Senior DevOps Engineer

About Nexus Mods

Established in 2001, Nexus Mods is the largest video game modding platform on the internet - a household name in the PC gaming ecosystem.

• 65M+ registered members
• 750K+ mods for 3,500+ games
• 18B+ mod downloads

We’re currently focused on product modernisation, driving growth and building infrastructure for the next 10 years of community-powered modding.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our platform and operations team. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in scalable systems, automation, and infrastructure, while being eager to explore and implement new technologies. You’ll be working closely with our developers to deploy, monitor, and secure high-traffic applications that power Nexus Mods.

Responsibilities

Infrastructure & Operations

• Manage and optimize globally distributed infrastructure, including a custom CDN and cloud-based platforms.
• Automate provisioning, scaling, and recovery using modern orchestration tools.
• Implement and monitor observability solutions to ensure performance, uptime, and reliability.

Tooling & Deployment

• Design, build and maintain internal tooling for the business relating to metrics, moderation, and authentication.
• Design, build and maintain deployment pipelines (CI/CD) for our applications and services.

Collaboration & Compliance

• Collaborate with developers to deliver new features securely and efficiently.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of security, performance, and operational practices.
• Ensure the platform adheres to company policies and meets all regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Strong programming experience, with proficiency in at least one widely used language (such as Ruby, PHP, Java, or similar), and familiarity with modern frameworks and development practices.
• A broad understanding of multiple languages is a plus, as our platform integrates diverse technologies.
• Strong experience in a DevOps, SRE, or operations role.
• Proven track record working with distributed systems at scale.
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLabCI, GitHub Actions).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Cloudflare, or similar).
• Linux administration experience.
• Production experience with databases and data stores at scale.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
• Proven ability to work autonomously and deliver results.

Bonus Skills

• Familiarity with: Nginx, Apache, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Postgres, Redis, ElasticSearch.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet).
• Experience managing Kubernetes deployments and workflows using tools such as FluxCD, Helm and Kustomize.
• Knowledge of CDN design, caching, and performance optimization.
• Security, testing, and agile delivery practices.

Benefits

• This position can be remote or based in our offices in Exeter, UK (we may be able to assist with relocation expenses and logistics).
• We are unable to sponsor international visas.
• We work a 4-day week at 32 hours, with no reduction in pay.
• We will provide high-spec hardware for you to work from.
• An allowance of 25 Euros each month to spend on video games, to play in your own personal time, that can be unrelated to work (any games you need to do your job are bought by the business!)
• We have an Employee Assistance Programme.
• We provide Private BUPA healthcare for you and your family.
• We provide a very flexible training budget.
• Regular social events throughout the year. Participation is optional!

Diversity and Inclusion

We celebrate diversity and want you to bring your whole self to work.

• Supporting an incredible community of tens of millions of users, we thrive on engaging as many views as possible to improve our platform. We see no reason why our culture should be any different.
• We undertake Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging training to be more aware of diverse views and of our own biases to make sure we don’t leave anyone feeling unheard or left behind.