Senior DevOps Engineer, Fandom

$129.9-216.6k

+ Equity

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Elasticsearch

Bash

Linux

Terraform

Kibana

ELK

Jenkins

Chef

Prometheus

Logstash

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Fan platform for entertainment and gaming

Be an early applicant

Fan platform for entertainment and gaming

501-1000 employees

B2CPublishingContentEntertainmentDigital MediaCommunity

Be an early applicant

$129.9-216.6k

+ Equity

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Elasticsearch

Bash

Linux

Terraform

Kibana

ELK

Jenkins

Chef

Prometheus

Logstash

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

501-1000 employees

B2CPublishingContentEntertainmentDigital MediaCommunity

Company mission

To understand, inform, entertain and celebrate fans by building the best entertainment and gaming communities, services and experiences.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, improving deployment systems, and enabling engineering teams to move faster and safer
5+ years in Technical/Network Operations, DevOps, SRE, or equivalent roles in high-scale environments
Experience managing production infrastructure for large-scale platforms (e.g., 10M+ monthly active users)
Hands-on experience with: Linux systems administration, Kubernetes and container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.), Configuration management (preferably Chef), Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)
Proficiency in scripting or programming languages like Go, Python, or Bash
Strong understanding of monitoring systems (e.g., Prometheus) and reliability engineering principles
Familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, routing) and secure systems practices
Experience with cloud providers (especially Google Cloud Platform or AWS)

Desirable

Knowledge of distributed systems architecture or edge caching/CDNs
Exposure to security-forward infrastructure practices and tooling (e.g., Vault, BGP hardening, VPNs)
Familiarity with the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

What the job involves

We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to help evolve and support the infrastructure that powers our platform for over 300 million fans worldwide
This hands-on role is focused on building reliable, scalable systems in a Linux and Kubernetes-based environment
You'll design, implement, and maintain high-availability systems supporting global user traffic
Improve and maintain our CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code systems (Terraform, Chef)
Contribute to planning meetings, stand-ups, RCAs, and retrospectives — occasionally leading initiatives or representing DevOps
Develop and maintain tools for operational tasks, system/data backup, disaster recovery, and performance/security monitoring
Support Kubernetes-based service deployment and configuration across wiki platforms and other product areas
Continuously evaluate existing systems against industry best practices and propose improvements
Participate in our on-call rotation to maintain production stability and respond to incidents
Collaborate with and mentor other engineers in a supportive, cross-functional environment

Our take

Fandoms are on the rise, with companies and cultural brands recognizing the lucrative potential of increased fan engagement and increasingly courting audiences with additional content. Fandom (previously Wikia) is a company leveraging this trend by providing a mainstream multi-platform home for the rise of fan-targeted content and experiences through a multi-property, multimedia business.

Fandom has more than 350 million monthly active users and 250,000 wiki communities. Its advertising revenue model, in an industry defined by internet participation and loyal engagement, has been an astute move from the start and has helped propel it to a leading position, as have a spate of multimedia and media asset acquisitions since 2018.

In 2022, Fandom introduced highly anticipated features such as Interactive Wiki Maps and Fandom Trivia. The platform continues to enhance its map tools and plans to roll out additional features, including custom map markets. These updates are exciting, and ones that are sure to bring even more users and drive further growth for the site.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-3% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.3)

Trustpilot (1.8)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jun 2018

$106.4m

SERIES E

Aug 2014

$15m

SERIES D

Total funding: $161.4m

Company benefits

Robust health plans
Flexible time off
Retirement programs including 401k match
Paid parental leave
Learning resources
Paid volunteer time

Company HQ

Union Square, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Perkins Miller

(CEO)

Alongside serving as the CEO of Fandom, they are an Independent Director at Herbalife. Previously a General Manager of North America at StubHub and an Independent Director at Acquisio. They also worked at the NFL as a Chief Digital Officer and the Head of Media Operations and at WWE as an Executive VP of Digital Media.

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