The Video Horror Society Wants YOU

Come Join Our Growing VHS Team!

Junior DevOps Engineer

Hellbent Games is in the process of growing our talented team to launch VHS- our multiplayer Unreal 4 action game. We are seeking an engineer with a passion for building and maintaining live game services that are scalable, secure and highly-available.

This job involves development and maintenance of scalable, secure and highly-available services and infrastructure for online gaming such as player progression, cloud saves, account management, online storefronts, friend requests, party and guild systems, voice chat, profile statistics and database backup and recovery.

The Role:

The DevOps development and maintenance of our deployment systems, built in and around Jenkins, AWS, GameLift, Docker and Kubernetes.

Values:

Strong communication and team collaboration skills
Eager to learn, enthusiastic to give and receive feedback
Approach work with integrity, professionalism and discretion

Responsibilities:

Develop improved deployment systems based upon CloudFormation
Maintain and expand upon the existing deployment system
Monitor and maintain the health of the servers

Requirements:

Familiarity with Python & C++
Working knowledge of source code management/version control such as Perforce
A continuous drive to learn and develop role related skills and proficiencies

Pluses:

Experience in a LiveOps games environment
Bachelor of Computer Science or a related degree
Working knowledge using Jenkins automation server to build and deploy applications
Understanding of build and release tools

Compensation

Competitive salary
Extended Health & Dental benefits
Family-focused studio with 2 weeks vacation, holidays, studio closures, and unlimited sick days
Hybrid return to the office – have the choice to work from home on Monday and Friday
Flexible and laid back office environment (overtime is very rare)
Individual contributions make a huge impact to our game
Play games everyday, including the game you’re working on
Lunchtime video games, board games and weekly Pilates

Must be eligible and available for Full Time & On-site work in Vancouver, BC area.