Site Reliability Engineer
Playtika
Job Summary
As a Site Reliability Engineer at Playtika's Amsterdam studio (Youda), you'll be responsible for designing, building, testing, and maintaining software applications. You'll tackle complex projects, troubleshoot issues, optimize processes, and ensure smooth operations. Responsibilities include solving tasks related to applicative and infrastructure components (Aerospike, Redis, F5, etc.), building web tools and automation flows, managing technical debt, code review, risk evaluation, and suggesting improvements. You will also participate in POCs for new technologies and tools. The role requires strong expertise in various technologies including Kubernetes, Service Mesh, message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ), databases (SQL/NoSQL), and scripting languages.
Must Have
- 4+ years experience
- Deep understanding of studio components
- CI/CD pipeline building/modification
- K8s setup & administration
- Advanced knowledge of message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Advanced knowledge of k8s and containers (Docker)
Good to Have
- Intermediate knowledge of Service Mesh
- Debug issues with F5 BIG-IP architecture
- Advanced knowledge in Ansible or other orchestrators
- Advanced scripting skills (bash, python, groovy)
- Advanced knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases
- Basic knowledge of Java, .Net, nodeJS
Perks & Benefits
- Hybrid work
- Competitive salary
- Lunch benefit
- Bonus incentive
- Phone allowance
- 26 vacation days
- 6 long weekends
- Birthday off
- Pension plan
Job Description
Join us at Playtika (NASDAQ: PLTK), where we're driven by the belief life needs play. We’re on a mission to deliver infinite ways to play using cutting-edge technologies like AI and machine learning to craft immersive experiences that connect, inspire and entertain millions of players worldwide.
From our start as a small mobile games company founded in Israel to our current position as a publicly traded company and industry leader, we continue to be a dominant force in interactive entertainment. With a diverse portfolio of award-winning, category-leading Casual and Social Casino-themed games, including nine of the top 100 highest-grossing mobile games in the US, we're setting the standard for excellence.
Our success story is co-authored by a dynamic team of storytellers, strategists, creators and data scientists who thrive on innovation. We are home of the best, advancing an inclusive culture that embraces our core values and reflects our agile DNA.
With a strong financial foundation, disciplined operations, unwavering player-focused approach and relentless can-do spirit, we're well-positioned for sustained growth. If you're ready to join the driving force behind the evolution of interactive entertainment, we invite you to come play with us.
Playtika is all about making fun happen! We’re a big name in interactive entertainment, bringing personalized, immersive experiences to millions of loyal players across a bunch of awesome games.
We kicked things off in 2010 and were one of the first to dive into free-to-play social games on platforms like Facebook—then we took the party to mobile. Our HQ is in Herzliya, Israel, but we’re everywhere: from Ramat-Gan to Berlin, and from Helsinki to Amsterdam.
With over 3,500 creative and passionate people on our team, our mission is simple: entertain the world and keep the good times rolling in infinite ways
We are on the hunt for a super talented Site Reliability Engineer to join our studio in AMSTERDAM. Better known as the Youda studio.
From our studio in Amsterdam, we supply the world with Governor of Poker 3 and Monopoly Poker to players around the world.
We make games people can’t put down. That’s our mission, plain and simple. And with a team full of creative and passionate people, we pull out all the stops to make it happen.
Our studio is in Amsterdam, right by Schiphol Airport. Easy to get to by car or public transport.
ABOUT THE JOB!
As a Site Reliability Engineer, you’ll be the go-to person for designing, building, testing, and maintaining software applications in your team or department. You'll tackle complex technical projects, handle tasks independently, and bring strong troubleshooting skills to the table. Whether it’s optimizing processes, solving tough challenges, or keeping things running smoothly, you’ll play a key role in the success of the studio, technology, or project you’re working on.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Solve any tasks with any difficulty related to different applicative and infrastructure components
- Performs software performance analysis using Programming Language-specific tools
- Build independent web based tools, automation flows (jenking jobs) and solutions
- Manage RnD technical debt
- Review, verify, and validate the code developed in the IT projects
- Proactively evaluate risks and raise the flag on development phase
- Suggest/implement improvements, or necessary fixes.
- Participation in POC within onboarding new technologies and tools
REQUIREMENTS:
- 4+ years of experience
- Deep understanding of most of the studio components
- Ability to investigate and work on different infrastructure components out of DevOps scope( such as Aerospike, Redis, F5, etc...)
- Experience in building/modification of CI/CD pipelines
- K8S: setup, administration
- Intermediate knowledge of Service Mesh and its integration in K8S and its troubleshooting.
- Debug issues with F5 BIG-IP architecture (including F5 BigIP and F5 BigIP controller)
- Advanced knowledge of message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Advanced knowledge in Git.
- Advanced knowledge of k8s and containers(Docker)
- Advanced knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases
- Advanced knowledge in Ansible or other orchestrators
- Advanced scripting skills (bash, python, groovy)
- Advanced knowledge of message brokers(Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Basic knowledge of Java, .Net, nodeJS
Here’s what we offer you:
- Hybrid ways of working between home and the office
- A competitive monthly salary
- Lunch benefit
- Bonus incentive
- Monthly Phone Allowance
- 26 vacation days
- 6 long weekends (6 extra days off)
- 1 day off for your birthday
- Christmas, Birthday & Special events gifts
- Participation in our pension plan
- A challenging role in a diverse, international and fast-growing organization with lots of career opportunities
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you feel the above describes you perfectly - Apply now!
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