Staff DevOps Engineer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Staff DevOps Engineer (AWS/GCP): Designing and operating scalable platform solutions to improve reliability and developer experience across multiple studios with an accent on CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability. Focus on reducing operational toil, driving platform standards, and implementing FinOps practices for cost optimization.

Location: Onsite in Austin, Texas, United States

Salary: $133,900–$198,160 per year

Company

hirify.global is a global video game company publishing world-class AAA titles across multiple genres, including NBA hirify.global, BioShock, and Borderlands.

What you will do

• Design and evolve shared CI/CD, infrastructure, and cloud platforms used across the organization.
• Establish platform standards and best practices for deployments, environments, and operations.
• Drive automation and self-service to reduce operational toil and increase developer velocity.
• Lead observability and reliability efforts, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Contribute to FinOps practices focusing on cost visibility, tagging standards, and optimization.
• Act as a technical leader and mentor, influencing architecture and practices across multiple teams.

Requirements

• Strong professional experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering roles.
• Hands-on expertise with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), CI/CD pipelines, and automation.
• Experience designing or influencing shared platforms and standards across diverse teams.
• Ability to balance technical depth with cross-team collaboration and clear communication.
• Must be based in or able to work onsite in Austin, Texas.

Nice to have

• Experience with large-scale, distributed, multi-team or multi-studio environments.
• Familiarity with observability tooling, FinOps practices, and security automation.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers or acting as a technical multiplier.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment that encourages employees to "Come as You Are".
• Comprehensive medical, financial, and other corporate benefits.
• Opportunity to work on some of the most influential AAA gaming brands globally.
• Total compensation may include bonuses and equity awards.