Careers
We're building a games platform in Auckland, and we're hiring people who care how players and developers are treated. Games industry experience is welcome but not required. What we look for first is work you're proud of and a clear idea of what you want to build.
Now hiring
Senior Platform Engineer
Auckland CBD · Primarily on-site · Full time
Applications close Monday 23 November 2026
Lead how Ahwoo runs in production: deploys, uptime and security for players around the world. You'll design our path to 99.99% uptime and set the long-term direction for shipping code at scale.
Expressions of Interest
Auckland, New Zealand · Remote considered
We might not be hiring for your role right now, and we still want to hear from people who care about games. The studio is our default; if you're further away, tell us whether you're thinking remote or relocation.
Build the platform games deserve
- A fair dealDevelopers keep 85% of every sale, so buying a game directly supports the people who made it.
- Worth your timeWe pick every game we carry and put our name behind it, so players spend their time on games worth playing.
- Closer togetherWe're building communities that reward players and developers for helping each other.
Employee benefits
Flexible and remote working
Generous annual leave
Generous sick leave
Parental leave
Relocation support
Retirement savings
4% KiwiSaver
No crunch culture
Free public transport
Employee assistance counselling
Women and non-binary meetups
Life at Ahwoo
We're in central Auckland with the whole platform in front of us: the storefront, the desktop client, payments and the tools developers use to publish.
The surface is wide. One day it's payments infrastructure, the next it's how a news post should feel to read. You'll take work from first sketch to live, and you'll make the calls along the way.
How we work
We keep process light, so ideas move quickly from first sketch to release. We're a multidisciplinary team, and it's normal here to design a feature, build it, and talk it through with the developers who'll use it.
We update the platform often. Each release focuses on what matters most to developers and players right now, and we keep improving it from what they tell us on our forums. If you like seeing your work in players' hands quickly, you'll enjoy it here.
Made in New Zealand
Kiwis are used to working out a better way and then building it. A country of five million launches rockets from Māhia and makes visual effects for the world's biggest films. We're bringing that thinking to how games reach players.
Our office is at Commercial Bay, high above the harbour, with Britomart station and the downtown ferry terminal at the door. Public transport is free for the team, and beaches, islands and bush walks are all within an hour of the city.
