Windows Automation Engineer (GameDev)

TL;DR

Windows Automation Engineer (GameDev): Creating and maintaining packaging for tools and build dependencies, and automating their installation and integration into Windows images with an accent on Perforce administration and CI pipeline integration. Focus on stabilizing build farm environments, improving backup and monitoring, and resolving performance bottlenecks in game development workflows.

Location: Remote from Ukraine (Kyiv office available)

Company

hirify.global, part of Virtuos, is an outsourcing company specializing in full-cycle game development and art production for top global gaming companies.

What you will do

• Create, maintain, and automate Chocolatey/MSI/MSIX packages for tools, SDKs, and build dependencies.
• Integrate packages into Packer-built Windows images for consistent installations across the build farm.
• Upgrade and stabilize Perforce server, replicas, and failover mechanisms.
• Improve Perforce backup, monitoring, and workspace automation, and integrate workflows into CI pipelines.
• Resolve bottlenecks affecting build reliability and performance.

Requirements

• 4–7 years of experience with Windows application packaging (Chocolatey, MSI/MSIX, automated installation flows).
• Strong professional experience with Perforce administration (server upgrades, replication, backup strategies, performance tuning, workspace automation).
• Strong experience automating Windows toolchains using PowerShell.
• Strong experience integrating packaging and Perforce into CI/CD pipelines.
• Good understanding of build and release engineering workflows.
• English level Upper Intermediate+ (B2+).

Nice to have

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform/Ansible).
• Experience working in game studio environments.
• Windows image automation knowledge (Packer).

Culture & Benefits

• Work on diverse and innovative game projects with leading global studios and publishers.
• Opportunities for professional advancement, including access to training, workshops, and learning programs.
• Clear and transparent employee growth assessment system with regular feedback.
• Access to an international network of studios as part of Virtuos.
• Environment valuing creativity and innovation.
• Modern office located in Kyiv.
• Medical insurance.
• Support for employees during blackouts to ensure uninterrupted work.
• Possibility of remote work and flexible schedule on corporate equipment.
• Transparent employment via Diia.City.
• Opportunities to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects.