Description:

As a Site Reliability Engineer at Escape Velocity, you will enable teams to create new ways to enhance experiences in interactive entertainment.
You will analyze, implement, and improve complex systems responsible for delivering games to millions of fans.
You will own the delivery, scalability, and reliability of the cloud-hosted game title.
You will partner with the game team to advise on and implement best practices to enhance player experiences.
You will take ownership of projects, ensuring they are completed in a timely manner while maintaining high standards for quality.
You will engage with product teams to diagnose and resolve operational concerns.
You will form and maintain relationships with internal and external partners to support peers and customers.
You will consistently aim to optimize reliability, availability, observability, and cost.
You will participate in an on-call rotation to assist with business-critical incidents impacting partners.

Requirements:

You must have 5+ years of experience in a Site Reliability, DevOps, or Platform engineering role.
You must have 5+ years of experience with observability, application monitoring and alerting, telemetry collection, and data visualization using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki.
You should have experience with GitOps workflows and Helix Core / Perforce versioning system.
You must have experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD systems such as Buildkite, GitHub, or GitLab runners.
You should have expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) design using a combination of Ansible, Terraform, and CloudFormation.
You must have experience with backend game engines such as Pragma, GameLift, Agones, or others.
You should have experience with capacity planning and FinOps.
You must be proficient in one or more high-level programming languages (e.g., Python, Kotlin, JavaScript, C++).
You should have strong Linux skills.
You must understand public cloud services, their use cases, automation, best practices, and cost optimization.
You should have the ability to analyze desired project outcomes and derive requirements to take an idea from concept to completion.

Escape Velocity offers excellent benefits and a fantastic project environment.
The company values the time, energy, and talent of its players and colleagues.
The position is fully remote, supporting team members nearly anywhere in the world.
The company prioritizes honesty and strives to give everyone autonomy in their work.
Escape Velocity believes in constant improvement across all areas, ensuring that time is spent on the most important tasks.
The company is dedicated to building a culture of play, which enhances both game-making and team bonding.