DevOps Engineer

Carry1st is Africa’s leading games publisher and monetization platform, helping top global companies grow players and revenue in high-potential markets. We operate the region’s fastest-growing web shop for top-ups of digital content and a payment platform that boosts revenue up to 10x in markets with low credit card penetration but high demand for digital goods.

Our partners include Activision, EA, Riot Games, and Netease. Backed by investors like a16z, Bitkraft, Google, Konvoy, Riot Games, Sony, and Nas, we’re solving hard problems at the intersection of gaming, fintech, and digital commerce.

As a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting and maintaining dynamic systems which can automate development and handle millions of daily active users.

You will...

  • Optimize AWS/K8S cloud environments for improved performance, security, and cost management
  • Deploy automation tools (CI / CD) to facilitate the development and deployment of builds
  • Building and maintaining development, staging, and production environments
  • Establish and conduct advanced load testing to emulate large-scale scenarios
  • Design procedures for system monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance 
  • Secure, store and tightly control access to tokens, passwords, certificates, encryption keys

Requirements

What makes you a great candidate?

  • 4+ years working as a DevOps Engineer in the AWS environment, with experience in managing Kubernetes and containerized workloads in general.
  • Experience with technologies such as RabbitMQ, Jenkins, Postgresql, Terrafom and Vault
  • Possessing the ability to develop and manage scripts using Python, Groovy or Golang
  • Self-motivation, problem solving and ability to work in a distributed team environment

Benefits

What will it be like to work at Carry1st?

Carry1st is a fast-paced and dynamic place to work. Our team is diverse and global as we operate fully remotely across 25+ countries. At Carry1st, you will have the opportunity to…

  • Build awesome, industry-changing products, every day
  • Grow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming and fintech
  • Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates
  • Own shares in the Company - enabling you to benefit from the value you create 

Some additional perks…

  • Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the world
  • Awesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectively 
  • Remote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experience
  • Learning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training events
  • Social events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammates
  • Birthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special day  

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Join us!

Learn more about Carry1st…

  • Andreessen Horowitz shared why they invested in Carry1st
  • VentureBeat announced that Carry1st has raised $27 million to develop and publish mobile games in Africa
  • Remerge hosted Cordel on a podcast to discuss Carry1st and the African gaming market

Carry1st is the leading publisher of social games and interactive content in Africa. We work with studios across the globe - from Addis Ababa to Sofia to New York City - to level up their games and scale them in dynamic, new markets. To serve our customers in Africa, we’ve built out a proprietary payments and ecommerce experience which gives our users the ability to pay for digital content, even when they don’t have a credit card. Our team is as diverse as our partners - hailing from 14 countries and companies like King, Rovio, Wargaming, The Carlyle Group and Morgan Stanley. We’re a passionate, international team that works hard and has a sense of humor. We value originality of thinking, thoughtfulness and courage. Carry1st is a fully remote, distributed company and we are looking for the best people to join us as we rapidly innovate and scale.

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