Who We Are
Founded in 2023, 2K Sports Lab is the newest stand alone studio at 2K looking to
push game development boundaries to bring 2K's next groundbreaking sports
franchise to life. We're building a world-class team at our new Vancouver, BC
location where our goal is to deliver an exceptional experience through bold
ideas, technical excellence, and creative collaboration. We're seeking
passionate and driven professionals across all areas of game development to help
shape this ambitious vision. If you’re interested in tackling unique challenges
and think you have what it takes to level up our team, we encourage you to
apply!
What We Need
Our studio is looking for an experienced Gameplay Systems Engineer who values
efficiency, productivity and the satisfaction that comes from helping a team do
their best work. We’re seeking someone who has a passion for solving complex
problems, a deep understanding of Systems, Tools and Pipeline engineering, a
high level understanding of Animation, and AI Engineering, and the drive to
improve workflows, optimize code, and engineer solutions to achieve results that
enable the game and team to reach their full potential.
In this role, you will be working closely with the Technical Director, as well
as collaborating with the AI and Animation Engineering teams, Animators and
Designers to help develop the workflows, architecture and tools that will enable
the Gameplay team to do its best work.
What You’ll Do
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Provide software and tools support to Engineers, Production and Artists.
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Develop tools that enable rapid iteration, efficient and accurate diagnosis
of issues, automate tests and workflow, or data management for assets.
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Communicate cross-discipline and provide innovative solutions to pipeline and
testbed issues.
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Troubleshoot technical issues and provide user support for the team.
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Debug and/or triage low level issues like Crashes, Hangs and Desynchs.
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Own and run performance profiling for both cycles and memory, and devise and
execute plans for optimizations.
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Develop comprehensive knowledge of architecture and gameplay subsystems to
enable you to manage the efficiency of the gameplay frame with respect to
parallelization and multithreading.
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Manage Branching strategies and integrations between branches.
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Contribute to the development and evolution of standards and conventions.
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Mentor other systems team members.
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Write and maintain documentation.
What Will Make You A Great Fit
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7+ years of experience in a similar position.
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Experience developing multi-platform projects.
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Expertise with the C++ programming language along with strong coding
architectural design principles
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Experience researching, piloting, and rolling out new techniques.
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Experience in designing and creating systems, tools and assets for projects.
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Experience with version control system (Perforce), and animation management
systems.
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Excellent problem-solving skills.
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Strong written and verbal communication skills.
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Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Beneficial Qualifications
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Experience developing multi-platform projects.
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Online/Networking experience for synchronized sports games.
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Experience in Unreal Engine is a big plus.
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Experience creating GUIs for tools.
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Passion for video games (not just ours)
The pay range for this position in British Columbia at the start of employment
is expected to be between CAD $114,300 and CAD $169,140 per Year. However, base
pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on
individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge,
skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.Subject to those
same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also
include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility
to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the
Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage;
14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year
(ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s
discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid
parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other
wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and
reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that individuals
with disabilities are provided suitable accommodations to enjoy equal
employment opportunities, including the ability to participate in the job
application or interview process,. Please contact us if you need an
accommodation as part of your application process or otherwise have questions
about the Company’s accommodation policy and review process.
Please be aware that 2K does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over
third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. 2K also does
not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding
process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial
information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so
may be the result of a scam or phishing attack, and you should not engage. 2K’s
in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official
Company email addresses (i.e., via a 2k.com email domain).
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