Chess.com

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About Us Chess.com is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the #1 platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess. We are a team of 600+ fully remote people in 60+ countries working hard to serve the global chess community. We are here to support 200M+ chess players worldwide with the best possible product, content, and tools to serve the community! We are a tech company. A gaming company. A content company. And we do it all with passion and commitment to the game. Above all we prize our mission-driven, flat, life-celebrating, no-corporate culture, and we look forward to meeting you and learning more about what you can bring to the team. About You • You’re a passionate member of the Chess.com community, with an acute understanding of our users and their needs. • You have advanced expertise in distributed systems and several years of experience integrating and optimizing cloud-native services using Kubernetes, Golang, and TypeScript at scale. • You excel at deep-diving into both application code and core system internals to optimize performance and architect robust solutions. • You thrive in globally distributed teams, are humble, humorous, and take strong ownership of your work. • You’re enthusiastic about tackling the complexities of high-traffic, data-intensive environments and are eager to push the limits of infrastructure reliability and scalability for Chess. What you'll do Architect & Optimize Infrastructure: • Lead the design and optimization of cloud-native services using Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitOps tools like ArgoCD. • Develop high-performance integration patterns and manage scalable, distributed systems handling extensive data volumes. Deep Performance Tuning: • Dive into Golang and TypeScript codebases to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks at scale. • Optimize infrastructure and application code to achieve aggressive performance and reliability targets, with a focus on chess programming at the bits level. Collaboration & Best Practices: • Work closely with development teams to refine cloud service integration architectures and implement best practices. • Monitor and enhance system reliability and performance through effective collaboration and innovative solutions. Incident Response & Operational Excellence: • Participate in incident response for critical infrastructure issues, ensuring rapid resolution and minimal downtime. • Drive improvements in infrastructure reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency. Infrastructure & Automation: • Utilize Terraform and Kubernetes to manage and scale our cloud infrastructure, ensuring robust, automated deployment processes. Required Skills High-Scale Cloud Operations: • 5+ years of experience managing and scaling large-scale, cloud-native distributed systems. • Deep understanding of Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitOps practices. • Expert in observability practices and ability to support incident response / on call. Advanced Development in Golang: • Extensive experience in high-performance service development with Golang • Proven ability to profile and optimize applications for high throughput and reliable operation. Distributed Systems Expertise: • Strong knowledge of distributed systems design, failure modes, and robust architectural principles. • Experience with data modeling and indexing strategies to support efficient service operations. Performance Optimization: • Demonstrated experience improving system reliability and performance through deep code-level and architectural analysis. Communication & Collaboration: • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Experience working in globally distributed teams. Preferred Skills Chess Programming: • Experience in chess programming, including bit-level manipulations and optimizations. • C/C++ Experience Observability & Cloud Practices: • Familiarity with modern observability tools and practices. • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native workflows. About the Opportunity • This is a full-time opportunity • We are 100% remote (work from anywhere!) You can learn more about us here: • https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-chess-com-virtual-team-works-together • https://www.chess.com/about