Senior Backend Engineer - Large-Scale Online Games Remote

2K Games; California; Remote; USD 131,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid holidays

Vacation days

Sick days

Parental leave

Wellbeing programs

Commuter benefits

Fitness reimbursements

Job summary

Visual Concepts seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to own server-side systems powering NBA 2K online experiences. You will work on distributed architectures, high-scale computing, and efficient databases to deliver low-latency, stable backend services for a premier sports game franchise.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend development, strong C++ skills, and experience with large-scale, real-time environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development with backend focus.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and OO design.
• Experience with distributed and scalable systems.
• Knowledge of multithreaded programming for real-time environments.
• Familiarity with secure transaction systems and databases.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend architecture and services that support online features.
• Design and optimize distributed systems for scalability and fault tolerance.
• Build large-scale computing solutions handling millions of players.
• Develop database structures and queries for real-time transactions.
• Deliver high-performance services with low latency and stability.
• Collaborate with engineering and design teams for online gameplay.

Skills

Backend development

C++

Distributed systems

Multithreaded programming

Performance optimization

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

SQL databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL)

Job description

Visual Concepts seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to own server-side systems powering NBA 2K online experiences. You will work on distributed architectures, high-scale computing, and efficient databases to deliver low-latency, stable backend services for a premier sports game franchise.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend development, strong C++ skills, and experience with large-scale, real-time environments.