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 AAA 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.
- 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
- 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
Some of the benefits and perks our employees get to enjoy, include:
- 100% Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage for you and your family
- 401k Matching
- Student Loan Repayment Plan / College Savings Plan
- 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: $70,000 - $110,000
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.
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What We Do
Founded in 2002, we are Turtle Rock Studios, a multi-project, award-winning independent developer located in the heart of Orange County, CA. We thrive in an open, collaborative environment which is led to this day by co-founders Chris Ashton and Phil Robb.
Our past projects consist of AAA Competitive / Co-Op shooters: Left4Dead and Evolve.
We're gamers who believe in iteration, so we work alongside our community to make our, and their, gameplay dreams reality.
We are currently working on several VR titles, along with an unannounced project. We are always looking for top tier talent to add to our development team.
To learn more about our team and culture, visit www.turtlerockstudios.com/our-studio/
For specific job listings visit www.turtlerockstudios.com/careers/
