Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN detectedFIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
BRedirect Chain2 redirect(s), 623 ms totalREVIEW
https://valvesoftware.com
204 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.valvesoftware.com/
238 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/
181 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://valvesoftware.com | 302 | 204 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
| 2 | https://www.valvesoftware.com/ | 302 | 238 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
| 3 | https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/ | 200 | 181 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.
Redirect chain — each hop adds latency; combine into one redirect where possible.
Source: Google Search Central / web.dev
If permanent, use 301 instead.
302 (Found) is for genuinely temporary redirects — if this redirect is permanent, switch to 301 to preserve SEO equity.
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Search engines treat 302 as temporary, keeping the original URL indexed and not transferring full link equity to the destination. Use 301 (Moved Permanently) for permanent redirects (HTTP→HTTPS, www-vs-non-www, URL restructures).
Source: Google Search Central
CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
CCrawlabilityActionrobots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLsREVIEW
Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors.
An unparseable sitemap is silently ignored by Google — the URLs it advertises are never queued for crawl.
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Google's sitemap parser is strict about XML validity. A single unescaped `&` or unclosed tag invalidates the whole file. Run your sitemap through a validator (Search Console's Sitemaps report flags it) and fix the offending entry. Most generators escape correctly; mistakes usually come from manually-written entries.
Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central
An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.
An empty sitemap signals 'no content to index' to Google — actively harmful versus having no sitemap at all.
Learn more ▾ ▴
Google compares URLs in the sitemap against URLs it has crawled. An empty sitemap on a site with thousands of pages signals abandonment. Either populate it correctly (most CMSes auto-generate) or delete the file and let Google crawl normally.
Source: Google Search Central / sitemaps.org
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.
robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.
Source: sitemaps.org
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/favicon.ico">
<title>Valve Corporation</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="description" content="We make games, Steam, and hardware. Join Us.">
<meta name="image" content="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/valve-og.jpg">
<meta itemprop="name" content="Valve Corporation">
<meta itemprop="description" content="We make games, Steam, and hardware. Join Us.">
<meta itemprop="image" content="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/valve-og.jpg">
<meta name="og:title" content="Valve Corporation">
<meta name="og:description" content="We make games, Steam, and hardware. Join Us.">
<meta name="og:image" content="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/valve-og.jpg">
<meta name="og:site_name" content="Valve Corporation">
<meta name="og:type" content="website">
<meta name="twitter:card" value="summary">
<link href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/public/css/global.css?v=lmcEcZ-F-ilx&_cdn=fastly" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<link href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/public/css/fonts.css?v=xSaYcfyOLADT&_cdn=fastly" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<link href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/public/css/forms.css?v=5a_US5CoqE-K&_cdn=fastly" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<link href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/public/css/jobs.css?v=39I4sFhtjX0h&_cdn=fastly" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/public/shared/javascript/jquery-1.8.3.min.js?v=NXam5zydzNu8&_cdn=fastly"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">$J = jQuery.noConflict();</script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/public/javascript/valvesoftware.js?v=Yw_MCZWiaUD0&_cdn=fastly"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
</script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/public/javascript/jobs.js?v=KKAPM5KmPVH7&_cdn=fastly"></script>
<script src='https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js'></script>
</head>
<body data-vsapp-context="home">
<div class="site_wrapper">
<header class="main_header">
<div class="header_inner_wrapper">
<div class="top_nav">
