DevOps Engineer (Linux)

A game studio is looking for a DevOps Engineer (Linux) to join the development team of a popular dating and communication product (13 platforms, DAU ~500K). We are looking for the first specialist in this area who will build processes from scratch and take responsibility for the infrastructure.

Company: Game Studio (St. Petersburg) Role: DevOps Engineer (Linux) Level: Senior Format: Remote, hybrid, or office (St. Petersburg, open to occasional visits for meetings) Location: Strictly Russian Federation Salary Range: from 400,000 to 550,000 rubles net

Responsibilities: • Ensure product availability and fault tolerance under blocking and network restrictions • Develop and maintain the monitoring and alerting system (Prometheus + Grafana) • Automate build, deployment, and set up CI/CD processes • Support and develop internal company services (HR tools, anti-fraud) • Investigate incidents in the production environment, propose and test hypotheses

Requirements: • Hands-on Linux administration experience, working with Bare Metal and production infrastructure • Excellent understanding of networks (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP(S), Proxy) and Nginx • Experience with Docker, GitHub Actions (or other CI/CD), Python / Bash • Experience with monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana) • Pragmatic approach: reasonable attitude towards the absence of Kubernetes (we work with Docker) • Basic English for reading technical documentation

Will be a plus: • Experience as the sole DevOps in a small company or a background in development (SRE) • Experience with MongoDB and ClickHouse

Conditions: • Official employment according to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation in an accredited IT company • Voluntary Medical Insurance (DMS) with dental coverage • Reimbursement for professional training (100%), English language courses (100%), and sports/hobbies (50%) • Provision of necessary equipment • Flexible schedule (start of the day between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM)