Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Step Into the Multiverse: Your Next Adventure Starts Here

At Wizards of the Coast, we harness the power of imagination and connection to create unforgettable experiences. We create entertainment that inspires creativity, sparks passion, forges friendships, and fosters communities around the globe. In every pursuit our mission is to inspire a lifetime love of games. Whether it's through the strategic depth of Magic: The Gathering®, the rich storytelling of Dungeons & Dragons®, or our AAA digital game studios, we build worlds that bring people together, spark creativity, and fuel adventure. As we continue to grow and explore new realms, we're seeking passionate, curious, and innovative minds to join the adventure.

Do you have the versatility to operate at the intersection of game development, cloud infrastructure, and platform reliability? We are seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to join our Central Technology Build Engineering team as we develop and curate an Unreal Engine ecosystem to share across our internal game studios. You will join a specialized team responsible for unblocking developers, ensuring build stability, and optimizing iteration workflows across multiple concurrent titles. This is a hands-on IC role where engineering excellence meets operational reliability. You’ll collaborate closely with game development teams to ensure a seamless experience for all Unreal-powered studios under our banner. In this role, you will design, build, and run scalable AWS architectures that serve as the backbone for deploying our Unreal Engine build systems and tools. 

What You'll Do: 

• Work with the team to design a ready-made cloud-first suite of Unreal Engine build systems and tooling
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code to ensure consistency and repeatability
• Support ongoing AWS operations for build infrastructure
• Support and administer studio-specific Perforce environments
• Work with studio teams to optimize our systems for cost, scale, and latency
• Define standards and best practices for performance, observability, and maintainability of build pipelines
• Act as a technical partner and mentor to studio engineers, helping teams adopt and extend shared systems effectively
• Innovate with emerging build technologies, cloud and AI

What You'll Bring: 

• Fundamental understanding of cloud solution design patterns (microservices, messaging, distributed caching, containers, networking, IAM, etc.) and creating solutions in AWS
• Exceptional experience with infrastructure as code development (AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform) and gitops practices
• Administration experience or expert knowledge with Perforce
• 3+ years of software development experience including compiled programs (such as C#, Golang, or TypeScript) and scripting (such as Bash, Python, JavaScript)
• Experience with Unreal or other game engines desirable
• Strong ability to build trust and clarity in communication with technical and non-technical audiences
• Exposure to Agile/SCRUM methodologies
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience

At Wizards, we believe in the magic of diversity—great ideas come from unique perspectives. We are committed to building an inclusive, welcoming workplace where everyone belongs. Wizards is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

Wizards will provide reasonable accommodations with the application process, upon your request, as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please contact your recruiter or coordinator. 

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