Senior Platform Engineer

Toca Boca AB; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Stockholm office

Job summary

Toca Boca AB in Stockholm is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to shape the cloud infrastructure powering our global play ecosystem. You will join the Central Tech platform team with full ownership of scalable backend platform services, collaborating with game teams to raise the bar of developer experience and efficiency.

The role emphasizes AWS-scale operations, IaC with Terraform, container orchestration with Docker/Kubernetes, and strong observability through Datadog.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS at scale (mobile apps, APIs, high concurrency).
• Hands-on IaC using Terraform or similar tools.
• Container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes/EKS.

Responsibilities

• Drive the full lifecycle of Central Tech platform services from greenfield development to high-throughput backend optimizations.
• Act as an internal platform champion and build tools, frameworks, and infrastructure for game teams.
• Lead evolution of cloud environment with Terraform, Docker, and orchestration platforms (ECS, EKS/Kubernetes).
• Define and implement monitoring, alerting, logging with Datadog and secure AWS practices.
• Coach other developers in cloud infrastructure best practices and raise the technical bar.

Skills

AWS

IaC

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes/EKS

TypeScript

Datadog

Observability

Tools

ECS

Job description

Would you like to play a key part in the next evolution of Toca Boca's technology platform? With over 60 million monthly active users, a massive global footprint, and peaks of about 1,400 requests per second, as a Senior Platform Engineer, you will shape the cloud infrastructure that powers our entire play ecosystem.

At Toca Boca, we don't lock you into endless, repetitive maintenance silos. Joining our newly established Central Tech platform team, you will enjoy broad, end-to-end ownership. Your mission will be to elevate our cloud strategy, build highly scalable backend platform services, and pave the way for a modern, efficient developer experience across all our game teams.

You will partner with game developers, acting as a force multiplier so they can focus on what they do best: building the best possible games for kids and families worldwide.

What you'll be doing

• Drive the full lifecycle of Central Tech platform services—from greenfield development to optimizing high-throughput backend services handling millions of active players.
• Serve as an internal platform champion. You'll deeply understand the needs of our game teams, building the tools, frameworks, and infrastructure that make their workflows seamless and efficient.
• Lead the evolution of our cloud environment, promoting best-in-class workflows using Terraform, Docker, and orchestration platforms (ECS, EKS/Kubernetes).
• Define and implement robust monitoring, alerting, and logging strategies (using tools like Datadog) alongside secure AWS practices to guarantee a resilient, top-tier platform.
• Act as a natural knowledge sharer. You'll coach other developers in cloud infrastructure best practices, raising the technical bar for the entire organization.

Is This You?

• Strong professional experience with AWS at scale, ideally powering non-web consumers like mobile apps, APIs, and high-concurrency backend services.
• Deep hands-on experience in an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) environment (Terraform, etc.) and container orchestration (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes/EKS).
• Solid production-level experience with TypeScript for backend development.
• A great understanding of databases, including both Relational and NoSQL database architectures (the larger the data volume, the better!).
• Experience configuring and working with modern observability suites (such as Datadog).
• A natural instinct for knowledge sharing, with a proven track record of coaching junior engineers and helping teams adopt new tools.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate open-ended, non-technical requirements into robust, elegant technical solutions.

This is us!

Toca Boca together with Sago Mini, Piknik and Lylli, make up Digital Games within Spin Master. We create games, digital toys, and everyday products that are filled with fun that kids from any corner of the world can instantly relate to. We celebrate the diversity and quirkiness of their world and give them the freedom to play in ways that only they can.

The Spin Master Mission and Vision is to make life more fun by pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun!

Good to know!

This position is full time and based in our Stockholm office with a hybrid working model. We apply a 6-month probationary period. As we're an international company, with over 20 nationalities working here, and millions of users all over the world, you must be fluent in English.

Toca Boca develops digital games that capture the power of play and that are filled with fun and silliness that kids around the world can instantly relate to. Since our first product launch in 2011, we have released 46 apps that have been downloaded more than 444 million times the world over, making us the No. 1 mobile-first kids brand in the App Store. Our products focus on sparking kids’ creativity and imagination, creating opportunities for open-ended play.

With offices in Stockholm and San Francisco, Toca Boca is owned by Spin Master Corp., a global children’s entertainment company that creates, designs and manufactures a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties.