Senior Network Platform Engineer

Turtle Rock Studios; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

Retirement Savings Plan Matching

Career Improvement Plan

Flexible Work Arrangements - In-House,

Remote options

Generous Time Off Policy

Company Events - In-Person + Virtual

Fully Stocked Kitchen + Sponsored Food

Job summary

Turtle Rock Studios, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Platform Engineer to own and operate the online infrastructure behind a AAA title.

You will design and maintain large-scale distributed systems, work across the full shipping lifecycle, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The role supports flexible work arrangements across North America, including in-studio, hybrid, and remote options.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with backend/network/infrastructure focus.
• Kotlin primarily used; JVM background accepted.
• Proven database experience: RDBMS, NoSQL, caching layers.
• Strong concurrency and async design fundamentals.
• Comfortable in a Linux environment and shell.
• Security mindset across layers: network, code, data.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, maintain, and operate large-scale distributed systems.
• Own the shipping lifecycle for services from design to production.
• Integrate external APIs and cloud provider services.
• Analyze costs and optimize platform efficiency.
• Define engineering standards, runbooks, and incident procedures.
• Collaborate with other teams to land new features and improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in on-call or live-service support.
• Contribute to game development by enabling reliable online infrastructure.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Linux CLI

Networking fundamentals

Databases

Security mindset

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

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

• 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

• 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.