2K tech stack
2K builds mostly with C++, Python, Go, Java. Its stack also includes Unreal Engine, AWS, GCP, Unity. Unreal Engine is named in 49 of the 89 job postings 2K published in the last 12 months (55%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of 2K, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does 2K use?
C++ is named in 36% of job postings at 2K, followed by Python (28%), Go (13%), Java (10%).
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What frameworks and libraries does 2K use?
Unreal Engine is named in 55% of job postings at 2K, followed by Unity (12%), Lumen (6%), Nanite (3%).
Unreal Engine
49 55%
Unity
11 12%
OpenTelemetry
3 3%
Core Animation
2 2%
React.js
2 2%
Appium
1 1%
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What databases does 2K use?
Snowflake is named in 7% of job postings at 2K, followed by MS SQL (3%), MySQL (2%), PostgreSQL (2%).
Snowflake
6 7%
MS SQL
3 3%
MySQL
2 2%
PostgreSQL
2 2%
Apache Iceberg
1 1%
Milvus
1 1%
Pinecone
1 1%
Weaviate
1 1%
What cloud and platforms does 2K use?
AWS is named in 22% of job postings at 2K, followed by GCP (16%), Kubernetes (16%), GitHub Actions (9%).
AWS
20 22%
GCP
14 16%
Kubernetes
14 16%
GitHub Actions
8 9%
Databricks
6 7%
Datadog
5 6%
Amazon EKS
5 6%
Azure
5 6%
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What developer tools does 2K use?
Maya is named in 15% of job postings at 2K, followed by Terraform (12%), Jenkins (11%), Adobe Photoshop (10%).
Maya
13 15%
Terraform
11 12%
Jenkins
10 11%
Adobe Photoshop
9 10%
Substance 3D Painter
8 9%
ZBrush
8 9%
Git
6 7%
ArgoCD
6 7%
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And 1 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does 2K use?
LLM is named in 6% of job postings at 2K, followed by ChatGPT (1%), Claude (1%).
Which engineering practices does 2K ask for?
CI/CD is named in 20% of job postings at 2K, followed by Machine Learning (9%), Platform Engineering (8%), AI Agents (6%).
CI/CD
18 20%
Platform Engineering
7 8%
AI Agents
5 6%
SLI/SLO/SLA
4 4%
GitOps
4 4%
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What does each 2K team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Games
29 postingsBackend
10 postingsDesign
10 postingsDevOps
8 postingsIndustrial Engineering
7 postingsHow does your stack fit 2K?
How much does 2K pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all 2K postings with stated pay: $149k across 42 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unreal Engine | 28 | $145k | −2% |
| C++ | 18 | $161k | +8% |
| Python | 11 | $143k | −4% |
| C# | 5 | $190k | +27% |
| SQL | 5 | $161k | +8% |
How is the 2K stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the 2K stack?
2K scores 82 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the 2K stack in its industry?
Share of the 418 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets 2K apart
Companies with a stack like 2K
Questions about the 2K tech stack
What programming languages does 2K use?
The languages named in 2K job postings are C++ (36%), Python (28%), Go (13%), Java (10%), SQL (10%), as a share of the 89 postings of the last 12 months.
Does 2K use Unreal Engine?
Yes. Unreal Engine is named in 49 of 89 job postings (55%) and required in 43 of them.
What cloud and platforms does 2K use?
The cloud and platforms named in 2K job postings are AWS (20), GCP (14), Kubernetes (14) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Games job at 2K?
Games postings at 2K most often require Unreal Engine (23), C++ (11), Maya (9), Adobe Photoshop (7), out of 29 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the 2K tech stack changing?
Yes. Figma, gRPC, Puppet, Ansible first appeared in 2K job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the 2K tech stack?
2K scores 82 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the 2K tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting 2K publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 89 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "2K tech stack: 150 technologies from 89 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/2k-games/technologies