Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, fintech, and web3, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems. We develop, license, and publish games and monetize them effectively with our proprietary platform. We are backed by blue-chip investors like: Andreessen Horowitz, Google, Riot Games, Bitkraft, and Nas.

Carry1st

Senior DevOps Engineer

Tribe Campus Leader (Volunteer)

- This assessment gives us an idea of your C++ skills - Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: Rockstar Games, Ubisoft, Mayhem Studios, etc. - 10 Multiple Choice questions - Average time to complete: 7 to 10 minutes

Let's assess your Data Structures! 📋 &nbsp;- This assessment gives us an idea of your problem solving skills using DSA - Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: MPL, LILA Games, GSN Games, etc. - 10 Multiple Choice questions - Average time to complete: 7 to 10 minutes

Let's assess your Programming Patterns! 📋- This assessment gives us an idea of your code architecture skills - Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: Dirtcube, PTW, Playshifu, etc. - 10 Multiple Choice questions - Average time to complete: 7 to 10 minutes

Let's assess your OOPs skills! 📋- This assessment gives us an idea of your fundamental OOPS concepts and Solid principles skills - Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: Hitwicket, GSN Games, Tomo Club, etc. - 10 Multiple Choice questions - Average time to complete: 7 to 10 minutes

Let's assess your Unity Skills 📋 - This assessment gives us an idea of your Unity fundamentals - Companies you can apply for after taking this assessment: Godspeed games, Salvation Games, nCore Games, etc. - 9 questions: 9 Multiple Choice - Minimum score needed to qualify: 80% - Average time to complete: 5 to 10 minutes

Fortis Games

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Project Manager III (Design)

Computer Operator I

Systems Engineer IV

N-iX

Executive Talent Sourcer & Researcher (#2219)

SEGA US

Sr. Graphic Designer

Licensing Product Development Specialist, Transmedia

Remedy Entertainment Plc

(Senior) Engine Programmer

Every matrix

Frontend Game Developer

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer at Fortis Games, you'll be pivotal in building and maintaining quality assurance frameworks.  Key responsibilities include designing and implementing test automation and efficiency tools for QA and Product teams, partnering with QA and Development leaders to define requirements and leverage appropriate technologies. You'll contribute to the architecture and test suite, define tooling and best practices for QA automation, and help shape Fortis' overall advanced test strategy.  This role involves collaborating closely with teams, demonstrating ownership, and contributing to tech innovations within the team.  You'll also be involved in building core test suites and providing support and maintenance for the existing test architecture.

Games where you belong. Come build with us. Visit www.fortisgames.com to learn more.

Senior QA Engineer

Senior People Partner

Sr. QA Analyst

QA Manager

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 <div class="content-intro">Who we are
At Fortis Games we aspire to make great games that bring people together while redefining how game companies work. We believe in building a sense of belonging through our games, their communities, and how we operate and treat each other. Through our game communities, we will create powerful connections and lasting memories. We will foster a culture of diversity, equity and belonging where together our diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds impact the games we make.
We are an early but mighty organization with a leadership team of game industry veterans. There are many opportunities for you to have a big impact on the products we'll be making as well as the overall direction of the company. If you're passionate about tackling difficult problems with direct and thoughtful communication and team first mentality, we may be the right place for you.</div>

 About the role
As a Senior QA Engineer in the Central Platform team, you will play a pivotal role in building and maintaining our quality assurance frameworks, actively contributing to the delivery of team goals and features. You will own and design test automation and efficiency tools for our QA and Product teams. You’ll partner with our QA and Development leaders to identify the best opportunities and technology for our projects and contribute towards the architecture and tests suite to reach our quality assurance goals.&nbsp; This role offers opportunities for growth, research &amp; innovation, and having your ideas heard and making a meaningful impact.
What you’ll achieve
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<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Partner with the Staff QA Engineer and contribute to our central test framework, partnering with QA and Dev leaders in defining ongoing requirements.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Contributing with ideas that enable tech innovations within the team.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Contribute to building a suite of automated tests for internal tooling.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Be part of creating our initial core test suites and have an opportunity to define quality from the early stages.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Provide support and maintenance of our test architecture to the needs and requests of the game and engineering teams.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Contribute to defining tooling and solutions that serve as best practices for QA automation efforts.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Be part of the team defining the overall Fortis QA advanced test strategy for all projects.</li>
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What You’ll Need to Be Successful
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<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Proficiency in programming languages (JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, Python) and experience with front-end frameworks (React, Angular) and Node.js.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Contribution to building or extending automation frameworks using libraries such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium WebDriver.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Knowledge of AWS cloud services, including S3, EC2, and messaging services.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Familiarity with RDBMS such as Postgres, preferably with the ability to write SQL queries. Familiarity with MongoDB Atlas would be an asset.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Strong understanding of API contract testing.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Good understanding of Linux environment and CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins).</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Experience working with infrastructure, DevOps, and orchestration tools like Terraform &amp; Terragrunt would be a plus.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Demonstrated ability to work embedded within a team to identify their technical needs and goals.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Proven ownership and autonomy, driving quality initiatives and projects.</li>
<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">Strong verbal and written English skills required for effective collaboration within a global team.</li>
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 <div class="content-conclusion">Why join us
There are many reasons to join us, but here are a few:
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<li style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;">We strongly believe we are changing how games studios operate and at the core of what we do is making great games that create a connected community</li>
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<div class="ql-block" data-block-id="block-447fe2c6-0ed1-4f55-aed7-0abbc05c90cf">We're not just about making Games Where You Belong. We're also about building communities where our people belong. That's why Fortis is a thriving environment that celebrates diversity, embraces inclusivity, and fosters growth.</div>
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<div class="ql-block" data-block-id="block-db04cf6f-5d50-4537-baef-4fedef960b04">Build and grow with a seasoned team of accomplished talent who have left an impactful mark in their disciplines, both in and out of gaming</div>
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Fortis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.</div>
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This assessment gives us an idea of your C++ skills- Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: Rockstar Games, Ubisoft, Mayhem Studios, etc.- 10 Multiple Choice questions- Average time to complete: 7 to 10 minutes

