Principal DevOps Engineer

Posted 17 Days Ago
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Hamburg, DEU
Hybrid
Expert/Leader
Gaming • Software
The Role
Lead DevOps strategy and projects from planning through delivery while guiding technical decisions. Maintain and scale highly available, high-traffic production systems across Google Cloud and Kubernetes. Optimize operating systems and applications, establish tooling, and improve automated development workflows using CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, containers, and configuration management. Collaborate with game, product, community, and sister-studio teams, document technical designs, and share technical knowledge.
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Join us as Principal DevOps Engineer in ourdevelopment team!

At Twin Harbour Interactive we strive to develop high-quality strategy games and make them accessible for all players around the world. In our eyes game development is a promise for fun and entertainment – that’s what we live and aim for!

As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you will be part of our interdisciplinary team developing, building and running our online games. You can expect a professional and international working environment covering great games and a wide scope of technologies: 

In the backend, our games share a self-built Java game engine, together with a containerized API written in PHP that we constantly extend and improve. Servers run on a distributed architecture in the Google Cloud and use MySQL for data storage.

In the DevOps engineering, you will work with technologies and services like Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, Ansible, AWX, GitHub Actions, DataDog, Docker, Grafana, Sentry, SonarQube, Jenkins and production systems utilizing Google Kubernetes Engine, Linux based VMs, Nginx, Redis, Memcached. 

The frontend engine currently uses a modern HTML5 / WebGL / TypeScript / Vue.js stack, deployed to different kinds of platforms like desktop browser, Steam, iOS and Android. Existing and future games will transition to a Unity-based frontend. We launched our first game already and have more exciting upcoming releases planned for this year and beyond. 

YOUR MISSION 
  • Conduct and execute key DevOps projects, from planning to delivery, guide technical decision-making. Align DevOps strategies with company goals and provide expert guidance on best practices and tooling.

  • Maintain our high-availability production systems by creating stability and scalability.

  • Analyze and optimize our high-performance / high-traffic systems on OS & application level. 

  • Spearhead tooling efforts by prototyping, setting up, establishing, and fine-tuning new tools to improve performance and our dev life. 

  • Maintain and improve the automated development processes and improve development workflows (Github Actions, Helm, ArgoCD, Ansible, Docker, Webpack, Fastlane, etc.). 

  • Collaborate closely with the game development, community, and product teams, and our sister studios within the Stillfront Group. 

  • Broaden your knowledge and deepen your skills through conferences and training and share your learnings with the team afterwards. 

YOUR BACKSTORY
  • Excellent skills in IT maintenance, database/network architecture, systems integration, as well as automation and system administration (Debian, Linux). 

  • Experience with high-load / high-availability systems and load optimizations. 

  • Experience with cloud systems (ideally Google Cloud) and connected management tools (i.e. Terraform / Kubernetes etc). 

  • Knowledge of state-of-the-art build systems, tech stacks, and toolchains. 

  • Passion to extend your knowledge and try out new technologies. 

  • Good skills in Java or other high-level programming languages. 

  • Experience in shipping, developing, and running at least one commercial product or game. 

  • Ability to articulate and document technical designs clearly and analytically. 

  • Fluent English, both verbal and written. 

Additional skills to impress us: 
  • Passion for video games. 

  • Knowledge of multiplayerPvP/online game development practices.

  • Familiarity with agile software development and scrum-based working environments.

Why You'll Love Working With UsA Global Team, A Shared Purpose

Our strength lies in our diversity. With over 30 nationalities represented across our two locations, we’re united by a shared passion for strategy games and a bold vision for the future. We celebrate what makes each of us unique – our perspectives, our stories, and the paths that led us here.

Work Your Way

Whether you're crafting code from a harbor-view desk in Hamburg or fine-tuning design details under the Maltese sun, we support flexible hybrid work models that empower you to do your best work – wherever you are.

Grow With Us

At Twin Harbour, your journey matters. Our Career Path Framework and mentorship culture provide the clarity and feedback you need to take the next step – whether you’re deepening your expertise or branching into new disciplines. We invest in your growth with language courses, e-learning platforms, and support for conferences and training.

We’re Human First

We believe that great teams are built on trust, respect, and good humor. From game nights to casual drinks, quiz nights, and karaoke, we don’t just work together – we connect, play, and support each other like a true crew.

Join Twin Harbour InteractiveWhere Strategy Meets Vision.

Twin Harbour Interactive is a global strategy game powerhouse, shaping the future of long-term multiplayer gaming. With offices in Hamburg and Malta, we design strategy games that bring people together – across borders and generations.

Whether you’re an expert tactician or an imaginative world-builder, there’s a place here for you to grow, thrive, and leave your mark.

Skills Required

  • Excellent skills in IT maintenance, database and network architecture, systems integration, automation, and system administration
  • Experience with high-load and high-availability systems and load optimization
  • Experience with cloud systems and management tools such as Google Cloud, Terraform, and Kubernetes
  • Knowledge of modern build systems, technology stacks, and toolchains
  • Good skills in Java or another high-level programming language
  • Experience shipping, developing, and running at least one commercial product or game
  • Ability to articulate and document technical designs clearly and analytically
  • Fluent English, verbal and written
  • Passion for video games
  • Knowledge of multiplayer PvP and online game development practices
  • Familiarity with agile software development and Scrum-based work environments
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The Company
1,168 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Stillfront Group is a global gaming company that develops a broad portfolio of digital games for diverse audiences worldwide. Its games span established franchises and smaller titles across multiple genres, are produced by teams and studios around the world, and attract millions of players. The company is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and its shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

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