Senior DevOps / Tools Engineer at Blackbird Interactive
Vancouver
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Jul 27, 2026
Vancouver
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level DevOps and tools engineering role at a Canadian remote-first game studio, responsible for designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automated build and deployment systems, and internal developer tooling across multiple game projects. The role involves close collaboration with engineering, QA, and production teams to streamline workflows, integrate AI-assisted automation, and operate build infrastructure for AAA-scale game development.
Senior level · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 7,500 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 4,500–13,500
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
This role is based in Canada — the posting explicitly states candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada. US-based benchmarks will not apply.
The SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role writes and ships automation code and internal tooling (pointing to 15-1252 Software Developers), but also has a significant infrastructure operations component (build farms, version control integrations, artifact management) that overlaps with 15-1244. The code-building emphasis was the deciding factor.
Jenkins is listed as the primary CI/CD tool alongside TeamCity and Azure DevOps; all three appear in the same context as interchangeable orchestration options, so they are grouped under one skill entry.
Scripting/programming languages (Python, C#, PowerShell, Bash) are listed together as alternatives under a single requirement — 'strong scripting or programming skills (Python, C#, PowerShell, Bash, or similar)'.
Crash reporting platforms (Backtrace, Sentry, Crashpad, Bugsplat) appear under the 'Bonus XP' section and are treated as preferred.
Docker and Kubernetes appear under 'Bonus XP' as 'familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes' — treated as preferred. They are listed separately as they are distinct tools used alongside each other, not true substitutes, though the posting frames them as a paired bonus.
No compensation range is stated in the posting.
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