<div class="logo">
<a href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/about">
<svg id="Layer_1" data-name="Layer 1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 436 121.06"><defs><clipPath id="clip-path"><rect class="cls-1" x="1" y="-1" width="436" height="124.06"/></clipPath></defs><polygon class="cls-2" points="142.57 36.95 134.84 67.88 151.01 67.88 142.57 36.95"/><g class="cls-3"><path class="cls-2" d="M47.1,24.6l14.1,55.3L75,24.6h15.2L67.9,97.8H54.5L32.7,24.6H47.1z M132.4,24.6h19.7l20.8,73.3h-14.8 l-4.9-18.3h-21.9c0,0-3.8,14.7-4.6,18c-4.4,0.3-15.1,0-15.1,0L132.4,24.6z M208.4,24.6h14.4v60.9h30.7v12.3h-45.1L208.4,24.6z M285.9,24.6L300,79.2l13.7-54.6h14.8l-22.2,73.3h-13l-22.2-73.3L285.9,24.6z M389.5,24.6v9.5h-19.7v10.6h18v9.5h-18v10.9h19.7 v9.5h-30.7v-50H389.5z M0,123.2h436V-1.1H0"/></g></svg>
</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="header_background_video">
</div>
</header>
<div id="content_outer_wrapper">
<div id="content_inner_wrapper">
<div id="content" data-content-context="home"><div id="page_background_videos">
<video playsinline muted class="background_video" poster="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_01_fullsize.jpg">
<source class="fullsize" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_01_fullsize.webm" type="video/webm">
<source class="fullsize" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_01_fullsize.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source class="mobile" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_01_small.webm" type="video/webm">
<source class="mobile" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_01_small.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>
<video playsinline muted class="background_video" poster="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_02_fullsize.jpg">
<source class="fullsize" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_02_fullsize.webm" type="video/webm">
<source class="fullsize" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_02_fullsize.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source class="mobile" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_02_small.webm" type="video/webm">
<source class="mobile" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_02_small.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>
<video playsinline muted class="background_video" poster="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_03_fullsize.jpg">
<source class="fullsize" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_03_fullsize.webm" type="video/webm">
<source class="fullsize" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_03_fullsize.mp4" type="video/mp4">
<source class="mobile" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_03_small.webm" type="video/webm">
<source class="mobile" src="https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/valvesoftware/images/videos/hero_03_small.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>
</div>
<section id="jobs" class="job_skills full_bleed">
<div class="section_inner_wrapper">
<div class="search_form_wrapper">
<div class="row search_header">
<div class="col_6 job_skills_title">
<h3>
<a href="about">We make games, Steam, and hardware. Join us.</a> </h3>
<p>
We aren't a typical company—which is why you're here, right? As a flat company without hierarchy and job titles, we don't usually hire for specific roles. (Though we sometimes do!) Opportunities at Valve run broad and deep. We're always hiring highly experienced collaborators who are the best at what they do, across the following areas: </p>
</div>
<div class="col_5 col_offset_1 search_form">
<form>
<input type="text"
placeholder="Search Jobs">
<button type="button" class="clear_button">Clear</button>
<button class="search_button">Search</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
<div class="search_form_results_wrapper">
<div class="search_form_results_inner_wrapper">
<div class="search_form_results job_openings">
<div class="row">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col_12">
<ul class="job_tags">
<li class="job_tag" data-job_cat="art">
<a href="#">Art</a>
<div class="job_openings_wrapper">
<div class="job_openings_inner_wrapper row">
<div class="col_12 job_openings_category_description">
<b>We're always hiring.</b><p>We hire people with broad skill sets who also exhibit deep expertise. While nobody at Valve has a job title, we do have certain fields that we're always looking to hire in.</p> </div>
<div class="col_12">
<div class="job_openings">
<div class="row">
<div class="job_opening col_3">
<a href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/jobs?job_id=2">
<h5 class="job_title">
3D Character Artist </h5>
</a>
</div>
<div class="job_opening col_3">
<a href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/jobs?job_id=30">
<h5 class="job_title">
Animator </h5>
</a>
</div>
<div class="job_opening col_3">
