software fixes for deficiencies within the area of expertise or operational responsibility.
• Owns, drives and is accountable to for KPIs pertaining to reliability, resiliency, durability, and uptime contributing to defining SLOs.
• Leads and directs efforts for requirements gathering, building and implementing test plans, performing quality reviews, and fixing operational issues.
• Troubleshoots, evaluates and resolves system and application challenges.
• Builds automation to reduce the cost of errors, improve CI/CD processes, and increase developer efficiency.
• Performs peer review of solutions developed by others, and potentially other teams, ensuring that best practices and internal standards are being followed.
• Runs Infrastructure as a code with CloudFormation/Terraform.
• Experience and knowledge of AWS Container Services such as EKS and ECS.
• Participates in 24x7 on call cycle to support and troubleshoot products and solutions in multiple environments.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of five (5) years of related experience in various system development technologies, patterns and practices.
• Experience with automation methodologies such as continuous integration/delivery. (CI/CD)
• Experience writing, documenting, bundling and publishing code for reuse by others is extremely helpful.
• Proficiency in the setup, configuration, maintenance, and upgrading of one or more server operating system families (Linux, Windows, BSD, etc).
• Proficiency with version control tools (svn, git, etc).
• Proficiency with cloud-based web services platforms (AWS, Azure) and services (CloudFront, Lambda, S3, etc).
• Proficiency with application performance monitoring (APM) technologies. Experience with content delivery networks (CDN) a plus
• Some experience with SDLC processes (code review, release management, etc.)
• Some experience with networking equipment, protocols (TCP/IP, SSL, etc) and troubleshooting tools.Ability to write code in at least one language; comfortable implementing both functionality and tests, and reviewing others’ code. (Bash, JavaScript, etc.)
• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

This position is hybrid in Redmond, WA. Hybrid positions require regular onsite work following the schedule and guidelines for their division. This position is not open to fully remote status at this time.

This position includes the base pay range listed below, potential for a semi-annual discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.

Pay Range:

$108,450 — $173,550 USD