Lead DevOps Engineer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Lead DevOps Engineer (Gamedev): Leading and managing a small team of DevOps engineers, maintaining information flow between game development teams, DevOps, and IT with an accent on improving efficiency and reducing production bottlenecks. Focus on ensuring the stable functioning and continuous improvement of automation scripts, build engineering, supportive services, and internally hosted services.

Location: Hybrid work (3 days from Warsaw office, 2 days from home + additional pool of remote days per year). It's not negotiable.

Company

11bit studios is a game development company creating meaningful experiences that have a real impact.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and manage a small team of DevOps engineers, fostering collaboration and setting clear goals.
• Maintain smooth information flow and cooperation between game development teams, DevOps, and IT.
• Develop and execute DevOps strategies aligned with organizational goals, improving efficiency, and reducing production bottlenecks.
• Ensure stable functioning and continuous improvement of automation scripts, build engineering, supportive services and internally hosted services (like Perforce).

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience in a DevOps position, preferably in a game development environment.
• Experience in project management, team coordination or a leadership position.
• Professional experience with automation, build engineering, coding, data management, infrastructure management, and/or online service management.
• Professional experience with continuous integration/delivery systems.
• Solid professional understanding of Python.
• Experience with compiling and deploying game builds (preferably using Unreal Engine).
• Deep knowledge of at least one version control system, preferably Perforce.
• Experience with Ansible or similar deployment and automation tools.
• Experience working with Docker.
• Experience with Grafana, Prometheus or any other monitoring tool.
• Very good communication skills.
• Fluent English.

Culture & Benefits

• Health and Wellness: psychological support/care, private medical package, free weekly yoga in the office, Multisport.
• Development: team training budget, in-office library, English/Polish classes.
• Office perks: near Metro Stadion Narodowy and Dworzec Wschodni stations, dog-friendly, in-house gym, chill zone, video, board and arcade games.
• Working conditions: flexible working hours, 20 or 26 days of fully-paid holiday leave, international working environment.
• Fair compensation: attractive bonus system – annual bonus, motivation programme, transparent salary brackets.
• Events and more: attendance in game dev events, relocation budget for candidates from abroad, referral program, annual company events, merch/swag.