Site reliability engineer in gaming infrastructure

Chess.com; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Chess.com набирает инженера SRE для поддержки и масштабирования глобальной инфраструктуры в удалённом формате. Вакансия предполагает работу с UNIX/Linux, облачными платформами и инфраструктурой как код. Тедущие задачи охватывают мониторинг, безопасность, автоматизацию и обеспечение высокой доступности сервисов.

Требуется 5+ лет опыта в SRE/DevOps, знание Kubernetes/Docker, IaC и инструментов мониторинга. Работа полностью удаленная, возможность сотрудничества с командами по всему миру.

Qualifications

• Степень бакалавра в области CS/инжиниринга или эквивалентный опыт.
• 5+ лет опыта в SRE/DevOps/инфраструктуре.
• Опыт управления bare-metal инфраструктурой и дата-центрами.
• Уверенное владение UNIX/Linux и CLI.
• Опыт работы с облачными платформами и IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Опыт конфигурационного менеджмента (Ansible/Chef/Puppet).
• Знание сетевых основ (TCP/IP/HTTP/DNS) и устранение неполадок.
• Опыт с контейнерами (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Навыки мониторинга (Datadog/Prometheus/Grafana/ELK).
• Коммуникации в распределенной команде и ответственность за надёжность.

Responsibilities

• Разработка многорегиональной устойчивой инфраструктуры.
• Руководство стратегией гибридного облака и интеграция дата-центра с облаком.
• Сопровождение on-call и инцидент-реакций, поддержка SLA.
• Проектирование мониторинга и алертинга для раннего обнаружения.
• Инфраструктура как код и CI/CD конвейеры для деплоймента.
• Оптимизация производительности через容量 планирование и нагрузочное тестирование.
• Обеспечение безопасности и защиты данных инфраструктуры.
• Сотрудничество с командами разработки для масштабируемых решений.
• Автоматизация операций через скрипты и конфигурационное управление.
• Менторство членов команды по SRE практикам и документации.

Skills

Site Reliability

DevOps

Incident Response

Networking basics

Automation scripting

Collaboration

Ownership

Security awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

Datadog

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudFormation

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

Описание:

Chess.com is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the #1 platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess. We are a team of 600+ fully remote people in 60+ countries working hard to serve the global chess community. We are here to support 250M+ chess players worldwide with the best possible product, content, and tools to serve the community!

Задачи:

• Design and implement multi-regional resilient infrastructure capable of handling millions of concurrent sessions and transactions daily across global data centers
• Lead the hybrid cloud migration strategy, integrating bare-metal datacenter resources with cloud services for optimal performance and cost efficiency
• Own the on-call rotation and incident response procedures, ensuring rapid resolution of critical system issues and maintaining high availability SLAs
• Architect monitoring and alerting systems using industry-standard tools to proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks before they impact users
• Collaborate with development teams to implement infrastructure-as-code practices and establish deployment pipelines that support continuous integration and delivery
• Optimize system performance through capacity planning, load testing, and resource allocation across distributed computing environments
• Establish and maintain security protocols and risk assessment procedures for infrastructure components and data protection
• Partner with engineering teams to design scalable solutions for high-traffic applications and real-time processing requirements
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual operational overhead and improve system reliability through scripting and configuration management
• Mentor team members on SRE best practices and contribute to the development of infrastructure standards and documentation

Требования:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering roles
• Experience managing bare-metal server infrastructure and datacenter operations
• Strong proficiency with UNIX/Linux operating systems and command-line administration
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
• Hands-on experience with configuration management systems (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or similar)
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS), and network troubleshooting
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, or similar)
• Proficiency with monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or similar)
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including performance optimization and scaling strategies
• Strong collaboration and communication skills for working effectively in a distributed team environment
• Demonstrated sense of ownership and accountability for system reliability and performance

Будет плюсом:

• Advanced knowledge of content delivery networks (CDNs) and edge computing
• Experience with server-side automation and scripting languages (Python, Go, Bash, or similar)
• Background in high-availability architectures and disaster recovery planning
• Familiarity with security frameworks and compliance requirements
• Experience with game server infrastructure or real-time application hosting
• Knowledge of database administration and optimization for high-concurrency applications
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Experience with capacity planning and performance testing tools
• Previous experience in a fully remote, distributed work environment
• Continuous learning mindset with interest in emerging infrastructure technologies

Условия:

This is a full-time opportunity We are 100% remote (work from anywhere!)