Senior Network Platform Engineer

Turtle Rock Studios | Video games

3h 58m ago

Remote In-Country

Full Time

Canada, United States of America

$136k - $170k USD/yr

Title: Senior Network Platform Engineer Location: Irvine, CA

At Turtle Rock, we make the games we want to play. We're dedicated to providing a collaborative environment where our team members feel empowered with the creative freedom to contribute and grow. While we are based in Orange County, CA, we support flexible work arrangements ranging from in-studio, hybrid, to fully remote throughout North America. Join our award-winning game development team and help create our next hit title.

We are looking for a Senior Network Platform Engineer to join our team and help build and operate the online infrastructure behind our next hit AAA title. In this role, you’ll take ownership of backend systems that support large-scale online multiplayer games. You’ll help shape technical direction, set operational procedures, troubleshoot complex production issues, and mentor engineers earlier in their careers.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys solving difficult infrastructure and distributed-systems problems and wants to have a meaningful impact on the technology behind a live AAA game. This position will report to the Networking Lead.

Responsibilities

Design, build, maintain, and operate large-scale distributed systems
Own not just the code but the entire shipping lifecycle – the same team that builds services owns and operates them in production
Integrate external APIs and services, including cloud providers and platform first parties
Analyze and mitigate platform costs from design to continuous optimization
Help guide engineering standards, operational practices, and documentation for internal teams and external partners
Work directly with stakeholders in other departments to land new features
Mentor and support junior engineers
Participate in on-call or live-service support as needed
Play the game

Requirements

5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on backend, network, infrastructure, platform, or distributed systems
We primarily use Kotlin, but JVM experience is not required—tell us about the backend languages and tools you’ve worked with
Proven database experience: traditional RDBMS, persistent NoSQL, and caching layers
Solid fundamentals in concurrency, asynchronous techniques, and consistency tradeoffs
Comfortable working in a Linux environment at the command line
Security mindset at all layers: network, code, database
Familiarity with underlying networking stack: DNS, routing, packet capture and analysis
Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Preferences

Previous game experience a plus
Prior experience working with Xbox Live, Valve Steamworks or PlayStation Network
Cloud infrastructure experience: AWS, Azure, GCP
Experience supporting live-service games or other live online platforms
Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment systems
Experience leading the documentation side of live ops: runbooks, incident procedures, post-mortems
Experience designing for global regulatory requirements in an online product

Benefits

Some of the benefits and perks our employees get to enjoy, include:

100% Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage for you and your family
Retirement Savings Plan Matching
Career Improvement Plan
Flexible Work Arrangements - In-House, Hybrid, and Remote
Generous Time Off Policy
Company Events - In-Person + Virtual Events
Fully Stocked Kitchen + Sponsored Food Trucks

The estimated base pay range for this role is: $136,000 - $170,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Required Skills

kotlinlinuxdns

Required Languages

🇬🇧 English