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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Engineer - **Company:** Fandoms Gaming - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $122,000.0 - $204,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Bash Shell, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Elasticsearch, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, MySQL, Routing, Network Protocols, Performance Tuning, Logstash, Prometheus, TCP/IP, Trusted Systems, Scripting, Computer Network Operations, Caching, Kubernetes, Cloudflare, Kibana, Terraform, Elk Stack, Jenkins - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-cloud-engineer-fandom-9858792 ## About the Role * 5+ years of experience in Technical/Network Operations, DevOps, or SRE roles managing large-scale production platforms (e.g., 10M+ monthly active users). * Deep proficiency in Linux systems administration, networking protocols (TCP/IP, routing), secure systems practices, and scripting/programming (Go, Python, or Bash). * Proven hands-on experience with core infrastructure tech: Kubernetes/container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), and monitoring/reliability systems (e.g., Prometheus). * Practical experience managing production MySQL database environments, including deep familiarity with replication topologies, failover mechanisms, and performance tuning. * Demonstrated capability using generative AI tools (e.g., Gemini, NotebookLM) to enhance productivity, paired with the ability to critically audit and verify outputs for accuracy, security, and context., * Advanced Cloudflare expertise, including CDN optimization, WAF security, DNS management, edge performance tuning, and Cloudflare Tunnels. * Strong understanding of distributed systems architecture, edge caching, and centralized log management using the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana). * Experience defining SLOs and instrumentation, implementing meaningful metrics, logs, and traces to reduce alert noise and drive postmortem action items. ## Description As part of the TechOps team, you'll report to the Manager of TechOps and work closely with developers, product engineers, and other infrastructure teams. You'll contribute to our CI/CD, monitoring, automation, and cloud efforts - helping ensure Fandom's platform remains fast, stable, and secure as we grow. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, improving deployment systems, and enabling engineering teams to move faster and safer., * Manage and automate cloud and edge infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform and Chef, ensuring consistent configurations for Kubernetes, global Cloudflare services, and CI/CD pipelines. * Maintain and optimize large-scale production environments, orchestrating high-availability MySQL replication, automated failover, robust disaster recovery, and system monitoring. * Develop internal tools for operational automation, system/data backups, performance tuning, and comprehensive security monitoring. * Drive operational excellence by leading planning meetings, retrospectives, and RCAs, while continuously evaluating systems against industry best practices. * Participate in an on-call rotation to maintain production stability, handle incident responses, and collaborate with/mentor cross-functional engineering teams. ## Related Videos - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Debug a Kubernetes Operator](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/487-debug-a-kubernetes-operator) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [Add Location-based Searching to Site with ElasticSearch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/77-add-location-based-searching-to-site-with-elasticsearch) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 103 - Superb Owl Trafficking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/388-dev-digest-103-superb-owl-trafficking) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023)