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(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, 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.\nOur 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\nAt 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!\nThe Core Technology group is responsible for identifying common problems across the company and building solutions to those problems. We fill our team with individuals who enjoy a challenge, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and want to take ownership and responsibility for products. If you are passionate about working in the game industry and implementing cool features for our game products, come join our team.\nWhat You Will Do \nDesign and develop robust, scalable, and highly performant backend microservices and APIs.\nOwn the maintenance and evolution of key service domains - ensuring reliability, performance, and alignment with long-term technical strategy.\nCollaborate closely with product managers, designers, and game teams to translate complex requirements into clear technical deliverables and milestones.\nOptimize infrastructure and runtime costs to deliver a seamless player experience while maintaining operational efficiency.\nContinuously reduce technical debt by driving refactoring efforts, automating workflows, and modernizing legacy systems.\nWho We Think Will Be A Great Fit \n3-8 years of experience designing and building backend systems and microservices using Go (Golang) or Java.\nStrong understanding of transport protocols (HTTP, gRPC) and API design best practices.\nHands-on experience with containerization and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or Amazon ECS.\nProficiency with both relational (RDBMS) and NoSQL databases, including schema design and query optimization.\nPractical experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD).\nSolid grasp of distributed systems concepts and microservice design patterns.\nExperience with public cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.\nFamiliarity with monitoring, logging, and observability frameworks.\nExperience with agile software development methodologies.\nKnowledge of authentication and authorization standards (OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, JWT).\nUnderstanding of secure coding best practices and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2).\nExperience conducting performance profiling, load testing, and bottleneck analysis.\nStrong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.\nDemonstrated ownership mindset and product-oriented approach to problem solving.\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.\n Bonus Items\nPassion for gaming and building technology that powers player experiences.\nExperience developing online service platforms or backend systems for AAA games.\nBonus points for hands-on experience building microservices with Go (Golang).\nWhat we offer you:\nGreat Company Culture. We pride ourselves as being one of the most creative and innovative places to work, creativity, innovation, efficiency, diversity and philanthropy are among the core tenets of our organization and are integral drivers of our continued success.\nGrowth: As a global entertainment company, we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees are encouraged to be themselves, inquisitive, collaborative and to grow within and around the company.\nWork Hard, Enjoy Life. Our employees’ bond, blow-off steam, and flex some creative muscles - through corporate boot camp classes, company parties, our Office gaming spaces, game release events, monthly socials, and team challenges.\nBenefits. Benefits include, but are not limited to; Discretionary bonus, Provident fund contributions, 1+5 medical insurance + top up options and access to Practo online Doctor consultation App, Employee assistance program, 3X CTC Life Assurance, 3X CTC Personal accident insurance, childcare services, 20 days holiday + statutory holidays,\n Perks. Gym reimbursement up to INR1150 per month, wellbeing program with the chance to earn up to $93 per annum, charitable giving program, access to learning platforms, employee discount program’s plus free games and events!\nAs 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. 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