Software Engineer, Platform - Demonware

Software Engineer, Platform - Demonware - Vancouver
We are looking for a Software Engineer to join us in managing our Kubernetes Platform that supports backend game services for some of the largest multiplayer games in the world.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, and the home studio for this role is Vancouver, Canada.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with internal teams to improve developer experience on Bonzai!, our Kubernetes Platform.

Build and evolve Bonzai! with a focus on scalability, reliability, security, and developer experience.

Contribute to and occasionally lead infrastructure integration projects involving multiple teams.

Troubleshoot and resolve production issues affecting critical backend services tribute to root cause analysis efforts. Help the team implement fixes and apply what we’ve learned to prevent recurring issues.

Proactively maintain and develop backend systems infrastructure.

Maintain and validate platform infrastructure through automation, testing, and operational best practices.

Active participation in design and code reviews.

Participate in an on-call rotation supporting critical production infrastructure and services.

Minimum Requirements

3+ years of relevant work experience, preferably in high-volume and/or critical production service environments.

Experience with containers and container orchestration technologies, especially Kubernetes, in production.

Strong understanding of service scalability and reliability principles.

Strong Go programming skills.

Solid understanding of fundamental technologies: TCP/IP, DNS, Linux systems.

A passion for delighting internal customers.

Enjoy learning about and debugging complex distributed systems.

An insatiable desire to automate all the things.

Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

Take strong ownership of initiatives from inception through deployment and sustainment.

Extra Points

Experience developing and deploying software integrating with Kubernetes APIs and CRD.

Experience in deploying large-scale distributed systems in public or private cloud.

Contributing to open source community, especially CNCF projects.

Working with bare metal lifecycle management in on-premises datacenter.

Managing public cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure).

Analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.

Familiar with Git Ops tooling such as ArgoCD and Helm.

Benefits
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well‑being. These include:

Extended health plan (medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D insurance) for employees and dependents, plus disability insurance.

RRSP with company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching.

Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave.

Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and supplemental life & critical illness, legal services, and others.

Relocation assistance if required by the company.

Pay
The standard base pay range for this role is $73,255.00 - $ CAD (British Columbia). Actual amounts vary with experience, performance, and location. Employees may be eligible for incentive compensation, which is not guaranteed.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodation re General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here.

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