Lead DevOps Engineer

Join us as Lead DevOps Engineer in our development

team!

At Twin Harbour Interactive we strive to develop high-quality strategy games and make them accessible for all players around the our eyes game development is a promise for fun and entertainment thats what we live and aim for!

As a Lead DevOps Engineer you will be leading our interdisciplinary team developing building and running our online games. You can expect a professional and international working environment covering great games and a wide scope of technologies:

In the backend our games share a self-built Java game engine together with a containerized API written in PHP that we constantly extend and improve. Servers run on a distributed architecture in the Google Cloud and use MySQL for data storage.

In the DevOps engineering you will work with technologies and services like Terraform Helm ArgoCD Ansible AWX GitHub Actions DataDog Docker Grafana Sentry SonarQube Jenkins and production systems utilizing Google Kubernetes Engine Linux based VMs Nginx Redis Memcached.

The frontend engine currently uses a modern HTML5 / WebGL / TypeScript / stack deployed to different kinds of platforms like desktop browser Steam iOS and Android. Existing and future games will transition to a Unity-based frontend. We launched our first game already and have more exciting upcoming releases planned for this year and beyond.

YOUR MISSION

• Lead mentor and be part of an experienced and excellent DevOps team.
• Manage and execute key DevOps projects from planning to delivery guide technical decision-making. Align DevOps strategies with company goals and provide expert guidance on best practices and tooling.
• Maintain our high-availability production systems by creating stability and scalability.
• Analyze and optimize our high-performance / high-traffic systems on OS & application level.
• Spearhead tooling efforts by prototyping setting up establishing and fine-tuning new tools to improve performance and our dev life.
• Maintain and improve the automated development processes and improve development workflows (Github Actions Helm ArgoCD Ansible Docker Webpack Fastlane etc.).
• Collaborate closely with the game development community and product teams and our sister studios within the Stillfront Group.
• Broaden your knowledge and deepen your skills through conferences and training and share your learnings with the team afterwards.

YOUR PROFILE

• Experience with leading a (DevOps) team and the ability to execute on a roadmap effectively and pragmatically.
• Excellent skills in IT maintenance database/network architecture systems integration as well as automation and system administration (Debian Linux).
• Experience with high-load / high-availability systems and load optimizations.
• Experience with cloud systems (ideally Google Cloud) and connected management tools (i.e. Terraform / Kubernetes etc).
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art build systems tech stacks and toolchains.
• Passion to extend your knowledge and try out new technologies.
• Good skills in Java or other high-level programming languages.
• Experience in shipping developing and running at least one commercial product or game.
• Ability to articulate and document technical designs clearly and analytically.
• Fluent English both verbal and written.

Additional skills to impress us:

• Passion for video games.
• Knowledge of multiplayerPvP/online game development practices.
• Familiarity with agile software development and scrum-based working environments.

Why Youll Love Working With Us

A Global Team A Shared Purpose

Our strength lies in our diversity. With over 30 nationalities represented across our two locations were united by a shared passion for strategy games and a bold vision for the future. We celebrate what makes each of us unique our perspectives our stories and the paths that led us here.

Work Your Way

Whether youre crafting code from a harbor-view desk in Hamburg or fine-tuning design details under the Maltese sun we support flexible hybrid work models that empower you to do your best work wherever you are.

Grow With Us

At Twin Harbour your journey matters. Our Career Path Framework and mentorship culture provide the clarity and feedback you need to take the next step whether youre deepening your expertise or branching into new disciplines. We invest in your growth with language courses e-learning platforms and support for conferences and training.

Were Human First

We believe that great teams are built on trust respect and good humor. From game nights to casual drinks quiz nights and karaoke we dont just work together we connect play and support each other like a true crew.

Join Twin Harbour Interactive

Where Strategy Meets Vision.

Twin Harbour Interactive is a global strategy game powerhouse shaping the future of long-term multiplayer gaming. With offices in Hamburg and Malta we design strategy games that bring people together across borders and generations.

Whether youre an expert tactician or an imaginative world-builder theres a place here for you to grow thrive and leave your mark.