DevOps Engineer @Colonist

Overview

The role involves working as a DevOps Engineer at Colonist, a company focused on building a leading digital board game platform. The position is fully remote, emphasizing asynchronous work and outcome-oriented results.

Key Responsibilities

• Own Colonist's infrastructure end to end, including Kubernetes clusters, Docker builds, and DigitalOcean services.
• Manage cluster and cloud resources using Terraform.
• Improve production deployment frequency and safety.
• Oversee capacity management, including autoscaling and load balancer limits.
• Document systems, architecture decisions, runbooks, and incidents.
• Maintain and enhance the deployment path from merge to production.
• Operate PostgreSQL, Redis, and NATS, addressing performance issues and safe schema migrations.
• Manage Cloudflare configuration for DNS, proxying, caching, and more.
• Ensure observability with tools like Sentry and New Relic.
• Build self-service infrastructure paths for other engineers.
• Respond to incidents and conduct root cause analyses.

Requirements

• Senior-level experience in DevOps.
• Experience running Kubernetes in production.
• Strong documentation practices.
• Proficient with Linux, Docker, and CI systems.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and Redis under load.
• Familiarity with message brokers (NATS preferred, but equivalent experience acceptable).
• Experience using Cloudflare or similar services.
• Ability to debug live incidents across various systems.
• AI-forward mindset.
• Strong independent problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written communication skills in asynchronous settings.
• Collaborative team player.

Benefits

• Work shipped to over 3.6 million yearly active players.
• Asynchronous work culture.
• Unlimited vacation.
• Yearly team offsite.
• Full work equipment provided.
• Budget for experimenting with AI tools.
• Access to company metrics and internal discussions.

Location

Fully Remote

How to Apply

Visit the company career page to submit your application.

Deadline

No specific deadline mentioned.