Senior Platform Engineer, Gametime

• This role requires deep fluency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), container orchestration, CI/CD principles, and developer experience optimization
• Cloud Infrastructure (AWS): Strong experience with services like EC2, EKS, IAM, RDS, S3, Route53, etc
• Infrastructure as Code: Expert-level use of Terraform and Terragrunt to manage modular, multi-environment cloud resources
• Containerization & Orchestration: Deep understanding of Docker and Kubernetes (EKS), including deployment, networking, and scaling
• CI/CD Automation: Advanced configuration of GitHub Actions, and familiarity with progressive release mechanisms (such as canary, blue/green, etc) and rollback strategies
• Observability: Hands-on experience with Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar tools for metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting
• Team Collaboration: Works cross-functionally with Security, IT, and Product Engineering to deliver scalable solutions
• Mentorship: Coaches peers and shares platform expertise through code reviews, docs, pairing, and internal demos
• Architecture Mindset: Designs resilient systems and proactively addresses reliability, scalability, and maintainability
• Root Cause Thinking: Investigates and resolves infrastructure and service issues systematically, not symptomatically
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience
• Experience: 7+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, SRE, or DevOps-related roles supporting public cloud platforms
• Proficient with AWS and Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform)
• Experienced with Kubernetes administration
• Skilled in CI/CD and automation (GitHub Actions or equivalent)
• Familiar with observability best practices and platforms like Datadog and Grafana

Desirable

• The Senior Platform Engineer will be an expert in infrastructure and developer tooling initiatives across Gametime’s platform
• This person will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining core platform systems that support Gametime’s high-scale, cloud-native architecture
• They will work extensively with Kubernetes (AWS EKS) as well as various other AWS services, and do so using automation such as Terraform and Terragrunt to support microservice-based applications in multiple environments
• Outline the core duties and expectations for the position
• These should reflect tasks directly tied to organizational objectives
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and observable infrastructure across AWS using Terraform and Terragrunt
• Lead and contribute to Kubernetes (EKS) infrastructure supporting microservices running at scale
• Build and maintain CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions to support automated builds, tests, deployments, and rollbacks
• Develop internal tooling and self-service interfaces that reduce friction and empower developers
• Define and enforce best practices around Infrastructure as Code, containerization, and cloud security
• Participate in and lead architectural reviews, infrastructure planning, and incident retrospectives
• Mentor and support other engineers on platform architecture, tooling, and cloud infrastructure
• Performance Metrics:
• Contribute to the migration of 3+ services from ECS to EKS, including Helm charts, Terraform modules, or pipeline integration
• Deliver improvements to observability or alerting for EKS-migrated services (dashboards, traces, monitors, etc)
• Reduce P99 response time for multiple EKS services compared to measured ECS response times
• Create or improve 2+ reusable GitHub Actions workflows adopted by other engineers
• Contribute to adding language support in GitHub Actions