Senior Cloud Server Engineer – AWS & Live Games

Netflix; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 27,552 - 41,328; Full time

Job summary

Netflix in Charleston, WV seeks a Senior Server Engineer to design, implement, and scale AWS-based game services. Core hours are 10am to 6pm ET with occasional longer hours to meet deadlines.

You will collaborate closely with engineers and directors to define requirements, estimate scalability and cost, and reduce technical debt while ensuring high availability for live game services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux systems.
• Experience designing scalable AWS-based services.
• Ability to mentor engineers.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, test, and scale AWS-based systems.
• Collaborate with engineers to define requirements and write specs.
• Contribute to game production by estimating scalability and cost.
• Identify and solve complex issues in live game environments.
• Mentor and guide other Server Engineers to deliver on time and budget.
• Discuss and remove roadblocks to keep the team moving.
• Partner with directors to enforce best practices.
• Provide on-call support to ensure 24/7 game availability.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Self-directed

Mentoring others

Unix/Linux expertise

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Docker

Node.js

Terraform

Git

Perforce

Job description

Netflix in Charleston, WV seeks a Senior Server Engineer to design, implement, and scale AWS-based game services. Core hours are 10am to 6pm ET with occasional longer hours to meet deadlines.

You will collaborate closely with engineers and directors to define requirements, estimate scalability and cost, and reduce technical debt while ensuring high availability for live game services.