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Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 years ago
Your Mission
is to help solve some of the hardest problems around in areas such as distributed systems, high-performance cloud computing, messaging and much more. We are technology neutral and believe in well-tested, robust code. Much of our platform and integrations are built in GoLang/Java with areas of C++, TypeScript and C#. We use Open Source technologies (such as CoreOS, etcd, Fleet, Docker, Prometheus, gRPC, Unreal) and give back to the community through open source contributions when we can. As a platform engineer in the Infrastructure Team at Improbable, you’ll be responsible for designing, building and running the software and systems which underpin our large-scale, real-time, distributed simulations. The Infrastructure team builds flexible services and tooling which allows Improbable to rapidly scale whilst delivering a seamless experience to our customers.
Responsibilities
- Design, build and run software and systems which underpin our large-scale, real-time, distributed simulations
- You will create world class, robust APIs and SDKs to enable external customers / game developers to manage and analyse their games deployed on SpatialOS
- Ensure the smooth delivery and update of production service with no user impact
Competencies
- Experience in designing, building and running large-scale distributed systems
- Good knowledge of internet networking and performance
- Passionate about troubleshooting, debugging, and automation Strong Linux knowledge
- An appreciation for clean code and API design
- User-focussed and/or product-focussed mentality
- Full professional proficiency in reading and writing, conversational English
Experience of the following would be advantageous
- Experience running high-traffic, robust APIs
- Active on open source projects (bug reports, bug fixes, own projects)
- Experience with clustering and containerization technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker etc)
- Experience with at least one public cloud environment (e.g. Google Cloud Platform, AWS, etc.)
- Experience with configuration management (e.g. Chef, Puppet, Ansible)
- Comfortable with one programming language (e.g. C++, Go, Java)
- Ability to pick up new software, frameworks and APIs quickly
About Us
Improbable is determined to foster an environment where people can do their best work and feel like they belong. We believe a healthy culture, strong values and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to achieve success.
We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.
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