SRE / DEVOPS Engineer (H/F)
WINAMAX · Paris, Île-de-France, France
- On site
- Full-time
- €70,000 / year
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
Job highlights
- Ensure optimal infrastructure operation.
- Automate infrastructure creation and changes.
- Collaborate with development teams.
- Work with AWS and DevOps tools.
- Enjoy a 4-day work week.
About the role
About Winamax
Based in the heart of Paris, we are driving the online gaming industry forward. As the leader in poker and sports betting in France, with 350,000 players and 600,000 monthly bettors, we are expanding into Spain, Germany, and soon Italy and Portugal. We offer our players an exceptional experience, technically, creatively, and qualitatively. Innovation, unity, and belonging: our values shape a multicultural and unique company culture. Could your future be in gaming?
Technically, Winamax means:
- A powerful and innovative game engine: dynamic adaptation of game offerings, highly configurable poker games, fraud detection.
- A distributed and scalable architecture designed to process platform flows in real-time.
- A modular platform subject to high availability and data security constraints, capable of managing large audiences.
About the Role
Winamax is the French leader in online poker and sports betting, with hundreds of thousands of active players daily, over 900,000 bets placed, over 250,000 poker tournaments launched each day, and 20 billion poker hands played since the platform's inception. Winamax also operates in Spain and Germany. Supporting this high traffic presents significant challenges in terms of architecture, high availability, observability, and security. On the infrastructure side, we have thousands of service instances running in parallel, with over 50 TB of data in our databases. Within the Infrastructure team, comprising 5 people, you will actively participate in the design, build, and run of our AWS infrastructure.
Job Missions
- Ensure the optimal functioning of the infrastructure.
- Maintain the optimal operation and operational readiness (MCO) of our high-traffic platform.
- Operate the platform and infrastructure, resolving incidents.
- Improve reliability and automate infrastructure creation and changes.
- Architect, evolve, and maintain systems related to Winamax products.
- Automate recurring tasks within the team.
- Support development teams.
- Collaborate closely with various development teams, proposing architectures aligned with business needs.
- Provide cross-functional infrastructure components as a self-service.
- Promote and disseminate SRE / DevOps best practices.
Technical Environment
- Backend: Node.js, Python, C++, PHP, Golang
- Frontend: Javascript, React, Redux, Electron, TypeScript
- Compute: AWS ECS, AWS EC2, AWS Lambda
- Ops: AWS, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, Git, Debian
- Databases: AWS Aurora (MySQL), AWS DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift
- Cache: AWS Elasticache (Valkey / Redis)
- Event & Data processing: Apache Kafka, Redis streams, Apache Airflow, AWS Batch
- BI: AWS Quicksight
- CI/CD: Github Actions
- Observability: Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, AWS Cloudwatch, Grafana
Example Projects
- Implement distributed tracing across the entire platform with OpenTelemetry.
- Set up an automated system for managing access to all types of databases.
- Integrate Terraform into CI/CD with drift management.
- Automate datastore replication between multiple environments (including rights management, anonymization...).
Candidate Profile
Beyond a specific educational background, we are looking for someone who:
- Has led significant projects in a cloud environment (ideally AWS).
- Has at least one year of experience with high availability, distributed, and high-load architectures.
- Is proficient with Infra as Code / configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet...).
- Is proficient in the Linux/Unix environment.
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience with CI/CD processes (Github Actions).
- Interest in the online gaming, poker, or sports betting domain.
- Good knowledge of a scripting language: Bash, Python, Ruby, Golang.
Your Key Strengths:
- Pragmatism and open-mindedness.
- Curiosity to explore new avenues and stay up-to-date.
- Interpersonal skills: communicate clearly and unambiguously with team members and other departments.
Job Details
- Position Type: Permanent contract, full-time (35h/week), exclusively.
- Work Schedule: 4-day week.
- Location: Paris intra-muros.
- Start Date: ASAP.
- Compensation: Based on profile.
- Excluded Work Arrangements: Part-time, freelance, student jobs, apprenticeship contracts.
