Staff Platform & Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud & Kafka

X-Team; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

X-Team is seeking an exceptional Platform/Infrastructure Engineer (Staff level) to join a highly autonomous client team as a contractor. You’ll lead the architectural evolution of internal deployment tooling for game development and publishing platforms, operating with ownership and high standards.

The role emphasizes Python (Golang a plus), AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka migrations, and robust CI/CD with Jenkins and Datadog.

Qualifications

• Strong Python backend development experience.
• Deep cloud and infrastructure experience.
• Proven CI/CD and automation skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect, write, and maintain infrastructure deployment tools.
• Lead Kafka cluster migration and data streaming setup.
• Manage AWS via Terraform and Kubernetes clusters.
• Build CI/CD pipelines and observability tooling.
• Mentor engineers and enforce architecture standards.

Skills

Python

Golang

Cloud infra

CI/CD

Architecture leadership

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Datadog

Kafka

Job description

X-Team is seeking an exceptional Platform/Infrastructure Engineer (Staff level) to join a highly autonomous client team as a contractor. You’ll lead the architectural evolution of internal deployment tooling for game development and publishing platforms, operating with ownership and high standards.

The role emphasizes Python (Golang a plus), AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka migrations, and robust CI/CD with Jenkins and Datadog.