Software Development Manager, Engineering Services New Montréal, Quebec, Canada

2K Games, Inc.; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

2K Games, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Manager to guide the growth of our internal Engineering Services team across AAA projects and platforms. The role blends hands-on coding with people leadership to help engineers grow and deliver outstanding player experiences.

You will partner with studio leaders to align resources with project timelines, establish best practices for code reviews and documentation, and foster a culture of continuous learning within a distributed staff.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering in the video game industry.
• 2+ years directly managing engineers.
• Experience with Unreal Engine, Unity, or custom engines.
• Shipped multiple AAA console titles.
• Excellent C/C++ programming skills.
• Strong communication with external studios.
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Game Development.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a distributed team of 8+ staff engineers, driving a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
• Build Individual Development Plans (IDPs), set annual performance goals, and establish paths for progression into craft or people leadership roles.
• Partner with studio leaders and internal producers to align engineering resource deployment with project timelines and milestone objectives.
• Establish studio best practices around code reviews, technical documentation, and proactive feedback loops.
• Keep engineering skills sharp by contributing to non-critical path coding, technical proofs of concept, and code reviews.

Skills

C/C++

Multi-threading

Unreal/Unity engines

Leadership

Communication

Education

CS/Game Dev degree

Job description

Software Development Manager, Engineering Services

Software Development Manager - Engineering Services

Who We Are

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.

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, Gearbox, 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.

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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What We Need

We are looking for an Software Development Manager to guide the growth and development of our internal Engineering Services team. In this role, you will champion a highly-in-demand group of engineers deployed across various AAA game projects to assist with co-development, platform optimization, and critical technical initiatives. You will balance hands-on mentorship with structured people leadership to help our developers grow and deliver outstanding player experiences.

What You Will Do

• Lead, mentor, and manage a distributed team of 8+ staff engineers, driving a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
• Build Individual Development Plans (IDPs), set annual performance goals, and establish paths for progression into craft or people leadership roles.
• Partner with studio leaders and internal producers to align engineering resource deployment with project timelines and milestone objectives.
• Establish studio best practices around code reviews, technical documentation, and proactive feedback loops.
• Keep engineering skills sharp by contributing to non-critical path coding, technical proofs of concept, and code reviews.

Who We Think Will Be A Great Fit

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience in the video game industry, with 2+ years directly managing engineers.
• Strong engine experience (Unreal Engine, Unity, or custom engines).
• Shipped multiple AAA console titles with a deep understanding of console development pipelines, certification, and hardware capabilities.
• Excellent programming skills in C/C++ and solid comprehension of multi-threaded architectures.
• Strong communication skills to manage external studio relationships and translate technical risks to non-technical partners.
• Undergrad or higher degree in Computer Science, Game Development, or equivalent experience.

Bonus Points

• Practical experience working on multiplayer, networking, rendering, physics, or console porting.