Full-Time

Cloud Platform Engineer

Fractal

Fractal

11-50 employees

NFT marketplace for blockchain gaming assets

Compensation Overview

$132k - $175k/yr

+ Discretionary Bonus

California, USA

In Person

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure (1)
Required Skills
Python
Airflow
Git
Tableau
AWS
Terraform
REST APIs
Snowflake
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
  • At least 7 years of experience as a platform engineer, cloud engineer, or similar role.
  • Strong knowledge of AWS services and cloud architecture.
  • Proficient in Terraform, Argo, Lambda, ECS, ECR, and CloudWatch.
  • Expert in Python and Git.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Passion for learning new technologies and improving existing ones.
Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and test cloud infrastructure using DevOps best practices.
  • Use Terraform and Argo to automate and orchestrate cloud resources.
  • Develop and deploy serverless applications using Lambda and Elastic Container Service.
  • Manage and monitor cloud services using Elastic Container Registry and CloudWatch.
  • Write clean and efficient code in Python and use Git for version control.
  • Collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality products.
  • Build and maintain a scalable and reliable cloud platform.
  • Provide general support and participate in bi-weekly open office hours for all customers to bring questions and issues.
  • Prioritize bug resolution in codebase and AWS infrastructure.
  • Enhance Airflow orchestration utility in AWS by upgrading Airflow to latest version, increasing verbosity of logs and errors, and integrating configurable Slack alerting via Apprise.
  • Thoroughly document existing codebase and processes via DP Confluence pages for utilities including: dbt, SageMaker, Verify-deps, load-Snowflake, Run-SQL, Extract-bigquery, Tableau-refresh, API-ingestion.
  • Perform general support duties during on-call or office hours as required.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with Snowflake, Airflow, DBT and SageMaker.
  • Experience working with AWS Data Services/Platform.
  • Experience with Jira, Confluence or other Scrum and document management tools.
  • Ability to lead a team of engineers and plan out user stories.
  • Client interaction and communication to advise clients and communicate with both non-technical and technical client bases.

Fractal.is operates a blockchain-based marketplace for gaming NFTs where developers can list games and in-game assets and players can buy, sell, and trade unique digital items. The platform supports minting and secondary sales of NFTs, with transactions generating revenue through commissions. It emphasizes community engagement through channels like Discord and Twitter to drive listing activity and user retention. Compared to others, Fractal.is specializes in the gaming sector, aggregating multiple games and assets under one marketplace, and focuses on building a connected metaverse ecosystem for developers and gamers. Its goal is to grow a active, trusted marketplace that enables true ownership of digital assets and vibrant participation in the gaming/NFT space.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$35.2M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2021

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • FStudio adoption accelerates among indie developers launching Web3 titles.
  • Polygon expansion attracts developers seeking broader player bases.
  • Tournament partnerships with Gangbusters and Mojo Melee boost engagement.

What critics are saying

  • NFT volume drops 95% since 2022, slashing Fractal's commissions.
  • Gala Games captures 40% more volume via exclusive titles like Mirandus.
  • Immutable X undercuts fees, halving Fractal listings in 3-9 months.

What makes Fractal unique

  • Fractal focuses solely on gaming NFTs marketplace since 2021 launch.
  • FStudio enables no-code blockchain tools for Web3 game development.
  • Sign In with Fractal wallet simplifies onboarding for web3 gamers.

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Benefits

Generous PTO

Competitive Salary

401k Contributions

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-21%

1 year growth

-15%

2 year growth

-15%
Dealflow
Oct 20th, 2024
Fractal raises $10m in funding

Renfe secured a €78 million contract, while Madrid-based Fractal raised $10 million led by Kayyak Ventures. Oakley Capital acquired a 70% stake in logistics software company Alerce, which has sales of around €12 million and EBITDA between €4 million and €5 million. Other funding news includes Shakers raising €6 million, Cocoon €2 million, and Kalma €1 million. Accenture acquired cybersecurity firm Innotec Security. Nauta led an €8.8 million Series A round in UK-based Spotted Zebra.

VentureBeat
Jun 6th, 2023
Fractal Unveils Fstudio Tools To Make Building Blockchain Games Easier

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don't worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Justin Kan’s Fractal is unveiling FStudio, a set of tools that make it easier for game studios to build, market and monetize Web3 games without blockchain expertise.Kan, the cofounder of Twitch who started Fractal in 2021 to build tools for blockchain games, believes that blockchain tech is the best way to get to a player-driven economy. But he said the problem is the gaming industry has become obsessed with talking about that backend technology – turning off players and distracting Web3 startups from the main mission: creating excellent gameplay experiences. To move forward, we need to refocus the conversation on the players, not the tech, Kan said in an interview with GamesBeat.“In the last eight months or so, we’ve been working on a bunch of features that help empower the next wave of developers for Web3 gaming,” Kan said. “We call it FStudio. We’re solving the problems that we learned from talking to developers

Decrypt
Jun 6th, 2023
Twitch Co-Founder's Fractal Launches Tools to Help Devs Build NFT Games

Gaming-centric Web3 startup and NFT marketplace Fractal has announced Fractal Studio, or FStudio, a three-part product the firm says will enable video game developers to more easily add crypto integrations into their titles without having to code.

Tingbits
May 11th, 2023
Mojo Melee: Planet Mojo's Epic Autobattler Now Live on Fractal

Mojo Melee introduces a unique collaboration with Fractal in addition to the open beta qualifier.

Decrypt
Jan 24th, 2023
Twitch Co-Founder’s Solana Gaming Platform Fractal Expands to Polygon - Decrypt

Fractal co-founder Justin Kan tells Decrypt that many game developers "want to be on Polygon" as the platform expands.