Associate Network Platform Engineer

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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.

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EngineeringDevOps & InfrastructurePlatform EngineerDevops EngineerInfrastructure & Cloud

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 an Associate Network Platform Engineer to join our team and help support the online infrastructure behind our next hit title. In this role, you’ll work alongside experienced engineers to build, maintain, and operate backend services for large-scale online multiplayer games. You will assist in developing services and APIs used directly by the game, as well as tools and systems that support our online game infrastructure.
This is a great opportunity for an early-career engineer who is excited to learn, grow, and contribute to live game systems.

Responsibilities

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→Assist in building and maintaining distributed backend systems, both player-facing and internal
→Support the deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of online services
→Help integrate external APIs, including platform first parties and infrastructure providers
→Participate in investigating performance, reliability, and cost-related issues
→Contribute to documentation and operational best practices for networked systems
→Collaborate closely with senior engineers, production, and other disciplines
→Play the game and help identify real-world service and connectivity issues

Requirements

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Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment
Foundational experience with server-side or backend programming concepts
Exposure to concurrent or asynchronous programming in a managed language
- We primarily use Kotlin, but JVM experience is not required—tell us about the backend languages and tools you’ve worked with
Familiarity with databases or data storage technologies (relational or NoSQL)
Basic understanding of API design and the tradeoffs between performance and persistence
Experience or coursework involving automation, scripting, deployment, or monitoring tools
Comfortable working at a Linux command line
A willingness to learn, ask questions, and grow into larger ownership over time

Interest in or exposure to game development or online multiplayer systems
Familiarity with gaming platforms such as Xbox Live, Steamworks, or PlayStation Network
Introductory experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
Experience collaborating with or supporting a network or operations team
Internships, personal projects, or academic work involving networking, backend systems, or distributed services