Senior Engineer, Server – NBA 2K

2K
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Hospitality & Food ServiceExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Collaboration","Problem-solving","Systems design"]

Build and optimize backend services for NBA 2K’s online features, owning distributed systems, large-scale computing, and efficient database designs. You’ll deliver low-latency, stable server performance that supports millions of concurrent players, while designing scalable, reliable, fault-tolerant architectures. Partner with engineering and design teams to enable seamless online gameplay experiences and continuously evaluate emerging technologies to improve platform performance and product innovation.

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Senior Engineer, Server – NBA 2K

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Job Summary

Build and optimize backend services for NBA 2K’s online features, owning distributed systems, large-scale computing, and efficient database designs. You’ll deliver low-latency, stable server performance that supports millions of concurrent players, while designing scalable, reliable, fault-tolerant architectures. Partner with engineering and design teams to enable seamless online gameplay experiences and continuously evaluate emerging technologies to improve platform performance and product innovation.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hospitality & Food Service
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Work on backend architecture and services supporting NBA 2K’s online features.
  • •Design and optimize distributed systems for scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance.
  • •Build and maintain large-scale computing solutions handling millions of concurrent players.
  • •Develop efficient database structures, queries, and transaction handling for real-time workloads.
  • •Partner with engineering and design teams to enable seamless online gameplay experiences.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife Insurance401kEquityPaid HolidaysPaid LeaveSick DaysParental LeaveCompassionate LeaveCommuter BenefitsGym Membership

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of professional software development experience focused on backend/server-side systems.
  • •Strong proficiency in C++ and solid object-oriented programming fundamentals.
  • •Proficiency in one or more scripting languages (Python preferred) including Python, PHP, Perl, or Ruby.
  • •Understanding of distributed and scalable systems, including multithreaded programming for real-time environments.
  • •BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience in large-scale software development.
Experience:5+ yearsBackendServer-sideDistributed systemsReal-time systemsOnline gaming
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CollaborationProblem-solvingSystems design
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C++PythonPHPPerlRubySQLMySQLMicrosoft SQL ServerMultithreading

Company Brief

2K
2K is a video game publisher and developer known for sports, action, and strategy franchises such as NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Borderlands, and Sid Meier’s Civilization. It operates as a major label within Take-Two Interactive.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Novato, United States
Founded: 2005
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