Senior Network Platform Engineer

Turtle Rock Studios, Inc.; California; Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Retirement plan matching

Flexible work arrangements - In-House,

Hybrid and Remote options

Generous time off

Company events

Fully stocked kitchen

Job summary

Turtle Rock Studios, based in Orange County, CA, is seeking a Senior Network Platform Engineer to build and operate the online infrastructure behind our next AAA title. This hands-on role lets you own backend distributed systems, shape technical direction, and mentor engineers while working in a flexible North America arrangement including in-studio, hybrid, or remote options.

You’ll design and operate large-scale services, integrate cloud APIs, optimize costs, and collaborate with stakeholders

Qualifications

• 5+ years in backend, network, or distributed systems.
• Proficiency with databases and caching layers.
• Strong Linux and command-line skills.
• Security mindset across layers (network, code, DB).
• Good collaboration and communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems.
• Own the shipping lifecycle for services in production.
• Integrate external APIs and cloud platforms.
• Analyze and optimize platform costs from design to production.
• Help guide engineering standards, practices, and runbooks.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in on-call support.
• Collaborate with cross-team stakeholders to land new features.
• Play the game.

Skills

Backend engineering

Kotlin / JVM

Database experience

Concurrency & async

Linux CLI

Networking fundamentals

Communication skills

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

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

• 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

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
• 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.