Sr. DevOps Engineer

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • Devops • $129,938 PA - $216,563 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Fandom is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to help evolve and support the infrastructure for over 300 million fans worldwide. The role involves building reliable, scalable systems in a Linux and Kubernetes-based environment. The engineer will contribute to CI/CD, monitoring, automation, and cloud efforts to ensure the platform's speed, stability, and security. Responsibilities include designing and maintaining high-availability systems, improving CI/CD pipelines, contributing to planning meetings, developing operational tools, supporting Kubernetes deployments, and evaluating systems for improvements. The role requires participation in an on-call rotation.
Must have:
  • 5+ years in Technical/Network Operations, DevOps, SRE, or equivalent roles.
  • Experience managing production infrastructure for large-scale platforms.
  • Hands-on experience with Linux systems administration and Kubernetes.
  • Proficiency in scripting or programming languages.
Good to have:
  • Knowledge of distributed systems architecture or edge caching/CDNs.
  • Exposure to security-forward infrastructure practices and tooling.
  • Familiarity with the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
Perks:
  • Vibrant team culture
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Training (unlimited Udemy + more)
  • Flexible working hours and time off
  • Equity & Retirement Programs, including 401K match
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • International work environment with start-up culture

Job Details

About this Role

Fandom is growing! We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to help evolve and support the infrastructure that powers our platform for over 300 million fans worldwide. This hands-on role is focused on building reliable, scalable systems in a Linux and Kubernetes-based environment.

As part of the TechOps team, you’ll report to the TechOps manager and work closely with developers, product engineers, and other infrastructure teams. You’ll contribute to our CI/CD, monitoring, automation, and cloud efforts, helping ensure Fandom’s platform remains fast, stable, and secure as we grow.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, improving deployment systems, and enabling engineering teams to move faster and safer.

You Will...

  • Design, implement, and maintain high-availability systems supporting global user traffic.
  • Improve and maintain our CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code systems (Terraform, Chef).
  • Contribute to planning meetings, stand-ups, RCAs, and retrospectives — occasionally leading initiatives or representing DevOps.
  • Develop and maintain tools for operational tasks, system/data backup, disaster recovery, and performance/security monitoring.
  • Support Kubernetes-based service deployment and configuration across wiki platforms and other product areas.
  • Continuously evaluate existing systems against industry best practices and propose improvements.
  • Participate in our on-call rotation to maintain production stability and respond to incidents.
  • Collaborate with and mentor other engineers in a supportive, cross-functional environment.

You Have...

  • 5+ years in Technical/Network Operations, DevOps, SRE, or equivalent roles in high-scale environments.
  • Experience managing production infrastructure for large-scale platforms (e.g., 10M+ monthly active users).
  • Hands-on experience with: Linux systems administration, Kubernetes and container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.), Configuration management (preferably Chef), Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)
  • Proficiency in scripting or programming languages like Go, Python, or Bash.
  • Strong understanding of monitoring systems (e.g., Prometheus) and reliability engineering principles.
  • Familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, routing) and secure systems practices.
  • Experience with cloud providers (especially Google Cloud Platform or AWS).

Bonus Points...

  • Knowledge of distributed systems architecture or edge caching/CDNs.
  • Exposure to security-forward infrastructure practices and tooling (e.g., Vault, BGP hardening, VPNs).
  • Familiarity with the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).

Benefits & Perks

  • Salary Range = $129,938 - $216,563 (Actual salary available will vary based on location and market factors.)
  • Vibrant team culture
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Training (unlimited Udemy + more)
  • Flexible working hours and time off
  • Equity & Retirement Programs, including 401K match
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • International work environment with start-up culture 

About Fandom

Fandom is the world’s largest fan platform where fans immerse themselves in imagined worlds across entertainment and gaming. Reaching more than 350 million unique visitors per month and hosting more than 250,000 wikis, Fandom is the #1 source for in-depth information on pop culture, gaming, TV and film, where fans learn about and celebrate their favorite fandoms. Fandom’s Gaming division manages the online video game retailer Fanatical. Fandom Productions, the content arm of Fandom, enhances the fan experience through curated editorial coverage and branded content from trusted and established publishing brands Gamespot, TV Guide, and Metacritic, along with its Emmy-nominated Honest Trailers and the weekly video news program The Loop. For more information, follow @getfandom or visit: www.fandom.com.

Fandom is an equal opportunity employer. Fandom values diversity, and all employment decisions are made on the basis of job requirements and individual qualifications.

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At Fandom, you'll work to help people find new ways to celebrate their passions. You could be helping to build a new community around the latest hit show, writing articles or shooting videos that help fans learn how to beat their favorite video game, or connecting advertisers with one of the biggest and most unique fan communities on the web. And you'll do it all at a company that lets you be you. Because you're awesome. (We're big fans!)

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