Remote Position
[Remote] Senior Engineer, Server – NBA 2K
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. 2K is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the NBA 2K team. The role focuses on building and maintaining scalable, reliable, high-performance backend services and systems that support the game’s online features and player experiences.
Responsibilities
- Work in the backend architecture and services that support NBA 2K’s online features
- Design and optimize distributed systems to ensure scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance
- Build and maintain large-scale computing solutions that handle millions of concurrent players
- Develop efficient database structures and queries to support high-volume, real-time transactions
- Deliver high-performance backend services with a focus on low latency and stability
- Partner with engineering and design teams to enable seamless online gameplay experiences
Skills
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on backend and server-side systems
- Strong proficiency in C++ with a solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles
- Proficiency in one or more scripting languages such as Python, PHP, Perl, or Ruby
- Understanding of distributed and scalable systems
- Proven experience with multithreaded programming, driving efficiency and stability across large-scale, real-time environments
- Demonstrated ability to research, evaluate, and integrate emerging technologies and trends to enhance team capabilities, platform performance, and product innovation
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience in large-scale software development
- Skilled 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, Microsoft SQL Server, or similar systems
- Love for video games (not just ours!)
- Python
- Experience developing secure transaction systems, including virtual currency and account-based features
- Video game console development experience
Benefits
- This is a fully remote role that may be based anywhere in the United States.
- Subject to individualized factors and other objective business considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include a bonus and/or equity awards.
- Eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible for 14 paid holidays per calendar year.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible for paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible for paid parental and compassionate leave.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible for wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible for family planning support through Maven.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible for commuter benefits.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible for reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.
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