<a href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/jobs?job_id=43">
<h5 class="job_title">
Effects Artist </h5>
</a>
</div>
<div class="job_opening col_3">
<a href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/jobs?job_id=49">
<h5 class="job_title">
3D Environment Artist </h5>
</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="job_tag" data-job_cat="audio">
<a href="#">Audio</a>
<div class="job_openings_wrapper">
<div class="job_openings_inner_wrapper row">
<div class="col_12 job_openings_category_description">
<b>We're always hiring.</b><p>We hire people with broad skill sets who also exhibit deep expertise. While nobody at Valve has a job title, we do have certain fields that we're always looking to hire in.</p> </div>
<div class="col_12">
<div class="job_openings">
<div class="row">
<div class="job_opening col_3">
<a href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/jobs?job_id=18">
<h5 class="job_title">
Sound Designer </h5>
</a>
</div>
<div class="job_opening col_3">
<a href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/jobs?job_id=85">
<h5 class="job_title">
Audio Software Engineer </h5>
</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="job_tag" data-job_cat="business-development">
<a href="#">Business Development</a>
<div class="job_openings_wrapper">
<div class="job_openings_inner_wrapper row">
<div class="col_12 job_openings_category_description">
<b>We're always hiring.</b><p>We hire people with broad skill sets who also exhibit deep expertise. While nobody at Valve has a job title, we do have certain fields that we're always looking to hire in.</p> </div>
<div class="col_12">
<div class="job_openings">
<div class="row">
<div class="job_opening col_3">
<a href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/jobs?job_id=20">
<h5 class="job_title">
Business Development<span class="job_division">Steam Team</span> </h5>
</a>
</div>
<div class="job_opening col_3">
<a href="https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/jobs?job_id=21">
<h5 class="job_title">
Steam
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations32 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
- Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
- Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+DNS Records1 A records, 5 ms lookupPASS
| A | 23.203.76.5 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | a7-66.akam.net, a9-66.akam.net, a2-64.akam.net, a22-67.akam.net, a1-194.akam.net, a24-64.akam.net |
| MX | 10 us-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com 10 us-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com |
| TXT | ZOOM_verify_6txb0CpTQ16fLBlTpAC9dQ kgej9AWMUerpL+WGSyI2hN7b4FFcagAzRZvoHfCOMvhG+W+xaff9Smsq7vbPBdDoBh+hiWzkkBSVlgL2... h1-domain-verification=2rUfV6GURqrd473467gk3uWkiuVEpcfZBxtwFCZHyAbkfxP5 d+KwrMsuiYaHmSsnhrKFxbXoIU3kTRfJDt0M9YFs5wZl9Laidl0bba2ETVT3IizQFX1H5wkX8x3QCqfp... SPF v=spf1 mx ip4:72.165.61.134/31 ip4:216.207.205.96/28 ip4:208.64.203.142/31 ip4:2... docker-verification=e2a4d858-9744-4422-be23-a5b603b7e2de CRu0do5v6lYoBQ/nLTsyB2MuSP9fnIzhFmpfJqmjJGNngkOR6QScH2mx4y+joM/S9Up5lFJRFnXMHEaZ... logmein-verification-code=068f4cd3-ee6d-4546-b163-777e0b540571 atlassian-domain-verification=8W72YZrigWSkrAXgYFb9cvpSo8ydO+mOsn4eGqOaBQvF3dbPda... slack-domain-verification=FUsmkusgwkLtI9MpPclkPJpnWvZeR55LRExH2Aae MS=ms61951141 |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.
Learn more ▾ ▴
Add multiple A records for round-robin failover, or use a managed DNS provider with health-checked failover (Route 53, Cloudflare, NS1). Short TTL (60-300s) lets clients recover faster on outages.
Source: SRE practice / DNS architecture
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
AURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
Preferred variant: non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)
A+Domain Intelligencevalvesoftware.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 29 years, 11 months old, hosted on AkamaiPASS
842 days
October 5, 2028
32 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
29 years, 11 months
Registered October 6, 1996
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Akamai
ASN AS16625
23.203.76.5
MarkMonitor Inc.
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.
Learn more ▾ ▴
DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, preventing forged responses from poisoning resolver caches. Without it, an attacker who controls the network path can redirect your domain to a malicious server before any HTTPS handshake happens. Most modern registrars (Cloudflare, Google Domains, Route 53) enable it with one toggle.
Source: ICANN / RFC 4033
The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.
Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.
Learn more ▾ ▴
Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.
Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice