Senior Server Engineer (C++)

Location: Irvine, California; remote positions are listed for the United States, except Washington, and British Columbia, Canada.

Salary: $130,700–$174,300 per year in California and Washington; $117,000–$157,000 per year in Colorado; $117,700–$157,000 per year in New York, New Jersey, and Maryland; $115,700–$154,300 CAD per year in British Columbia.

Company

Visual Concepts is a game development studio creating large-scale sports and online gaming experiences, including NBA 2K.

What you will do

• Develop backend architecture and services supporting NBA 2K online features.
• Design and optimize distributed systems for scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance.
• Build large-scale computing solutions for 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 on online gameplay experiences.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience focused on backend and server-side systems.
• Strong C++ proficiency and understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language, such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Perl, or Ruby; Python and JavaScript are preferred.
• Understanding of distributed and scalable systems, plus proven multithreaded programming experience in large-scale, real-time environments.
• Experience researching, evaluating, and integrating emerging technologies to improve team capabilities, 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, and working knowledge of SQL databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with online gaming architectures and services for live, connected player experiences.
• Love for video games.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Work with independent, ambitious, and diverse game development teams.
• Regular full-time employees may receive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave; parental and compassionate leave; and wellbeing 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.
• Employment is at-will, and compensation or benefit programs may be modified based on performance, business, team, or market factors.