DevOps Engineer

Rushdown Studios is hiring a DevOps Engineer to support an existing partner studio on a large-scale game development project. The role focuses on improving infrastructure reliability, automating infrastructure and development tools, and supporting 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

Requirements:

• Prior game development experience is required for this role
• 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
• 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)