Senior DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join Fandom as a Senior DevOps Engineer and contribute to the infrastructure supporting our platform for over 300 million fans. You will design, implement, and maintain high-availability systems, improve CI/CD pipelines, and develop operational tools. Collaborate with developers and other teams to ensure platform stability and security. This role requires 5+ years of experience in DevOps or related fields, expertise in Linux, Kubernetes, and CI/CD, and proficiency in scripting languages. The ideal candidate will also have experience with cloud providers and monitoring systems. This is a hands-on role focused on building reliable and scalable systems in a Linux and Kubernetes-based environment.

Requirements

• 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)

Responsibilities

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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)

Benefits

• Salary Range = $129,938 - $216,563 (Actual salary available will vary based on location and market factors.)
• Vibrant team culture
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision
• Training (unlimited Udemy + more)
• Flexible working hours and time off
• Equity & Retirement Programs, including 401K match
• Paid Parental Leave
• International work environment with start-up culture