DevOps

We are launching our entire platform from scratch — fully cloud-native, automated, and built on top of DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code principles.

Our stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Redis, RabbitMQ, microservices, Node.js, Pixi.js.

We are a small and fast-growing engineering team, and we are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer who will own the whole cloud infrastructure and shape the technical direction of the platform.

Requirements

What you will build

• Build our entire AWS cloud infrastructure from scratch following automation-first, HA, and security-by-design principles;
• Design and operate Kubernetes environments; create and maintain custom Helm charts;
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using modular Terraform structures;
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps delivery workflows;
• Build secure networking architecture: VPC, VPN, WAF, firewalls, ingress controllers;
• Set up monitoring, logging, alerting, and tracing (Prometheus / Grafana / Loki / Tempo);
• Deploy and maintain infrastructure for PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Redis, RabbitMQ;
• Define solutions for container registry and artifact management;
• Ensure system scalability, reliability, observability, and security;
• Participate in architectural discussions and influence OptiPlay’s platform engineering strategy.

 What makes you a great match

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering;
• AWS production experience: VPC, VPN, WAF, firewalls, multi-environment setups, networking fundamentals;
• Kubernetes: strong understanding of internals, Helm, container runtime ecosystem;
• Terraform: modular IaC design, reusable infrastructure patterns, infra from scratch;
• CI/CD & GitOps: GitLab CI, ArgoCD, automated deployment workflows;
• Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, or similar.
• Datastores & Messaging: PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Redis, RabbitMQ.
• Networking & Proxying: NGINX, HAProxy, Traefik, ingress controllers.
• Automation & Scripting: Bash, Python (or similar).
• Artifact Management: modern registries like ECR, Harbor, Nexus, etc.
• Experience designing infrastructure for high-load, distributed, real-time systems.

 Nice to Have

• Terragrunt
• SSL4SaaS
• Experience with GCP or Azure
• Multi-cluster or multi-region architecture
• Deep Kubernetes ecosystem experience (operators, CRDs, service mesh)

Benefits

• 21 vacation days + 5 extra day-offs annually;
• 12 paid sick days;
• Fully remote format — work from anywhere you feel productive;
• Flexible schedule: start your day anytime between 08:00–11:00 CET;
• Fixed budget for health insurance and gym/fitness;
• Provided all required work equipment;
• Zero bureaucracy and direct communication with founders and C-level;
• Minimal meetings, async-friendly workflow;
• Startup energy: fast motion, creativity, and tight-knit communication;
• Business trips and team meetups several times per year;
• Multiple salary payout options (flexible formats);
• …And many more perks unlocked after we hit break-even.