Gala Games is hiring a
Remote Senior Infrastructure Platform Engineer
\nGala\n\nGala is creating entertainment that empowers on the blockchain. Across our family of brands, including Games, Music, Film, and VOX, we're empowering creators and fans to build the future of entertainment.\n\nPowered by talent from around the globe, our fully remote organization believes in making bold moves to create products that have never been seen in the marketplace. Gala was founded by Eric Schiermeyer (gaming legend and co-founder of Zynga) and Michael McCarthy (the Creative Director behind viral gaming hits such as Farmville 2). Since then, Gala has grown to be a leader in Web3 entertainment.\n\nUnder the Gala brand, we have a growing roster of reputable partners across Gaming and Entertainment, including DreamWorks, AMC, and NBCU. Plus, legendary game developers Peter Molyneux and Will Wright and music greats like Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Kings of Leon, and BT.\n\nOur values are based on openness and ownership and the ability to deliver games, experiences, and opportunities to people worldwide. We are breaking down barriers to bring our communities joy, entertainment, and real-world value.\n\nAt Gala, we work remotely with flexibility; we have a great time with our colleagues and love getting things done. While working here, you'll imagine and create new and exciting things for the world to enjoy. Your talents and efforts will improve our audiences' lives in the real world.\n\nAnd this is just the beginningโฆ\nThe Role\n\nWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Infrastructure Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team at Gala Games. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in infrastructure, automation, and possess expertise in tools such as AWS, Terraform, Python (or similar scripting languages), and CI/CD systems like GitLab or GitHub. If you are passionate about revolutionizing the gaming industry and have a proven track record in infrastructure engineering, we want to hear from you!\n\nYou will be a part of a company of super-achievers who work together to bring forth the evolution of entertainment. The ideal candidate has prior game dev experience, excellent people skills, business acumen, and an exemplary work ethic. We want someone with experience and passion for web3, cryptocurrency, and NFTs. We would love someone with a deep passion for games, strong product management skills, and an impressive track record for working in a fast-paced, evolving, creative-minded environment.\nResponsibilities\n\n\n\n\n* Design, implement, and manage scalable and reliable infrastructure solutions.\n\n* Supporting automated GitOps workflows for services and infrastructure.\n\n* Collaborate with development teams to integrate infrastructure as code practices using\nTerraform.\n\n* Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python or similar scripting languages.\n\n* Implement and manage scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.\n\n* Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues promptly.\n\n* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize system performance and reliability.\n\n* Stay current with industry trends and best practices in infrastructure engineering.\n\n* On-call support experience.\n\n\n\nEssential Skills and Qualifications\n\n\n\n* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent\nexperience).\n\n* Proven experience as an Infrastructure Engineer, with a focus on platform engineering.\n\n* Strong proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure as code.\n\n* Proficient in scripting languages such as Python.\n\n* Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools like GitLab or GitHub Actions.\n\n* Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).\n\n* Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.\n\n* Effective communication and collaboration skills.\n\n* Self-motivated, stellar work ethic, fun collaborator\n\n* Excited by problem-solving\n\n* Fearless\n\n\n\nNice-to-Have Skills and Qualifications\n\n\n\n* Experience working successfully in a remote environment\n\n* Fullstack engineering experience.\n\n* Proficiency in Rust, or Golang.\n\n* Familiarity with decentralized technologies and blockchain.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n#LI-RD1\n#LI-Remote\n\n \n\nGala is an equal-opportunity employer and adopts a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination.\n\nWe are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.\n\nWe aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.\n\nEmployee Benefits\n\n\n* Competitive Salary\n\n* Flexible Working Hours\n\n* Unlimited PTO\n\n* Fully Remote and Location Independence\n\n* US Based Employees 100% covered for employees (Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance)\n\n* Paid Parental Leave\n\n* Employee Assistance Program and several more\n\n\n\nNEXT STEPS\n\n\nIf you have the experience, passion, and drive to join our team, then please submit a resume by clicking the apply button below!\n\n\n\nGala does not accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. We will not consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including, and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies. Gala will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n
No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Web3, Python, Cloud, Senior and Engineer jobs that are similar:\n\n
$60,000 — $110,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n
๐ฐ 401(k)\n\n๐ Distributed team\n\nโฐ Async\n\n๐ค Vision insurance\n\n๐ฆท Dental insurance\n\n๐ Medical insurance\n\n๐ Unlimited vacation\n\n๐ Paid time off\n\n๐ 4 day workweek\n\n๐ฐ 401k matching\n\n๐ Company retreats\n\n๐ฌ Coworking budget\n\n๐ Learning budget\n\n๐ช Free gym membership\n\n๐ง Mental wellness budget\n\n๐ฅ Home office budget\n\n๐ฅง Pay in crypto\n\n๐ฅธ Pseudonymous\n\n๐ฐ Profit sharing\n\n๐ฐ Equity compensation\n\nโฌ๏ธ No whiteboard interview\n\n๐ No monitoring system\n\n๐ซ No politics at work\n\n๐
We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nWorldwide