About Pine Hosting
Pine Hosting is a game server hosting provider that delivers reliable hosting solutions for popular titles including Minecraft, Rust, Unturned, Project Zomboid, and Palworld, alongside dedicated server hosting services. The company owns and manages its entire infrastructure, ensuring a smooth, end-to-end experience from billing through to server setup and deployment.
Job Overview
The role involves designing, building, and maintaining internal tools, system integrations, and core infrastructure. This hands-on position requires strong technical expertise across multiple programming languages and platforms. The successful candidate will contribute to projects that have a direct impact on live production environments and the overall experience of hosting clients.
Core Responsibilities
- Maintain, optimise, and expand internal business applications, including ROI tracking and sponsorship management systems
- Design, develop, and support WHMCS modules, hooks, and third-party integrations
- Customise, extend, and contribute to the Pterodactyl Panel and Wings platform
- Create and maintain Prometheus exporters and system monitoring solutions
- Oversee Docker containers, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation scripts
- Manage and update game server deployment configurations (“eggs”)
- Ensure seamless synchronisation between billing and service provisioning systems
- Diagnose and resolve issues across the entire technology stack
Skills & Requirements
Required Technical Expertise
Programming Languages & Frameworks
- Strong proficiency in C# / .NET 9.0, including ASP.NET Core MVC and Razor
- Experience with PHP 8.2+ using frameworks and platforms such as WHMCS and Laravel
- Working knowledge of Python 3.11 for automation and monitoring tasks
- Experience with Go, particularly in relation to Pterodactyl Wings
- Frontend development experience with TypeScript and React, especially for Pterodactyl Panel interfaces
Databases
- Hands-on experience with SQL Server and MySQL / MariaDB
- Familiarity with ORMs such as Dapper, Entity Framework, or comparable tools
Infrastructure & DevOps
- Practical experience with Docker and Docker Compose
- CI/CD pipeline management using GitHub Actions
- Strong Linux server administration skills (Ubuntu/Debian)
- Experience implementing and managing Prometheus-based monitoring
- Networking knowledge, with experience on Arista switches considered an advantage
AI-Assisted Development (Advantageous)
- Exposure to tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, ChatGPT, or similar
- Ability to leverage AI tools to speed up development, assist with debugging, and navigate unfamiliar codebases
Platforms & Integrations
- Proven experience customising WHMCS billing systems
- Familiarity with Pterodactyl for game server management
- Experience working with RESTful APIs and payment gateways such as Stripe and Mollie
Game Server Knowledge
- Solid understanding of game server deployment, administration, and troubleshooting
- Hands-on experience with at least one of the following environments:
- Rust (Oxide/uMod, RCON)
- Minecraft (Java or Bedrock, Spigot/Paper, modpacks)
- Project Zomboid (dedicated server environments)
- Unturned (RocketMod, Steam Workshop integrations)
- Palworld (dedicated hosting setups)
Additional Advantages
- Experience with Hangfire or other background job scheduling tools
- Knowledge of IPMI/BMC for physical server management
- Experience integrating or working with the YouTube API
Projects Involved
The role will contribute to a range of impactful technical initiatives, including:
- PineColo: An internal ROI calculation platform and data centre hardware tracking system
- PineSponsors: A YouTube sponsorship and creator partnership management solution
- Pterodactyl Panel & Wings: Ongoing customisation, enhancement, and system integrations
- WHMCS Integrations: Development of billing modules, promotional systems, and automated server provisioning
- Prometheus Exporters: Monitoring solutions for internal platforms and services
- TenantOS Hooks: Network automation and system integration tooling
- Knowledge Base Platform: Automation of technical documentation and internal knowledge resources
What Is Offered
- A fully remote contractor position with flexible working hours (by mutual agreement)
- Exposure to a broad technology stack and hands-on work with live production environments
- Opportunities to learn, innovate, and make meaningful contributions to core infrastructure
- A competitive, South Africa–based monthly remuneration of R30,000–R50,000, dependent on experience
- Additional opportunities for performance-based bonuses, benefits, and ongoing skills development