Software Engineer

Company: Social Standards
Location: Oakland
Posted on: May 9, 2022

Job Description:

Who We Are 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 2Ks portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 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 todays most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment. Mass Media is the premier engineering group for 2K Publishings Global Services. Since 1995, weve developed deep and multifaceted engineering expertise in video games. Whether it's platform optimization, multiplayer/networking, rendering, console certification, tools and pipelines weve done it all! 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 are dedicated to diversity and inclusion, and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions. What We Need We are looking for a passionate software engineer who has a high bar for the quality of their code as well as a desire to make outstanding games. In this role you will collaborate with fellow engineers and producers to address a wide variety of engineering challenges such as online multiplayer, performance optimization, and console porting. If you're looking to expand your skill set, push your limits in taking on the toughest problems that no one else wants to tackle, and get your hands on some exceptional IP, then this is right position for you. What You Will Do Be involved with multiple projects at the same time Craft and develop data and code following mentorship from programming leads Work independently to implement new in-game functionality Quickly adapt to new coding environments and programming standards Collaborate with other programmers to write code, fix bugs, and implement new features Analyze game performance and implement optimizations in both high and low-level code to compensate Design and build standalone tools as needed to assist project development Help design and implement code for multi-processor environments Work with other team members to implement complex systems Work with teams in other companies to help them deliver finished products What Will Make You a Great Fit 4+ years of sophisticated programming in C/C++ 2+ years of scripting languages (C#, Lua, Perl, Python) 2+ years of console development (Nintendo, Sony, Xbox) 3+ years of analytics/debugging (PIX, RAD, Visual Studio) Proven familiarity with 3D math, audio processing, graphics and physics Familiarity with AI, data manipulation, file systems, networking, streaming Ability to manage large codebases with multiple branches Ability to quickly locate, replicate, and fix taxing bugs Bonus Points Passionate video game enthusiast Audio experience (Fabric, FMOD, Wwise) Engine experience (CryEngine, Unity, Unreal Engine) Physics experience (Bullet, Havok, PhysX) Source control experience (GitHub, Perforce, SVN) Post-secondary degree/diploma in computer science 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.by Jobble

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