Principal DevOps Engineer

About the Position

Join Twin Harbour Interactive as a Principal DevOps Engineer to lead key projects, optimize high-performance systems, and collaborate with global teams in a hybrid work model.

Responsibilities

• Conduct 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice to Have

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

We Offer

• A global team with a shared passion for strategy games and a bold vision for the future.
• Flexible hybrid work models that empower you to do your best work – wherever you are.
• Opportunities for growth with our Career Path Framework and mentorship culture.
• Investment in your growth with language courses, e-learning platforms, and support for conferences and training.
• A work environment built on trust, respect, and good humor with various team-building activities.

About the Company

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 you’re an expert tactician or an imaginative world-builder, there’s a place here for you to grow, thrive, and leave your mark.

Location: Hamburg (St. Pauli)

Department: Game Programming/Engineering

Remote status: Hybrid

Employment type: Full time

Contact: Margarita Kremhöller, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner – Human Resources