We are Kolibri Games - a mobile games developer from Berlin. Our games have over 100 million downloads and we are on a mission to become the most player-centric games studio out there.

We believe in players, creating value, learning, but, most of all, we believe in people. We strive to offer you a fair recruitment process and a great candidate experience, as well as a friendly environment to work in, with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. Help us bring joy to people, we promise you will have fun by doing so :)

Build Engineer (f/m/d)

If you are a passionate engineer who loves working on interesting projects in a thriving, agile environment that values DevOps principles, then this is the right job for you!

Reporting directly to our Director of Engineering, you would work together with our game developers and testers to optimize the build and integration processes of our game projects. This means, creating the bridge in between implementing new game features and testing these on a mobile device. Moreover, you would be responsible for enhancing workflows and streamlining the collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

Develop CI / CD pipelines to integrate changes into our mobile game applications
Build and maintain the infrastructure to execute build jobs
Identify potential improvements to the build performance - both speed as well as robustness - and implement them
Support game developers with the implementation of new backend features
Support game testers with debugging issues and failing builds
Implement exhaustive monitoring for our build systems
Apply DevOps tools and methods to continuously improve our systems

Required skills

Good knowledge of Jenkins and Groovy to build declarative pipelines with shared libraries
Good knowledge of Docker to containerize build environments
Good command of scripting languages such as Python
Good command of Linux server and network administration
Basic understanding of how mobile Android and iOS apps are built

Desirable skills

Basic understanding of how games are exported from Unity3D
Good understanding of Kubernetes to orchestrate build environments

Kolibri Games is an equal opportunity employer. We come from 25 different countries and many different backgrounds. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, physical appearance or disability.

We are an international studio, so don’t forget to send in your application in English. Although it is not mandatory, we always appreciate a cover letter stating your motivation to join us.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Your Benefits – We’re game to support you

Competitive Salary - We believe that top performers should receive top payment
Training Budget - We believe in learning. A generous personal learning budget to spend on learning and development, including books, workshops and attending conferences. We also offer in-house training such as coding and German classes
Flexible working hours and Home office – We believe in a good work-life balance
Equipment - State-of-the-art technical equipment, including laptops and phones, which may also be used in your free time
Health and Fitness - We pay a contribution towards a monthly gym membership or a fitness activity
Relocation - Relocation support to help you move to Berlin
Pension - Opportunity to save for your pension tax-free

Bonus Level – We love to have a good time, too

Food and Drinks - Fresh fruits to keep you healthy and fresh coffee to keep you alert. We also have a fully stocked fridge with Smoothies, Coke, Club Mate, beer etc
Parties and Team Events - Apart from our regular parties, BBQ’s and movie nights we also have a team event budget you can use to buy games or sports equipment to make working here even more fun
Company Holidays - Every year we go on an amazing company holiday to relax and bond as a team
Friday Celebrations - Company-provided dinner and drinks on Friday afternoons