Site Reliability Engineer

Summary

Join Argus Labs, a company building the next generation of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, and help empower players with extensive freedom to build, extend, and influence game worlds. We use World Engine, a state-of-the-art onchain game server framework leveraging a novel sharded rollup blockchain architecture. As a Backend Infrastructure Engineer, you will work closely with stakeholders to enhance user experience, design and build operational infrastructure, spearhead company-wide security, and own the delivery, scalability, and reliability of our backend infrastructure. You will collaborate with the engineering team to ensure safe, secure, and reliable products. This role requires 4+ years of experience managing software deployment pipelines in a production cloud environment and proficiency in various programming languages and technologies. Argus Labs offers competitive benefits, including flexible PTO, comprehensive health insurance, and a desk setup stipend.

Requirements

• Indonesia- based candidates only – Must reside in and have the legal right to work in Indonesia
• 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