Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, publishing, and fintech, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems. Across our publishing and Pay1st business lines, we are partnered with top global game companies like Riot Games, Activision, and Stillfront. We are backed by top investors like: a16z, Bitkraft, Google, Konvoy, Riot Games, Sony and Nas.As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting and maintaining dynamic systems which can automate development and handle millions of daily active users.You will...Optimize AWS cloud deployment for improved performance, security, and cost managementDeploy automation tools (CI / CD) to facilitate the development and deployment of buildsBuilding and maintaining development, staging, and production environmentsSet up and execute progressive load tests simulating massive scale involving web socketsDesign procedures for system monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenanceSecure, store and tightly control access to tokens, passwords, certificates, encryption keysRequirementsWhat makes you a great candidate?4+ years working as a DevOps Engineer in the AWS environment, with experience in services like EC2 / ELB, Route53, S3Experience optimizing web sockets with significant loads and database architecture (MySQL) and caching technologies (MemCached, Redis)Experience with technologies such as RabbitMQ, Jenkins, Jira, Chef, and HashicorpSelf-motivation, problem solving and ability to work in a distributed team environmentBenefitsWhat will it be like to work at Carry1st?Carry1st is a fast-paced and dynamic place to work. Our team is diverse and global as we operate fully remotely across 25+ countries. At Carry1st, you will have the opportunity to…Build awesome, industry-changing products, every dayGrow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming and fintechWork from anywhere in the world with international teammatesOwn shares in the Company - enabling you to benefit from the value you createSome additional perks…Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the worldAwesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectivelyRemote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experienceLearning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training eventsSocial events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammatesBirthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special dayWe hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Join us!Learn more about Carry1st…Andreessen Horowitz shared why they invested in Carry1stVentureBeat announced that Carry1st has raised $27 million to develop and publish mobile games in AfricaRemerge hosted Cordel on a podcast to discuss Carry1st and the African gaming market#J-18808-Ljbffr