Let's assess your Data Structures! - This assessment gives us an idea of your problem solving skills using DSA- Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: MPL, LILA Games, GSN Games, etc.- 10 Multiple Choice questions

Data Structures and Algorithms

Let's assess your Programming Patterns! ????- This assessment gives us an idea of your code architecture skills- Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: Dirtcube, PTW, Playshifu, etc.

Programming Patterns

Let's assess your OOPs skills! ????- This assessment gives us an idea of your fundamental OOPS concepts and Solid principles skills- Companies that evaluate this skillset in interviews: Hitwicket, GSN Games, Tomo Club, etc.

Object Oriented Programming

Let's assess your Unity Skills ????- This assessment gives us an idea of your Unity fundamentals- Companies you can apply for after taking this assessment: Godspeed games, Salvation Games, nCore Games, etc.

Unity Game Engine

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Carry1st, you'll architect and maintain dynamic systems automating development and handling millions of daily active users.  Responsibilities include optimizing AWS cloud deployment for performance, security, and cost; deploying automation tools (CI/CD); building and maintaining development, staging, and production environments; designing procedures for system monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance; and securing access to sensitive data.  You'll work with technologies like EC2/ELB, Route53, S3, web sockets, MySQL, MemCached, Redis, RabbitMQ, Jenkins, Jira, Chef, and Hashicorp.  The role requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a distributed team environment.

<section aria-labelledby="job-description-title" class="styles--3vx-H" data-ui="job-description"><h2 id="job-description-title">Description</h2><div>Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, publishing, and fintech, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems. Across our publishing and Pay1st business lines, we are partnered with top global game companies like Riot Games, Activision, and Stillfront. We are backed by top investors like: a16z, Bitkraft, Google, Konvoy, Riot Games, Sony and Nas.As a Senior 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...<ul> <li>Optimize AWS cloud deployment for improved performance, security, and cost management</li> <li>Deploy automation tools (CI / CD) to facilitate the development and deployment of builds</li> <li>Building and maintaining development, staging, and production environments</li> <li>Set up and execute progressive load tests simulating massive scale involving web sockets</li> <li>Design procedures for system monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance&nbsp;</li> <li>Secure, store and tightly control access to tokens, passwords, certificates, encryption keys</li> </ul></div></section><section aria-labelledby="job-requirements-title" class="styles--3vx-H" data-ui="job-requirements"><h2 id="job-requirements-title">Requirements</h2><div>What makes you a great candidate?<ul> <li>4+ years working as a DevOps Engineer in the AWS environment, with experience in services like EC2 / ELB, Route53, S3</li> <li>Experience optimizing web sockets with significant loads and database architecture (MySQL) and caching technologies (MemCached, Redis)</li> <li>Experience with technologies such as RabbitMQ, Jenkins, Jira, Chef, and Hashicorp</li> <li>Self-motivation, problem solving and ability to work in a distributed team environment</li> </ul></div></section><section aria-labelledby="job-benefits-title" class="styles--3vx-H" data-ui="job-benefits"><h2 id="job-benefits-title">Benefits</h2><div>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…<ul> <li>Build awesome, industry-changing products, every day</li> <li>Grow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming and fintech</li> <li>Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates</li> <li>Own shares in the Company - enabling you to benefit from the value you create&nbsp;</li> </ul>Some additional perks…<ul> <li>Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the world</li> <li>Awesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectively&nbsp;</li> <li>Remote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experience</li> <li>Learning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training events</li> <li>Social events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammates</li> <li>Birthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special day&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul>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…<ul> <li> <a tabindex="0" data-role="button-link" class="button--2de5X button--14TuV tertiary--1JsWJ external" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://a16z.com/2022/01/19/investing-in-carry1st/">Andreessen Horowitz</a> shared why they invested in Carry1st</li> <li> <a tabindex="0" data-role="button-link" class="button--2de5X button--14TuV tertiary--1JsWJ external" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://venturebeat.com/games/carry1st-raises-27m-to-develop-and-publish-games-in-africa/">VentureBeat</a> announced that Carry1st has raised $27 million to develop and publish mobile games in Africa</li> <li> <a tabindex="0" data-role="button-link" class="button--2de5X button--14TuV tertiary--1JsWJ external" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.remerge.io/findings/podcast/ep-143-cracking-africas-mobile-gaming-market">Remerge</a> hosted Cordel on a podcast to discuss Carry1st and the African gaming market</li> </ul></div></section>