Who We Are
2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.
Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, 2K PGA, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Quarry, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, WWE 2K, and XCOM.
At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role. If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!
What We Need
We are looking for a passionate software engineer who has a high bar for the quality of their code as well as a desire to make outstanding games. In this role you will collaborate with fellow engineers and producers to address a wide variety of engineering challenges such as online multiplayer, performance optimization, and console porting. If you're looking to expand your skill set, push your limits in taking on the toughest problems that no one else wants to tackle, and get your hands on some exceptional IP, then this is right position for you.
What You'll Do
- Be involved with multiple projects at the same time
- Craft and develop data and code following mentorship from programming leads
- Work independently to implement new in-game functionality
- Quickly adapt to new coding environments and programming standards
- Collaborate with other programmers to write code, fix bugs, and implement new features
- Analyze game performance and implement optimizations in both high and low-level code to compensate
- Design and build standalone tools as needed to assist project development
- Help design and implement code for multi-processor environments
- Work with other team members to implement complex systems
- Work with teams in other companies to help them deliver finished products
Required Experience and Skills
- Sophisticated programming experience in C/C++
- Scripting languages (C#, Lua, Perl, Python)
- Experience on console development (Nintendo, Sony, Xbox)
- Analytics/debugging experience (PIX, RAD, Visual Studio)
- Proven familiarity with 3D math, audio processing, graphics and physics
- Familiarity with AI, data manipulation, file systems, networking, streaming
- Ability to manage large codebases with multiple branches
- Ability to quickly locate, replicate, and fix taxing bugs
Bonus Qualifications
- Passionate video game enthusiast
- Audio experience (Fabric, FMOD, Wwise)
- Engine experience (CryEngine, Unity, Unreal Engine)
- Physics experience (Bullet, Havok, PhysX)
- Source control experience (GitHub, Perforce, SVN)
- Post-secondary degree/diploma in computer science
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.
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