DevOps Engineer

Social Discovery Group (SDG) is a group of social discovery companies. SDG solves the problems of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection - transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. SDG’s products redefine the way people interact and connect with one another.

Our portfolio includes social entertainment platforms designed to connect people online across different cultures and regions of the world.

We bring together a team of like-minded people and IT professionals who specialize in creating and developing globally impactful social discovery products. Our international team of digital nomads works remotely from all over the world.

We’re proud to be a two-time “Great Place to Work” winner (USA & Japan, 2024–2025) and a Top-5 Company for Work-From-Anywhere Jobs (FlexJobs, 2025).

We are looking for а DevOps Engineer.

Your main tasks

• Design and develop internal services and tools in Go to support deployment automation and an internal developer platform;
• Design, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD;
• Improve and support Kubernetes-based environments (production and pre-production);
• Contribute to the evolution of the internal deployment platform (Packman);
• Optimize stage and ephemeral environments for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency;
• Implement and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and Ansible;
• Improve observability through monitoring, logging, and alerting (Grafana, OpenSearch, etc.);
• Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance developer experience and delivery speed.

We expect from you

• Strong Go (Golang) skills with production experience (building services, tools, or platform components);
• 3–5+ years of experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering roles;
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments;
• Solid experience with CI/CD tools (preferably GitLab CI/CD);
• Strong Linux administration skills;
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible);
• Experience with observability tools (Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Prometheus/VictoriaMetrics);
• Good understanding of modern DevOps practices and software delivery lifecycle;
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to take responsibility for technical decisions and outcomes;
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional, distributed team;
• Fluent Russian and intermediate (B1) or higher English level.

*What do we offer:***

• *REMOTE OPPORTUNITY* to work full-time;
• *Vacation* 28 calendar days per year;
• *7 wellness days per year* (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
• *Bonuses up to $5000* for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
• 50% *payment for professional training, international conferences, and meetings;*
• Corporate discount for *English lessons;*
• ​*Health benefits.* According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
• ​*Workplace organization.* The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;
• *Internal gamified gratitude system:* receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for our merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.

*Sounds good? Join us now!*

The initial pay level or pay range for this role will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process and before the commencement of employment.