DevOps Engineer

Competition Company GmbH; United States; Remote; USD 91,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Flexible work environment

30 days paid vacation

Job summary

Competition Company GmbH is seeking a DevOps Engineer to build and improve the platform services behind RENNSPORT. You’ll collaborate with game, backend and SREs, focusing on Go and Kubernetes to ship reliable backend services.

This role requires extensive Go/Kubernetes/Linux experience, on-prem/cloud/hybrid infrastructure, Terraform for IaC, Python/Bash scripting, and strong English. Remote-first, residency in Germany is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Go, Kubernetes and Linux.
• Experience with on-prem, cloud and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform.
• Scripting in Python and Bash.
• Knowledge of Linux and networking, including HTTP/S and TCP.
• Experience with Git-based development workflows.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Professional experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering or a similar role.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services using Go, Postgres and Kubernetes.
• Maintain and improve cloud and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Build tooling that improves developer productivity and reduces manual work.
• Manage Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Manage game server automation and image management
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and deployments across development, staging and production.
• Work with our Site Reliability Engineer on infrastructure, scalability and observability.
• Maintain secure infrastructure configurations and access controls.
• Document infrastructure, pipelines and processes.

Skills

Go

Kubernetes

Linux

Cloud & hybrid infra

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Python

Bash

Git workflows

Troubleshooting

English proficiency

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Introduction

Germany | Full-time | Remote

We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to build and improve the platform services behind RENNSPORT.

You’ll work closely with our game, backend and Site Reliability engineers, with a focus on software development in Go and Kubernetes.

Proficiency in Go and residency in Germany are non-negotiable for this position.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services using Go, Postgres and Kubernetes.


• Maintain and improve cloud and hybrid cloud infrastructure.


• Build tooling that improves developer productivity and reduces manual work.


• Manage Kubernetes and containerized environments.


• Manage game server automation and image management


• Troubleshoot infrastructure and deployments across development, staging and production.


• Work with our Site Reliability Engineer on infrastructure, scalability and observability.


• Maintain secure infrastructure configurations and access controls.


• Document infrastructure, pipelines and processes.

Your profile

• Extensive experience in Go, Kubernetes and Linux.


• Experience with on-prem, cloud and hybrid cloud infrastructure.


• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform.


• Scripting in Python and Bash.


• Knowledge of Linux and networking, including HTTP/S and TCP.


• Experience with Git-based development workflows.


• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.


• Professional experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering or a similar role.


• Professional working proficiency in English.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience in the gaming industry or game development infrastructure.


• Experience with dedicated game servers or multiplayer backend infrastructure.


• Experience with PostgreSQL in production environments.


• Experience supporting live-service environments and game launches.


• Familiarity with deployment processes for Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox or PlayStation.


• Interest in gaming, motorsport or sim racing.

What you can expect from us

• Full-time: 40 hours per week with an initial 6-month probation period.


• Remote-first, flexible work environment (must be located in Germany).


• 30 days of paid vacation per year.


• The opportunity to shape the backend of a next-generation sim racing platform from the ground up.