Site Reliability Engineer

Overview

At Tangelo Games, we are dedicated to positively impacting people's lives worldwide through gaming. We are a team of passionate gamers and developers focused on not just creating games, but fostering meaningful connections—both among players and within our own team. Our dedication to a fantastic workplace culture has earned us the title of a Best Place to Work. Now, we're inviting you to level up your career and join us as our newest Site Reliability Engineer.

Your Mission

• Ensure System Quality: Maintain scalability, availability, and security of our systems while writing clean code and conducting code reviews.
• Enhance Infrastructure: Monitor and improve the infrastructure for our services.
• Balanced Workload: Spend 50% of your time on operations and 50% on platform development and automation.
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work with developers and other experts to achieve shared goals.
• Foster Shared Responsibility: Promote collaboration by sharing ownership with developers.
• On-Call Support: Be part of the on-call team to ensure 24/7 system operations.

Your Profile

• Cloud Expertise: Experience with cloud-based infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or similar platforms.
• System Engineering Knowledge: Strong understanding of system engineering, including networking, Linux operating systems, databases, and security.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in at least one high-level programming or scripting language (e.g., Golang, Python, Bash).
• Automation and Scalability: Experience in developing automations and working with scalable, high-performance systems.
• Infrastructure as Code: Experience with infrastructure as code and configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Independent Work: Ability to work independently, take initiative, and demonstrate a high level of ownership.
• Bilingual Communication: Professional proficiency in English and Spanish, with the ability to explain technical topics clearly.

Our Tech Stack

• Development Languages: We write services, lambdas, and scripts using Golang and Python.
• Cloud Hosting: Our infrastructure is primarily hosted on AWS.
• Containerization: New-generation infrastructure is deployed using Kubernetes on EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service).
• Local Development: Use Docker, Docker Compose, and Minikube for local development environments.
• CI/CD Tools: Implement continuous integration and delivery using Travis and AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild.
• Data Handling: Manage over 1TB of player data, addressing challenges related to storage and scaling.

Our Perks

• ⏰ Remote Work Flexibility: Enjoy a flexible schedule for better work-life balance.
• 🌈 Diverse Team: We promote gender equality and inclusion, valuing everyone's unique perspectives.
• 🎉 Team Building Events: Participate in fun activities that strengthen our connections.
• 🏢 Well-Equipped HQ: Modern workspace with a stocked kitchen, beer tap, ping pong table, and e-scooter parking.
• 🎂 Paid Leave on Your Birthday: Celebrate with a paid day off.

A Sneak Peek of Our Culture

• 🤝 We Put Community First: We prioritize our community—both players and Tangeleans.
• 🎮 We Own the Game: We treat every project as our own.
• 💪 Challenge is in Our DNA: We seek out and enjoy challenges.
• 🤝 We Play as A-Team: We work together as one team while striving to be the best.
• 🧠 We Are Level-Headed: We make pragmatic decisions with long-term impact in mind.