Engineering Manager

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 2Ks 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 todays 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 2Ks portfolio currently includes several AAA sports and entertainment brands including global powerhouse NBA 2K renowned BioShock Borderlands Mafia Sid Meiers 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 dont meet every requirement for the role. If youre 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 thecompany and building solutions to those problems. We fill our team with individuals whoenjoy a challenge enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and want to takeownership and responsibility for products. If you are passionate about working in thegame industry and implementing cool features for our game products come join ourteam.

What You Will Do

• Empower and Mentor: Lead a team of engineers through consistent 1:1s career mapping and performance coaching to build a high-trust high-output culture.
• Development Process Optimization: Own and refine the technical development process. You will help the engineering staff optimize their daily output by establishing clear standards and workflows that reduce toil and cognitive load.
• Modern Engineering Practices: Champion high-quality habitsincluding TDDAI-augmented development and documentation-as-codeto ensure the team builds right the first time.
• Technical Quality & Mentorship: Cultivate a culture of rigorous constructive feedback through code reviews and design discussions ensuring these are vehicles for mentorship rather than just rubber-stamping.
• Drive Engineering Initiatives: Lead internal-first projects like tech debt reduction architectural refactors and API standardization that keep the codebase healthy and scalable.
• Low-Level Technical Oversight: Stay close to the metal by participating in architecture reviews and coaching engineers to ensure the team maintains high standards of performance and code quality.

Who We Think Will Be A Great Fit

• Leadership Experience: 3 years managing/leading engineering teams with a track record of fostering psychological safety and technical growth.
• Backend Engineering Foundation: A background building backend services in modern languages (Java or Golang) with the depth to give meaningful feedback and mentorship on microservice architecture API design and implementation on a large-scale platform.
• The Paved Road Mindset: Proven ability to implement technical standards and development workflows that increase team velocity without adding bureaucratic red tape.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Experience working closely with Product and Program teams to turn complex technical challenges into prioritized well-scoped solutions that bring real value to our customers.
• Strategic Prioritization: The ability to balance the feature demands of the business with the engineering-first needs of a healthy modern codebase.

Bonus Items

• Gaming Domain Interest: A passion for player-centric technology ideally complemented by experience building online services or backend platforms for game development.
• Architecture & Scale: Hands-on experience with low-latency systems and massive-scale backend online services infrastructure.
• Cloud Platform Fluency: Hands-on experience with public cloud environments (AWS GCP) and a working knowledge of their core services and how to apply them effectively.

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 15 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 programs 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.

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