Principal Server Engineer – NBA 2K

October 10

🏄 California – Remote

Although this job is listed in California, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

Although this job is listed in New Jersey, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

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🏄 California – Remote 🏖️ New Jersey – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $192k - $250k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Founded in 1988, Visual Concepts is the developer behind the 2K Sports games and the dominating success of the NBA 2K franchise. The Visual Concepts team is devoted and ambitious, never content to stop searching for new ways to improve the gaming experience and to develop advanced techniques and methods of producing cutting edge entertainment. It is through this determination and love of both sports and video games that Visual Concepts has fostered NBA 2K from its creation in 2000 to present day, ensuring each annual release is innovative and improved. The Visual Concepts attitude and work ethic shines through in the games and earns the company awards and accolades year after year.

501 - 1000 employees

📋 Description

• Take ownership of 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.

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ 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, with a strong preference for Python • Deep understanding of distributed and scalable systems, with a track record of designing and delivering reliable, high-performance backend architectures • Proven experience with multithreaded programming, driving efficiency and stability across large-scale, real-time environments • Leadership in technical direction, mentoring engineers and setting best practices for system design, performance, and scalability • 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 • Experience developing secure transaction systems, including virtual currency and account-based features, a strong plus • 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 • Video game console development experience is highly beneficial • Love for video games (not just ours)!

🏖️ Benefits

• base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates • total compensation package may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits