Platform Engineer

Who we are

We are Inventors of gaming platform, betting, fintech and software solutions. Across the globe, our cross-functional teams create online gaming platform as well as sports and fintech betting solutions that reach hundreds of thousands of users daily guided by our motto “Fearlessly Forward” together.

Your Mission

Working for the teams who make and deliver our software, you’ll make sure services are effective across test, development and production environments.

It’ll be your job to drive improvements, whether they relate to boosting enjoyment of the software or the efficiency of our teams. You’ll be empowered to improve software, using your analytical and diagnostic flair to the full. And, above all, you’ll make certain our agile methodology isn’t hampered by operational requirements, or delays in delivery or software transitions.

You’ll be part of a super-motivated DevOps team whose mission is to create new and awesome tools that will empower our development teams to do things in an automated and safer way. Whilst standardizing processes to ensure all development teams are aligned with each other.

What you'll do

• Plan upgrades of large, complex systems across a variety of environments, working closely with key staff across multiple sites.
• Manage technical releases including software deploys, de-risking deploys and change request reviews.
• Investigate and diagnose problems, assign or carry out code and deployment fixes, and keep documents up to date.
• Make workflow more efficient and the system more stable.
• Build and verify new servers, including tracking network changes.
• Build tools for automate, simplify and de-risk processes.
• Work with bleeding-edge tools and technologies.
• Administer more than 50 Kubernetes clusters with hundreds of services.

What you'll bring

• Familiar with containerization (Docker, rkt) and virtualization (VMWare, Vagrant, VirtualBox) technologies.
• Strong experience working with Kubernetes clusters and observability tools such as Fluentd, Kibana, Logstash, Prometheus and Grafana. Familiar with Service Mesh, ideally using Istio.
• Knowledge in Public and Private clouds: Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure, OpenStack, VMWare.
• Experience with HashiCorp stack: Terraform, Consul and Vault. Ability to understand and implement Infrastructure-as-Code principles.
• A strong and deep level of understanding of Continuous Integration and Deployment concepts and tools, including SCMs (Git, Subversion), CI servers (Bamboo, Jenkins), build tools (Maven, Gradle), binary repositories (Nexus, Artifactory) and code quality tools (SonarQube). Experience with the Atlassian stack is desirable.
• Strong knowledge around platform automation technologies, such as Puppet and Ansible. Experience with AWX is a plus.
• Good level of understanding regarding database administration, including but not limited to, Cassandra, Neo4j and ElasticSearch as well as the traditional ones (MySQL, Oracle, etc).
• Equipped with basic programming know-how – including an understanding of code and coding concepts – plus advanced knowledge of scripting languages (Bash, Python, Perl, Ruby...). Knowledge in Django framework is a plus.
• Familiar with software development, including concepts, current technologies and frameworks.
• A talented Linux administrator who knows about network diagnostics and services.
• Basic knowledge in Windows systems administration and investigation, with expertise that covers Event log and Services.
• Flexible enough to meet tight deadlines and driven to deliver to strict SLAs.

Please note - due to the ever changing DevOps world we are flexible and understand you may not have experience in all of the above technologies. However, Kubernetes and Cloud are essential for this position. 

What's in it for you

• Private life and health insurance for you and your family.
• Four weeks per year to work from anywhere for eligible employees.
• Gym reimbursement.
• Company bus lines for convenient transportation applicable for employees Malaga based.
• Relocation package for you and your family including soft-landing package services to help you settle in (applicable for relocation to Malaga, if you are moving from a different city/country)
• Learning Pocket for personal development.
• A hybrid working model with flexible hours.
• 3 volunteering paid days each year.
• Generous referral programme.
• Workplace perks such as gaming room with darts, pool, ping pong table ,foosball, consoles and much more! We also enjoy massages and a kitchen stocked with coffee, fruits, nuts and ice cream.

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Our Beliefs and Commitment to You! We value creativity and innovation from our diverse team. The Workshop welcomes candidates of all genders, orientations, disabilities, races, ages, nationalities, and beliefs. Great ideas come from great people who thrive on being empowered to improve our products and processes!

Our DNA We live by the motto "Experience First" for our customers, players, and employees. With 550 employees from 40 nationalities speaking nearly 30 languages, our offices in Málaga, Madrid, Auckland, and London focus on collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and well-being initiatives.

Our Culture: At The Workshop, we foster an inclusive and multicultural environment where diversity is celebrated. As an Inventor, you will thrive in an environment led by:

• Global Innovation: Join a dynamic company pioneering cutting-edge technology worldwide with an environment that encourages new ideas and continuous growth.
• Personal Growth: Explore new opportunities through internal mobility programs.
• Well-being Support: Benefit from initiatives promoting work-life balance and personal development.
• Community Impact: Influence the tech community inside and outside of The Workshop and mentor others as we shape the future together.