DevOps Engineer - Compute Operations

DevOps Engineer

Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment.

We operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment, we play an essential role in the Group's goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and iGaming, developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide.

We are serious about Tech. We are problem-solvers with big ambitions, keeping a people-first mindset at the core of our work. We prioritize flexibility as we strive to deliver the best technological products and tackle the greatest industry challenges.

Recognizing that everyone brings their own strengths, backgrounds and new perspectives, we empower you to be yourself. That uniqueness shapes the culture of belonging we are so proud of.

The Role
We are looking for an experienced Devops Engineer to join our Compute Operations engineering team in our Developer Lifecycle organization. The Compute Operations team works to create a scalable and reliable Compute substrate layer to support FanDuel’s project large-scale complex application microservice architecture across several dozen target deployment locations under unique geographic and regulatory constraints. This team defines our compute substrate layer, Kubernetes cluster management, VM based stateful workloads, and maintains compute infrastructure as code assets. 

We’re looking for passionate & experienced technologists, strong communicators, and those with a commitment to continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have the confidence to propose pragmatic solutions to complex problems and be eager to both learn from and educate others. In the role of DevOps Engineer you will work amongst multidisciplinary teams, tackling complex problems to create world class infrastructure as we continuously build out our exciting and innovative developer experience. 

What You’ll Be Doing

• Work on a platform engineering team which supports the development of performant and reliable applications across FanDuel’s project. 

• Contribute to conversations to remove blockers and foster collaboration across teams 

• Collaborate with various cross-functional software engineering teams to enhance and unify our overarching engineering culture. 

• Translate overarching strategic goals into actionable and detailed plans that can be readily implemented by engineers. 

• Demonstrate technical proficiency across the organization. 

• Champion standards and baselines for uplifting engineering across FanDuel’s project. 

• Build and maintain a reliable and performant compute substrate layer that supports an efficient developer lifecycle for our engineers. 

• Embrace change and rapidly adapt. 

• Proactively identify new opportunities and advocate for and implement improvements to the current state of projects — potentially having broader business impact across teams or products. 

• Approach tasks with a growth mindset and experiment with new approaches, learning, owning the outcomes, and sharing what you learned so that others can learn from it 

• Identify and support areas of growth for teammates that consider their unique skills, strengths, backgrounds and working styles 

What You’ll Bring

• Deep familiarity with hosting technologies Kubernetes, EC2, ECS, Lambda 

• Proficient experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Crossplane, ansible etc.. 

• Experience in software development (e.g. Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, etc..) 

• Strong experience with delivering programs and projects via tools like Jira 

• Transform strategic objectives into actionable programs of work, leading to the execution of effective and successful outcomes 

• Proficient in developing applications related to Platform engineering, Infrastructure engineering, Devops, etc.. 

• Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure, preferably AWS with infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform)

We'd Like You To Master In

• Ability to interact effectively with other functional teams;

• Communication, common sense and a passion for the art of problem-solving.

• Strong written and verbal English communication skills

This is what you should have. What do we have, you ask? Well...you can check our amazing perks & benefits right here! 

So ... are you in? 

Equal opportunities

At Blip, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply.
We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion. 
Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

If you need any adjustments to apply for the position and to ensure this role aligns with your needs, please send an email to [email protected].

We will only respond to inquiries related to disabilities.