Position: DevOps Engineer
Company: Upland
Category: DevOps
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper
Published: 2023-06-01T00:00:00+03:00

If you ever wondered what it would be like to have cities or even the entire world as your sandbox, grab your shovel and pail because we have an opportunity for you. Upland (https://upland.me/) is the earth’s metaverse that sits on top of the real world where people buy, sell and trade virtual properties based on actual addresses. Players compete and win rewards in mini-games, connect virtually with a thriving, passionate community, and can even earn money in their own virtual businesses. 

Uplandme, Inc. was founded in 2018 by three serial entrepreneurs. The game launched into open beta in January 2020 and became the largest blockchain game just eight months later. Available for iOS, Android, and the mobile web, Upland uses blockchain technology to power “true ownership” of digital assets. 

To expand its reach beyond blockchain aficionados and towards a mass-market audience, we are looking for a highly skilled and talented DevOps Engineer to join our team and help us architect and build and maintain security and compliance solutions for the AWS cloud. sites/software. 

Key Responsibilities: 
Design and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
Maintain existing Kubernetes cluster designs, propose improvements and add new features as needed.
Troubleshoot developer environments including assisting developers with deploying new features using automated tools.
Assist with production deployments, monitoring and troubleshooting.


Key Requirements:  
3+ years experience as a DevOps engineer in a highly scalable, fast growing cloud environment.  In Depth expertise of AWS is required.
Experience  with the following AWS services: ECS, EC2, EBS, S3, Glacier, RDS, VPC, Route53, ELB, IAM, CloudFront, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, SQS, SES, Lambda
Demonstrated hands-on experience with DevOps techniques building continuous integration solutions using Jenkins, Docker, Git, Maven
Hands on experience in at least one of the programming languages such as Python or JavaScript/TypeScript
Experience with Kubernetes and Helm
Full software development lifecycle experience
Deep understanding of the Linux operating system and networking concepts
Experience building scalable infrastructure in AWS
Experience with one or more AWS SDKs and/or CLI
Expertise in leveraging Automation / DevOps principles, experience with operational tools, and able to apply best practices for infrastructure and software deployment
Excellent analytical skills and ability to work independently and as a team player
Proven ability to perform with a high degree of accuracy under tight deadlines and ability to effectively multitask
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal, and customer service skills
Will be a plus:
Terraform (IaC)
GitLab
ArgoCD (deployments)
Prometheus & Grafana (logging & monitoring)


Work with a passionate, highly experienced, innovative team and have a wide range of independence while solving fascinating problems that span gaming, economics, marketing, computing, and sociology. Capitalize on the opportunity to grow with Upland in terms of responsibilities and your career. We offer competitive compensation both in salary and equity as well as top-of-the-market benefits. 

Uplandme Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.