Who we are:
We are Gamemakers. We are a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for our art, united by our core values and inspired by a culture of inclusivity to build amazing games that thrill players everywhere. We pursue growth and innovation in an environment of safety and trust. Our culture is built on the belief that the more varied voices in our collective will strengthen our team and our games. We are looking for our next teammate who will raise our bar and make us better.
We are currently working on Project ETHOS, a new free-to-play, 3rd person rogue-like hero shooter and an exciting evolution on the genre!
What you will do:
31st Union is looking for a Core Engineer that can own major runtime systems – designing and implementing performant and maintainable solutions for our AAA multiplatform title. You will be able to solve challenging problems presented by multiplatform AAA games in a collaborative and creative work environment. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with a globally distributed team, enhance performance workflow, and utilize tools to accelerate feature implementation.
Responsibilities:
- Write clean, maintainable, performant code
- Work with content and engineering partners to identify problems and validate solutions
- Factor development efforts into prioritized tasks
- Map the limitations of existing solutions and identify new solutions where required
- Profile, optimize, configure and tune for multiple platforms
- Help triage build and productivity blockers
Required Qualifications:
- 3+ years of programming experience on commercial software projects is required
- Fluency in C/C++, multithreading, 3d math, and memory systems is required
- Ability to debug and optimize complex systems is required
- Ability to work independently and efficiently is required
- Experience shipping AAA game titles is strongly desired
- Functional knowledge of PS5, Xbox Series X/S, IOS and Android development tools is strongly desired
- Experience with Unreal Engine 4/5 is a plus
- Experience with production graphics pipelines is a plus
- Able to work and communicate in proficient English
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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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