What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dev Ops Engineer position at Playcast.io?
Reports To: Director of Operations (Roman Snytsar)
About Playcast
Playcast is a peer-to-peer streaming application delivering shared, real-time gaming experiences with ultra-low latency. We’re an aggressively startup-minded team, backed by fresh investor funding, and building a product designed to disrupt how people play together online. Our tech stack spans AWS cloud services, modern (JavaScript) web frameworks, native (C ) Windows integration, Streaming WebRTC video and advanced networking.
We move fast, innovate constantly, and believe in data-driven decision-making to guide team success.
Our product spans modern web apps, native Windows clients, OS-level integration, and high-performance cloud infrastructure—all working together to make streaming multiplayer sessions seamless and shareable.
The Role
We’re looking for a talented and driven AWS DevOps Engineer to join our growing cloud infrastructure team. As a mid-level engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and automated cloud environments. You’ll collaborate with developers, architects, and operations teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines, optimize cloud resources, and ensure high availability of our applications.
What You’ll Do
Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline
Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues across cloud environments
Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with internal and external standards
Automate operational tasks and improve deployment processes
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support application development and deployment
Maintain documentation for infrastructure and processes
Participate in on-call rotations and incident response
What We’re Looking For
3–5 years of experience in DevOps or cloud engineering roles
Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, etc.)
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.)
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, ECS, EKS, Kubernetes)
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch)
Solid understanding of networking, security, and system administration in cloud environments
Experience with version control systems (Git) and agile development practices
Why You Might Love This
You’ll shape how the infrastructure gets built at a fast-moving company with real user impact
You’ll work alongside an engineering team that’s talented, tight-knit, and ready to scale
We’re based in Everett, WA, near Paine Field and actively working to optimize for commute convenience, even amidst the I-5 traffic chaos
The product is cool, the mission is clear, and you’ll never be bored