Site Reliability Engineer

Summary

Join Argus Labs, a company building the next generation of MMO games with a focus on player freedom and a state-of-the-art onchain game server framework called World Engine. As a Backend Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing and building operational infrastructure to support these games, ensuring their security, scalability, and reliability. You will work closely with stakeholders across the company to enhance the user experience for both developers and end-users. This role requires strong experience in managing software deployment pipelines, proficiency in various programming languages, and expertise in CI/CD, Kubernetes, and database infrastructure management. Argus Labs offers competitive benefits, including flexible PTO, comprehensive health insurance, 401k, and a desk set-up stipend.

Requirements

• South East Asia-based candidates only – Must reside in and have the legal right to work in South East Asia countries
• 4+ years of experience managing software deployment pipelines in a production cloud environment
• Proficient in Go, JavaScript, Python, or other object-oriented programming languages
• Strong scripting skills with Bash
• Hands-on experience with writing and maintaining complex Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.)
• Expertise in CI/CD – Building and maintaining performant pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Production Kubernetes management – Deployment best practices with Helm, etc
• Database infrastructure management – Setup, maintenance, and migration coordination
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Ability to design and implement highly available, reliable systems

Responsibilities

• Work closely with stakeholders company-wide to provide services that enhance the user experience for the development team, as well as our end-users
• Design and build operational infrastructure to support games, automating where possible
• Spearhead company-wide security culture and architecture to keep our platform secure
• Own delivery, scalability, and reliability of our backend infrastructure
• Advise and collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to ensure we are building safe, secure, and reliable products

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in game development and game server hosting, ensuring high-performance and scalable infrastructure
• Hands-on expertise with Buildkite for CI/CD automation and pipeline optimization
• Knowledge of secrets management systems like HashiCorp Vault, Infisical, and similar tools to safeguard sensitive data
• Experience in securing cryptographic keys using KMS or equivalent technologies to enhance security protocols
• Proficiency in Layer 3 network optimization, including geo-based routing and traffic management with Cloudflare
• Familiarity with deploying and maintaining blockchain infrastructure, such as full nodes, validator nodes, and other blockchain-related services

Benefits

• Flexible PTO (2 weeks required) + holidays
• 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance (US)
• 401k (US)
• Up to $1500 desk set-up stipend
• Company retreats