Server Engineer (NBA 2K)

Location: Remote in the United States and British Columbia, Canada; the studio location is Irvine, California, United States.

Salary: $102,900–$137,200 per year for California and Washington remote positions; $92,600–$123,400 per year for New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Colorado remote positions; CAD 86,700–114,300 per year for British Columbia.

Company

hirify.global's Visual Concepts is a game development studio creating large-scale sports and entertainment titles, including NBA hirify.global.

What you will do

• Develop backend architecture and services supporting NBA hirify.global online features.
• Design and optimize distributed systems for scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance.
• Build large-scale computing solutions handling millions of concurrent players.
• Develop efficient database structures and queries for high-volume, real-time transactions.
• Deliver low-latency, stable backend services and collaborate with engineering and design teams to support online gameplay.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional software development experience focused on backend and server-side systems.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and object-oriented programming.
• Proficiency in one or more scripting languages, including Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Perl, or Ruby; Python and JavaScript are preferred.
• Understanding of distributed and scalable systems and proven multithreaded programming experience in large-scale, real-time environments.
• Experience researching, evaluating, and integrating emerging technologies to improve platform performance and product innovation.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience in large-scale software development.
• Database optimization skills, including connection management and query performance tuning, with working knowledge of SQL databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with online gaming architectures and service design for live, connected player experiences.
• A passion for video games is expected.

Nice to have

• Experience developing secure transaction systems, including virtual currency and account-based features.
• Video game console development experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with independent, ambitious, diverse, and empowered game development teams.
• Regular full-time employees may receive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, parental and compassionate leave, and wellness support.
• Additional benefits may include family planning support, commuter benefits, fitness reimbursements, bonus or equity awards, a 401(k) plan, and an employee stock purchase program, depending on location and eligibility.
• Employment is at-will, and compensation or benefit programs may be modified by the company.