CTO of Infrastructure
Apply NowCompany: Gala
Location: Greenbrae, CA 94904
Description:
Gala
Gala is creating entertainment that empowers on the blockchain. Across our family of brands, including Games, Music, Film, Blockchain and VOX, we're empowering creators and fans to build the future of entertainment.
Powered by talent from around the globe, we believe in making bold moves to create products that have never been seen in the marketplace. Gala was founded by Eric Schiermeyer (gaming legend and co-founder of Zynga) and Michael McCarthy (the Creative Director behind viral gaming hits such as Farmville 2). Since then, Gala has grown to be a leader in Web3 entertainment.
Under the Gala brand, we have a growing roster of reputable partners across Gaming and Entertainment, including DreamWorks, AMC, and NBCU. Plus, legendary game developers Peter Molyneux and Will Wright and music greats like Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Kings of Leon, and BT.
Our values are based on openness and ownership and the ability to deliver games, experiences, and opportunities to people worldwide. We are breaking down barriers to bring our communities joy, entertainment, and real-world value.
At Gala, we work with flexibility; we have a great time with our colleagues and love getting things done. While working here, you'll imagine and create new and exciting things for the world to enjoy. Your talents and efforts will improve our audiences' lives in the real world.
And this is just the beginning...
The Role
As the CTO of Infrastructure, you will oversee the DevOps team while taking a hands-on approach to designing and maintaining our cloud infrastructure. You will serve as the principal architect for cloud solutions, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure systems are implemented. You will also automate deployment pipelines and improve operational efficiency through infrastructure as code (Terraform). Blockchain experience is highly desired.
You will be a part of a company of super-achievers who work together to bring forth the evolution of entertainment. The ideal candidate has prior blockchain, experience, excellent people skills, business acumen, and an exemplary work ethic. We want someone with experience and passion for web3, cryptocurrency, and NFTs. We would love someone with a deep passion for games, strong product management skills, and an impressive track record for working in a fast-paced, evolving, creative-minded environment.
Responsibilities
#LI-Onsite
Gala is an equal-opportunity employer and adopts a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.
Employee Benefits
If you have the experience, passion, and drive to join our team, then please submit a resume by clicking the apply button below!
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for our positions. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country indicated by the job description without the need for visa sponsorship.
Gala does not accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. We will not consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including, and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies. Gala will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.
Gala is creating entertainment that empowers on the blockchain. Across our family of brands, including Games, Music, Film, Blockchain and VOX, we're empowering creators and fans to build the future of entertainment.
Powered by talent from around the globe, we believe in making bold moves to create products that have never been seen in the marketplace. Gala was founded by Eric Schiermeyer (gaming legend and co-founder of Zynga) and Michael McCarthy (the Creative Director behind viral gaming hits such as Farmville 2). Since then, Gala has grown to be a leader in Web3 entertainment.
Under the Gala brand, we have a growing roster of reputable partners across Gaming and Entertainment, including DreamWorks, AMC, and NBCU. Plus, legendary game developers Peter Molyneux and Will Wright and music greats like Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Kings of Leon, and BT.
Our values are based on openness and ownership and the ability to deliver games, experiences, and opportunities to people worldwide. We are breaking down barriers to bring our communities joy, entertainment, and real-world value.
At Gala, we work with flexibility; we have a great time with our colleagues and love getting things done. While working here, you'll imagine and create new and exciting things for the world to enjoy. Your talents and efforts will improve our audiences' lives in the real world.
And this is just the beginning...
The Role
As the CTO of Infrastructure, you will oversee the DevOps team while taking a hands-on approach to designing and maintaining our cloud infrastructure. You will serve as the principal architect for cloud solutions, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure systems are implemented. You will also automate deployment pipelines and improve operational efficiency through infrastructure as code (Terraform). Blockchain experience is highly desired.
You will be a part of a company of super-achievers who work together to bring forth the evolution of entertainment. The ideal candidate has prior blockchain, experience, excellent people skills, business acumen, and an exemplary work ethic. We want someone with experience and passion for web3, cryptocurrency, and NFTs. We would love someone with a deep passion for games, strong product management skills, and an impressive track record for working in a fast-paced, evolving, creative-minded environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor the DevOps team, establishing best practices and driving technical excellence.
- Design and architect cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
- Oversee the design and implementation of application build, release, deployment, and configuration activities.
- Establish and promote best practices for continuous integration and continuous deployment
- Ensure proactive monitoring, alerting, trend analysis, and self-healing systems are implemented and maintained.
- Manage our cloud environments per company security guidelines.
- Collaborate with development teams to discuss, analyze, or resolve usability issues.
- Work closely with the development team to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended.
- Participate in on-call rotations, driving restoration and repair of service-impacting issues.
- Document and design various processes, update existing processes, and innovate for better system performance.
- Develop, maintain, and optimize Terraform scripts to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.
- Build and optimize Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline deployment processes.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure the infrastructure's health and performance.
- Work closely with developers, architects, and stakeholders to ensure infrastructure meets the evolving needs of the product.
- Design and maintain infrastructure solutions specific to blockchain technology (if applicable), including nodes, validators, and consensus mechanisms.
- Ensure the highest standards of security and compliance for all infrastructure, with a focus on protecting blockchain assets and data.
- Proven experience as a DevOps Leader, ideally within a blockchain or Web3 company.
- 7+ years of experience in managing Linux-based infrastructure.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience, at least in one scripting language.
- Expertise in cloud architecture (AWS, GCP, Azure) and infrastructure design.
- Strong understanding and experience in managing and deploying applications in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
- Extensive knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service.
- Proven experience with automation/configuration management using either Ansible, Chef, or an equivalent.
- Solid experience with Docker containers and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.
- Extensive experience with CI/CD tools such as Gitlab CI, Travis CI, CircleCI, etc.
- Deep understanding of network fundamentals (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, SSL/TLS, Layer 3 and Layer 7 load balancing, etc.)
- Proficient in Terraform and other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
- Strong experience in managing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
- Deep understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of blockchain infrastructure is highly desirable.
- Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, etc.).
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).
- Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Self-motivated, stellar work ethic, fun collaborator
- Excited by problem-solving
- Fearless
- Hands-on experience with blockchain platforms (Ethereum, Solana, Hyperledger, etc.).
- Knowledge of security best practices in blockchain and cloud environments.
- Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, GCP Cloud Architect, etc.).
- Passionate and driven to work in an innovative environment
- Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.
#LI-Onsite
Gala is an equal-opportunity employer and adopts a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.
Employee Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- U.S. based Employees receive unlimited PTO
- U.S. based Employees receive 100% employee-covered benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program and much more
If you have the experience, passion, and drive to join our team, then please submit a resume by clicking the apply button below!
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for our positions. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country indicated by the job description without the need for visa sponsorship.
Gala does not accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. We will not consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including, and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies. Gala will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.