Server Engineer - NBA 2K (Onsite)

Description

The company is a game development studio with studios in Novato, Irvine, Budapest, Shanghai, Austin, Boise, Seoul and Parksville, Canada. It has shipped more than 100 multi-sku titles.

The team is hiring a server engineer focused on server-side development for NBA 2K. You will own work across distributed systems, large-scale computing and efficient databases to build high-performance backend services that power online play for one of the most popular sports game franchises. This role reports to the Lead Director of Programming.

Responsibilities

• Work on the backend architecture and services behind NBA 2K's online features.
• Design and tune distributed systems for scalability, reliability and fault tolerance.
• Build and maintain large-scale computing solutions that serve millions of concurrent players.
• Create efficient database structures and queries for high-volume, real-time transactions.
• Deliver high-performance backend services with low latency and stable operation.
• Work with engineering and design teams to make online gameplay run smoothly.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional software development experience, mainly on backend and server-side systems.
• Strong C++ skills and a solid grasp of object-oriented programming.
• Experience with one or more scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Perl or Ruby. Python and JavaScript are strongly preferred.
• Understanding of distributed and scalable systems.
• Proven multithreaded programming experience that improves efficiency and stability in large-scale, real-time environments.
• Ability to research, evaluate and integrate emerging technologies that improve team capabilities, platform performance and product innovation.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience in large-scale software development.
• Optional: experience building secure transaction systems, including virtual currency and account features. This is a strong plus.
• Skill in database optimization, including connection management and query performance tuning.
• Familiarity with online gaming architectures and service design for live, connected player experiences.
• Working knowledge of SQL databases such as MySQL, PostgresSQL or similar.
• Optional: video game console development experience. This is highly beneficial.
• A genuine love of video games, including those outside the company's catalogue.

Conditions

Onsite role in Irvine, California.

Expected starting base pay is $102,900 to $137,200 per year. Final pay depends on market location and individual factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience and other objective business considerations.

Regular roles may also include a bonus and/or equity awards and a full range of medical, financial and other benefits, subject to the same considerations. Temporary and intern roles are not eligible for many of these.

Details of compensation and benefit plans, where applicable, are provided with an offer.

This is an at-will position. The company may change base salary and other discretionary pay, compensation or benefit programs at any time, based on individual or team performance and market factors.

More about the studio and its locations is available on the company website.

Benefits

• Bonus and/or equity awards may be included in the total compensation package for regular roles.
• Medical, financial and other benefits are available for regular roles.