Staff DevOps Engineer
About this Role
Fandom is growing! Our Staff DevOps Engineer opportunity is based in Poznan and reports to our Manager of Network Operations.
Our Engineering team is a fan of building web experiences on the world’s largest platform for fans, with 300+ million monthly users!As a Staff DevOps Engineer, you will develop and monitor our scalable infrastructure in a large-scale Linux environment. You will work closely with all development teams to ensure that services are designed with scale, operability, performance, and ease-of-use in mind. Your day-to-day operations will include diagnosing and resolving performance and reliability issues across the entire stack: hardware, kernel, application, and network. You’ll be responsible for driving the entire lifecycle of DevOps projects and feature developments.
You Will...
Design, implement, and maintain high availability systems
Lead improvement of code integration and deployment processes
Contribute to and occasionally lead meetings: planning, stand-ups, RCAs and retrospectives
Provide strategy and thought leadership in product and technical decisions
Develop and maintain solutions for operational administration, system/data backup, disaster recovery, network management, and security/performance monitoring
Continuously evaluate existing systems with industry standards and make recommendations for improvement
Mentor other passionate engineers with diverse skill sets in a collaborative team environment
Participate in on-call duties on a rotational basis.
You Have...
Experience scaling and monitoring production infrastructure for heavy user load, e.g., 10,000,000+ monthly active users.
5+ years of Technical Operations, DevOps, System Operations, Network Operations or Site Reliability experience.
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with configuration management tools (preferably Chef, but experience with Puppet, Ansible, or other equivalent tools is acceptable )
A strong understanding of Linux systems, both high and low level
Proficiency with modern monitoring systems e.g., Prometheus
Proficiency with networking protocols (OSI network layers, TCP/IP, routing)
Proficiency in identifying and creating useful systems’ metrics needed to maintain performance and availability.
Knowledge of relational databases
Programming experience with scripting and coding: go, python, perl etc.
Bonus Points...
Experience with cloud providers: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon AWS
Knowledge of Prometheus, Hashicorp Consul, Terraform, or Vault
Understanding of the ELK stack (elasticsearch, logstash, kibana)
Strong Networking experience (BGP, VPNs, network security) – for example, CNA certification
Experience building and maintaining continuous integrations and deployment pipelines.
Benefits & Perks
MacBook Pro and all the gear you need for work
Free access to a multitude of popular online courses and books sponsored by our company
Company stock options
Company swag packages
Cafeteria Benefit Program (including private medical care, gym membership, shopping/wellness bonus, etc.)
VTO (Voluntary Time Off) - a day off every quarter for volunteering non-profit
Frequent team bonding events
Flexible work hours & time-off
Employee Interest and Hobby Groups supported by our company
Open, energetic and fan-focused, international work environment
About Fandom
Fandom is the world’s largest fan platform where fans immerse themselves in imagined worlds across entertainment and gaming. Reaching more than 350 million unique visitors per month and hosting more than 250,000 wikis, Fandom is the #1 source for in-depth information on pop culture, gaming, TV and film, where fans learn about and celebrate their favorite fandoms. Fandom’s Gaming division manages the online video game retailer Fanatical. Fandom Productions, the content arm of Fandom, enhances the fan experience through curated editorial coverage and branded content from trusted and established publishing brands Gamespot, TV Guide and Metacritic, along with its Emmy-nominated Honest Trailers and the weekly video news program The Loop. For more information follow @getfandom or visit: www.fandom.com.
Fandom is an equal opportunity employer. Fandom values diversity, and all employment decisions are made on the basis of job requirements and individual qualifications.
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Apply Now
Fandom is growing! Our Staff DevOps Engineer opportunity is based in Poznan and reports to our Manager of Network Operations.
Our Engineering team is a fan of building web experiences on the world’s largest platform for fans, with 300+ million monthly users!As a Staff DevOps Engineer, you will develop and monitor our scalable infrastructure in a large-scale Linux environment. You will work closely with all development teams to ensure that services are designed with scale, operability, performance, and ease-of-use in mind. Your day-to-day operations will include diagnosing and resolving performance and reliability issues across the entire stack: hardware, kernel, application, and network. You’ll be responsible for driving the entire lifecycle of DevOps projects and feature developments.
You Will...
Design, implement, and maintain high availability systems
Lead improvement of code integration and deployment processes
Contribute to and occasionally lead meetings: planning, stand-ups, RCAs and retrospectives
Provide strategy and thought leadership in product and technical decisions
Develop and maintain solutions for operational administration, system/data backup, disaster recovery, network management, and security/performance monitoring
Continuously evaluate existing systems with industry standards and make recommendations for improvement
Mentor other passionate engineers with diverse skill sets in a collaborative team environment
Participate in on-call duties on a rotational basis.
You Have...
Experience scaling and monitoring production infrastructure for heavy user load, e.g., 10,000,000+ monthly active users.
5+ years of Technical Operations, DevOps, System Operations, Network Operations or Site Reliability experience.
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with configuration management tools (preferably Chef, but experience with Puppet, Ansible, or other equivalent tools is acceptable )
A strong understanding of Linux systems, both high and low level
Proficiency with modern monitoring systems e.g., Prometheus
Proficiency with networking protocols (OSI network layers, TCP/IP, routing)
Proficiency in identifying and creating useful systems’ metrics needed to maintain performance and availability.
Knowledge of relational databases
Programming experience with scripting and coding: go, python, perl etc.
Bonus Points...
Experience with cloud providers: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon AWS
Knowledge of Prometheus, Hashicorp Consul, Terraform, or Vault
Understanding of the ELK stack (elasticsearch, logstash, kibana)
Strong Networking experience (BGP, VPNs, network security) – for example, CNA certification
Experience building and maintaining continuous integrations and deployment pipelines.
Benefits & Perks
MacBook Pro and all the gear you need for work
Free access to a multitude of popular online courses and books sponsored by our company
Company stock options
Company swag packages
Cafeteria Benefit Program (including private medical care, gym membership, shopping/wellness bonus, etc.)
VTO (Voluntary Time Off) - a day off every quarter for volunteering non-profit
Frequent team bonding events
Flexible work hours & time-off
Employee Interest and Hobby Groups supported by our company
Open, energetic and fan-focused, international work environment
About Fandom
Fandom is the world’s largest fan platform where fans immerse themselves in imagined worlds across entertainment and gaming. Reaching more than 350 million unique visitors per month and hosting more than 250,000 wikis, Fandom is the #1 source for in-depth information on pop culture, gaming, TV and film, where fans learn about and celebrate their favorite fandoms. Fandom’s Gaming division manages the online video game retailer Fanatical. Fandom Productions, the content arm of Fandom, enhances the fan experience through curated editorial coverage and branded content from trusted and established publishing brands Gamespot, TV Guide and Metacritic, along with its Emmy-nominated Honest Trailers and the weekly video news program The Loop. For more information follow @getfandom or visit: www.fandom.com.
Fandom is an equal opportunity employer. Fandom values diversity, and all employment decisions are made on the basis of job requirements and individual qualifications.
#LI-AM1
Apply Now