Recruitment Process
- HR Phone Interview
- Video Interview with the Tech Lead
- On-site Technical Interview with 2 members of the Infrastructure/SRE team
- Interview with the Head of Engineering
Why Join Us?
- Beyond our poker and sports betting universe, we have other advantages!
- A unique multicultural company culture.
- A 4-day work week for most of our teams.
- Choice of computer: PC or MAC.
- Participation in tech conferences/events.
- A friendly work environment, in the heart of Paris (Eiffel Tower rooftop, video game room, and gym...).
- Internal mobility opportunities.
- A rich company life with regular events and parties (poker tournaments, themed nights, summer BBQs...).
- Profit-sharing and participation bonuses.
- Access to the co-optation program (up to €5,000 co-optation bonus).
- Company restaurant (or meal vouchers).
- Excellent health insurance.
- 6 weeks of paid leave.
Key skills/competency
- SRE
- DevOps
- AWS
- Terraform
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD
- Python
- Linux
- High Availability
Skills & topics
- SRE
- DevOps
- Engineer
- AWS
- Terraform
- Docker
- Linux
- High Availability
- Infrastructure
- Cloud Computing
- CI/CD
- Python
- Observability
- Gaming Industry
- Paris
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your AWS, Terraform, and Linux experience, aligning keywords with the job description.
- Showcase projects: Detail your contributions to high availability, distributed systems, and automation initiatives, especially those using CI/CD.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Be ready to discuss infrastructure as code, cloud architecture, and incident resolution strategies.
- Demonstrate soft skills: Emphasize your pragmatism, curiosity, and clear communication abilities during interviews.
- Research Winamax: Understand their focus on gaming, high traffic, and their tech stack to ask informed questions.
Technical preparation
Master AWS services: EC2, ECS, Lambda, databases, caching.,Practice Infrastructure as Code with Terraform.,Get hands-on with Docker and Linux/Unix.,Understand CI/CD pipelines and scripting.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex infrastructure challenge.,How do you handle urgent incident response?,How do you collaborate with development teams?,How do you stay updated with new technologies?
Frequently asked questions
- What are the primary responsibilities of an SRE DevOps Engineer at Winamax?
- As an SRE DevOps Engineer at Winamax, you'll be responsible for ensuring the optimal functioning and operational readiness of our high-traffic platform on AWS. This includes architecting, building, and running infrastructure, automating recurring tasks, resolving incidents, and collaborating with development teams to promote SRE/DevOps best practices.
- What AWS services are commonly used by the Infrastructure team at Winamax?
- The Infrastructure team at Winamax extensively utilizes AWS services. Key services include AWS ECS, EC2, Lambda for compute; AWS Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift for databases; AWS Elasticache for caching; and AWS Cloudwatch for observability, among others. Experience with these services is highly valued.
- What is the expected technical background for an SRE DevOps Engineer at Winamax?
- We are looking for candidates with significant cloud project experience, ideally on AWS, and proven experience with high availability, distributed architectures, and high-load systems. Proficiency in Linux/Unix, Infra as Code tools like Terraform, and scripting languages such as Python or Golang is essential.
- Does Winamax offer opportunities for professional development for SRE DevOps Engineers?
- Yes, Winamax supports professional growth by offering participation in tech conferences and events. We also encourage the promotion and diffusion of SRE/DevOps best practices within the team, fostering continuous learning and skill development.
- What is the recruitment process for the SRE DevOps Engineer role at Winamax?
- The recruitment process at Winamax for this role typically involves an HR phone interview, a video interview with the Tech Lead, an on-site technical interview with members of the Infrastructure/SRE team, and a final interview with the Head of Engineering.
- What are the benefits of working as an SRE DevOps Engineer at Winamax?
- Winamax offers a compelling package including a 4-day work week, choice of PC or MAC, participation in tech events, a great work environment in Paris, internal mobility, generous leave, profit-sharing bonuses, and excellent health insurance. Plus, you get to work in the exciting online gaming industry.
- What are the key tools used for CI/CD and observability at Winamax?
- For CI/CD, Winamax primarily uses GitHub Actions. For observability, the team relies on Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, AWS Cloudwatch, and Grafana, enabling robust monitoring and analysis of the platform's performance.