Platform Engineer - Cloud & CI/CD for Live Games

Rushdown Studios; United States; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary 100k-150k

9 Paid Holidays

Flexible PTO

Annual Winter Break

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Annual Video Game Budget

401(k) Retirement Plan

Job summary

Rushdown Studios is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to bolster our cloud infrastructure for large-scale game development. The role focuses on design, automation, security, and live-service support within a hybrid/remote-first US setup.

The candidate should have 4+ years on Azure, strong scripting (Python/PowerShell), Docker/Kubernetes, and IaC tools, with a collaboration-driven approach to empower teams and streamline pipelines.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of professional experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience scripting with languages like Python, PowerShell, or Groovy.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of game packaging and deployment requirements for different platforms.
• Experience compiling code and/or managing pipelines that compile code.
• Experience monitoring and profiling applications (DataDog, CloudWatch, Prometheus).
• Ability to debug unexpected issues that arise during development.
• Willingness to selflessly put player experiences first before even your own code and ego.
• Proactive approach to communication, particularly when it comes to unblocking yourself and navigating obstacles as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure for game development and live-service games using one or more cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Deploy infrastructure-as-code for cloud resources using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure Bicep, or Azure Resource Manager templates.
• Promote cloud security best practices and compliance requirements for gaming infrastructure.
• Design and develop CI/CD pipelines for builds and deployments.
• Respond to live support issues for a live-service game.
• Empower multiple teams through development environment automation.

Skills

Azure

Python

PowerShell

Go

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Debugging

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Azure Bicep

Azure Resource Manager

Job description

Rushdown Studios is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to bolster our cloud infrastructure for large-scale game development. The role focuses on design, automation, security, and live-service support within a hybrid/remote-first US setup.

The candidate should have 4+ years on Azure, strong scripting (Python/PowerShell), Docker/Kubernetes, and IaC tools, with a collaboration-driven approach to empower teams and streamline pipelines.