DevOps Team Lead

Social Discovery Group (SDG) is the 3rd largest social discovery company in the world, uniting 60+ brands with 500 million users. We solve the problems of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection by transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. Our portfolio includes online communication platforms focusing on AI, game mechanics, and video streaming - , Date My Age , Cupid Media, Dil Mil, Kiseki, and others.

SDG invests in IT startups around the world. Our investments include Open AI, Patreon, Flo, Clubhouse, Woebot, Flure, Astry, Coursera, Academia.edu, and many others.

We bring together a team of like‑minded people and IT professionals specializing in the creation and development of globally impactful social discovery products. Our international team of 1200 professionals and digital nomads works all over the world.

Our teams of digital nomads work remotely from Cyprus, Malta, the USA, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and many other locations.

In August 2024, we achieved Great Place to Work US Certification™! This achievement reflects our core belief that a truly exceptional workplace is built on trust, pride, and camaraderie—not just great perks.

We are looking for a Dev Ops Team Lead to join our engineering team and drive the transformation of CI/CD workflows across multiple complex products.

Your main tasks will be:

• Lead the modernization and optimization of CI/CD pipelines across diverse systems and legacy components.
• Introduce and implement industry‑leading Dev Ops tools and practices
  , fostering a culture of automation and reliability.
• Oversee and support existing CI/CD workflows, ensuring high stability and performance.
• Manage and optimize ephemeral and pre‑production environments to improve efficiency and reduce deployment friction.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to align Dev Ops solutions with product needs.
• Mentor and guide Dev Ops engineers, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.

We expect from you:

• 5+ years of experience in Dev Ops, infrastructure, or system engineering roles.
• Expertise in Kubernetes — orchestrating and managing containerized applications.
• Strong experience with Git Lab CI/CD — designing, maintaining, and optimizing pipelines.
• Proficiency in Shell scripting and Linux administration
  .
• Hands‑on experience with Terraform and Ansible
  .
• Knowledge of observability tools such as Grafana and Open Search.
• Solid understanding of Dev Ops principles, CI/CD methodologies, and automation practices
  .
• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead, motivate, and mentor a team.
• Problem‑solving mindset and persistence in achieving results.

Optional but nice to have:

• Knowledge of networking protocols and technologies
  .
• Experience with Windows environments
  , VMware
  , or logging stacks (
  ELK / EFK
  ).

What do we offer:

• REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full time;
• Vacation 28 calendar days per year;
• 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
• Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
• 50% payment for professional training, international conferences and meetings
  ;
• Health benefits
  . According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self‑purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
• Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co‑working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $1,000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co‑working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.)
  
  during those 3 years;
• Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for our merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.