Manager Engineering

Who We Are

2K is headquartered in Novato California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (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. Our 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

At 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!
     
What You Will Do

• Empower and Mentor: Lead a team of engineers through consistent 1:1s career mapping and performance coaching to build a high-trust high-output culture.
• Development Process Optimization: Own and refine the technical development process. You will help the engineering staff optimize their daily output by establishing clear standards and workflows that reduce "toil" and cognitive load.
• Modern Engineering Practices: Champion high-quality habits—including TDD AI-augmented development and documentation-as-code—to ensure the team builds right the first time.
• Technical Quality & Mentorship: Cultivate a culture of rigorous constructive feedback through code reviews and design discussions ensuring these are vehicles for mentorship rather than just rubber-stamping.
• Drive Engineering Initiatives: Lead internal-first projects like tech debt reduction architectural refactors and API standardization that keep the codebase healthy and scalable.
• Low-Level Technical Oversight: Stay "close to the metal" by participating in architecture reviews and coaching engineers to ensure the team maintains high standards of performance and code quality.

What You Bring

• Leadership Experience: 3+ years managing engineering teams with a track record of fostering psychological safety and technical growth.
• Technical Credibility: A deep background in software development that allows you to provide meaningful "low-level" feedback on architecture and implementation.
• The "Paved Road" Mindset: Proven ability to implement technical standards and development workflows that increase team velocity without adding bureaucratic "red tape."
• Customer-Facing Polish: Experience collaborating with external stakeholders or TAMs to translate complex technical blockers into prioritized engineering solutions.
• Strategic Prioritization: The ability to balance the "feature" demands of the business with the "engineering-first" needs of a healthy modern codebase.

Bonus Items

• Gaming Domain Interest: A passion for player-centric technology ideally complemented by experience building online services or backend platforms for game development.
• Architecture & Scale: Hands-on experience with low-latency systems and massive-scale backend online services infrastructure.

As 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. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.

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What We Do

2K is headquartered in Novato California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (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 and HB Studios. 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. Our team of engineers marketers artists writers data scientists producers thinkers and doers are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K 2K PGA Battleborn BioShock Borderlands The Quarry The Darkness Mafia Sid Meier’s Civilization Marvel’s Midnight Suns WWE 2K and XCOM. At 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!

Why Work With Us

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 push ourselves creatively to do the best work of our careers. We’re direct open and you’ll probably meet some new best friends – along with their dogs – sitting nearby. In short it’s kinda awesome.

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