Gameplay Engineer ( Live Services )

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Sparks Glencoe, MD
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Gaming • Information Technology • Mobile • Software • Esports
2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment for video game consoles, personal computers, and mobile devices.
The Role

Who We Are:

MAKE LIFE EPIC

Founded in 1996, Firaxis Games is a world-renowned game development studio with an unwavering mission to “build games that stand the test of time”. The name Firaxis, a fusion of “fiery” and “axis,” communicates the company’s dynamic development process that results in the creation of ground breaking titles with unparalleled gameplay delivered to gamers around the world. Under the creative direction of industry legend Sid Meier, Firaxis has released dozens of hit games on multiple platforms and is recognized as an industry leader in game development.

VISION
Make Life Epic…for our Players, our Community and all Firaxians.

CORE VALUES

Be Accountable

Own Outcomes, Be Honest And Treat Feedback As A Gift.

Embrace Enthusiasm

Allow Space For Failure, Share Your Excitement And Let Passion Drive Outcomes.

People First

Treat People With Respect, Create A Culture Of Belonging And Act With Empathy.

Work Smart

Solve For Efficiency, Focus On Collaboration And Prioritize Improvement.

Gameplay Focused

Deliver Quality Game Experiences, Take Pride In Your Work And Put Players At The Center Of Every Decision.

Online Services Programmer

Firaxis Games is looking for an Online Services Engineer to help enrich our games with services such as matchmaking, player stats, leaderboards, analytics, entitlement platforms, anti-cheat and security, customer service tools, and more.  


What You Will Do:

  • Work closely with internal and external online services platform teams, advocating for the game team.

  • Become a domain expert for our internal and external online service platforms.

  • Design and implement modifications, reorganizations, extensions, and optimizations to existing code base.

  • Work closely with the game team to build and maintain online service functionality within game clients.

  • Actively maintain skill-set and knowledge base by keeping track of the latest innovations from the industry.


What We Need (Requirements/Must Haves)

  • Strong C++ programming and debugging skills.

  • Experience with Go programming language is a plus.

  • Strong AWS knowledge is a plus.

  • Strong understanding of analytics and telemetry. 

  • Experience with Perforce, JIRA, TeamCity is a plus. 

  • Experience with online service architectures, design patterns, and associated challenges.

  • Ability to come up with novel, inventive, solutions to very hard problems in the gaming and online services spaces.

  • Ability to adhere to the prevalent coding style and practices.

  • Self-motivated and passionate about games.

  • Able and motivated to work with other team members. 

  • 3+ years industry experience.

  • Experience with current console systems is a plus.

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The Company
HQ: Novato, CA
3,505 Employees
Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

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!

Why Work With Us

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 push ourselves creatively to do the best work of our careers. We’re direct, open, and you’ll probably meet some new best friends – along with their dogs – sitting nearby. In short, it’s kinda awesome.

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