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Who We Are
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, HB Studios, and 2K SportsLab. 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 2K’s portfolio currently includes several AAA, sports and entertainment brands, including global powerhouse NBA®️ 2K, renowned BioShock®️, Borderlands®️, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization®️ and XCOM®️ brands; popular WWE®️ 2K and WWE®️ SuperCard franchises, TopSpin 2K25, as well as the critically and commercially acclaimed PGA TOUR®️ 2K
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!
The Core Technology group is responsible for identifying common problems across the company and building solutions to those problems. We fill our team with individuals who enjoy a challenge, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and want to take ownership and responsibility for products. If you are passionate about working in the game industry and implementing cool features for our game products, come join our team.
What You Will Do
- Design and develop robust, scalable, and highly performant backend microservices and APIs.
- Own the maintenance and evolution of key service domains — ensuring reliability, performance, and alignment with long-term technical strategy.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and game teams to translate complex requirements into clear technical deliverables and milestones.
- Optimize infrastructure and runtime costs to deliver a seamless player experience while maintaining operational efficiency.
- Continuously reduce technical debt by driving refactoring efforts, automating workflows, and modernizing legacy systems.
Who We Think Will Be A Great Fit
- 3–8 years of experience designing and building backend systems and microservices using Go (Golang) or Java.
- Strong understanding of transport protocols (HTTP, gRPC) and API design best practices.
- Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or Amazon ECS.
- Proficiency with both relational (RDBMS) and NoSQL databases, including schema design and query optimization.
- Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD).
- Solid grasp of distributed systems concepts and microservice design patterns.
- Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
- Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability frameworks.
- Experience with agile software development methodologies.
- Knowledge of authentication and authorization standards (OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, JWT).
- Understanding of secure coding best practices and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2).
- Experience conducting performance profiling, load testing, and bottleneck analysis.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ownership mindset and product-oriented approach to problem solving.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
Bonus Items
- Passion for gaming and building technology that powers player experiences.
- Experience developing online service platforms or backend systems for AAA games.
- Bonus points for hands-on experience building microservices with Go (Golang).
What we offer you:
- Great Company Culture. We pride ourselves as being one of the most creative and innovative places to work, creativity, innovation, efficiency, diversity and philanthropy are among the core tenets of our organization and are integral drivers of our continued success.
- Growth: As a global entertainment company, we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees are encouraged to be themselves, inquisitive, collaborative and to grow within and around the company.
- Work Hard, Enjoy Life. Our employees’ bond, blow-off steam, and flex some creative muscles – through corporate boot camp classes, company parties, our Office gaming spaces, game release events, monthly socials, and team challenges.
- Benefits. Benefits include, but are not limited to; Discretionary bonus, Provident fund contributions, 1+5 medical insurance + top up options and access to Practo online Doctor consultation App, Employee assistance program, 3X CTC Life Assurance, 3X CTC Personal accident insurance, childcare services, 20 days holiday + statutory holidays,
- Perks. Gym reimbursement up to INR1150 per month, wellbeing program with the chance to earn up to $93 per annum, charitable giving program, access to learning platforms, employee discount program’s plus free games and events!
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.
Please note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com accounts.
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