Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Rushdown Studios is hiring an experienced DevOps Engineer to support a partner studio on a large-scale game development project. The role focuses on improving infrastructure reliability, automating infrastructure creation and development tools, and supporting cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and live-service operations.
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
- 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
- Game development experience
- Experience with build systems like Jenkins, TeamCity, or Azure DevOps, specifically for game development projects
- Experience working with additional cloud providers (e.g., AWS, GCP)
- Knowledge of game development workflows and asset management
- Experience with the Go programming language
- Experience running multi-cloud applications
- Previous work using version control for game development (e.g., Perforce, Git LFS)
Benefits
- 9 Paid Holidays plus Flexible PTO and Annual Winter Break Closure
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Annual Video Game Budget
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Hybrid work from the office in Saratoga Springs, NY, Tuesday-Thursday, or fully remote for candidates in the Eastern United States; remote-eligible states may be expanded for the right candidate
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