Description:

Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content, operating at the intersection of games, publishing, and fintech.
The company partners with top global game companies like Riot Games, Activision, and Stillfront, and is backed by investors such as a16z, Bitkraft, Google, Konvoy, Riot Games, Sony, and Nas.
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting and maintaining dynamic systems that automate development and handle millions of daily active users.
You will optimize AWS cloud deployment for improved performance, security, and cost management.
Your role will involve deploying automation tools (CI/CD) to facilitate the development and deployment of builds.
You will be tasked with building and maintaining development, staging, and production environments.
Setting up and executing progressive load tests simulating massive scale involving web sockets will be part of your responsibilities.
You will design procedures for system monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
Additionally, you will secure, store, and tightly control access to tokens, passwords, certificates, and encryption keys.

Requirements:

You should have 4+ years of experience working as a DevOps Engineer in the AWS environment, with experience in services like EC2, ELB, Route53, and S3.
Experience optimizing web sockets with significant loads and database architecture (MySQL) and caching technologies (MemCached, Redis) is required.
Familiarity with technologies such as RabbitMQ, Jenkins, Jira, Chef, and Hashicorp is necessary.
You must demonstrate self-motivation, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a distributed team environment.

Working at Carry1st offers a fast-paced and dynamic environment with a diverse and global team operating fully remotely across 25+ countries.
You will have the opportunity to build industry-changing products every day and grow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming and fintech.
The position allows you to work from anywhere in the world with international teammates.
You will have the chance to own shares in the company, enabling you to benefit from the value you create.
Additional perks include co-working excursions to meet colleagues in various cities, awesome equipment to work effectively, and a remote working allowance of $600 per year to optimize your work-from-home experience.
You will have access to learning and development opportunities, including courses, conferences, and training events.
Regular social events will be organized to help you relax and connect with teammates.
You will enjoy a paid day off on your birthday.