Linux Engineer

GamePoint is looking for a Linux Engineer on a full-time basis

Who are we?

GamePoint, based in the Netherlands, is one of the world's leading social game developers. For over 20 years, we have created cross-platform games that have delighted every type of gamer. To mention a few, we've had continuous success with GamePoint Bingo, Royaldice, Cardparty, and Wordtornado. We're not done yet, and we're working on additional games and features for both young and old. We are able to function as we do, because of a broad international staff of game, marketing, and community creators from all around the world. We're seeking for additional team members to help us expand and keep our players engaged. Come and game with us!

Position Summary – Linux Engineer

As a Linux engineer you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the Linux-based infrastructure that supports our tools, servers and databases. This includes monitoring and troubleshooting servers to ensure optimal performance and availability. You will be responsible for upgrading and improving our systems and processes within the organization. This may include implementing new technologies and automation techniques to streamline operations, as well as troubleshooting and resolving any issues that may arise.

Note: EU residency and living in the Netherlands are mandatory

Key Responsibilities:

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  Design, implement, and maintain Linux-based infrastructure for game servers, databases, and other systems
  
• Automate and streamline systems administration tasks using scripting and automation tools
• Work with the development team to optimize game performance and scalability
• Monitor and troubleshoot game servers and other systems to ensure optimal performance and availability
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  Collaborate with the IT team to ensure security and compliance of all systems
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  Keeping up to date with new technologies and best practices in Linux systems administration

Qualifications:

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  3+ years of working experience with Linux (Ubuntu/RedHat) server management
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  Familiar with performing upgrade and migration operations for MySQL Clusters, memcache, Redis, and to a lesser extent, network infrastructure
• Familiar with assisting web and gaming developers and supply infrastructure solutions
• Familiar with Kubernetes
  
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  Experience with working with command line and scripting (shell, python)
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  You are familiar with the following tools and techniques: Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, Nginx, MySQL (MariaDB/Percona), Redis, Memcache, RabbitMQ, AWS, NFS, Jenkins, BambooCI, load balancing.

Nice to haves:

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  Experience with other cloud infrastructure
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  Experience with other containerization technologies
• A passion for gaming and game development

What do we have to offer? 

• Competitive salary based on your experience and knowledge
• Excellent pension plan
• Delicious lunch at the office
• All the hardware you will need to execute your job
• Casual international work environment
• A beautiful historical building in the The Hague
• Frequent team-building events and Friday drinks

Contact

Are you interested in this position? I am happy to tell you more about the job, the department, and the company in general! Feel free to contact Oleksandr Maistruk (Corporate Recruiter) at omaistruk@gamepoint.com or by phone: +3162934468

Please do not contact us for sales purposes