Technical Director, Product Engineering

At 2K we create some of the most iconic and culture-shaping video games in entertainment including NBA 2K one of the top-selling franchises in the world and legendary titles like BioShock Borderlands Mafia Sid Meiers Civilization and XCOM as well as fan favorites WWE 2K TopSpin and PGA TOUR 2K. We build unforgettable experiences by pushing the boundaries of creativity authenticity and innovation across every genre.

Our portfolio is brought to life by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Visual Concepts Firaxis Games Hangar 13 Cat Daddy Games 31st Union Cloud Chamber Gearbox HB Studios and 2K SportsLab create world-class experiences across platforms.

But what truly powers 2K is our people.

We believe the best ideas come from teams that feel empowered supported and inspired. As an equal opportunity employer we are committed to fostering a diverse inclusive workplace where people are encouraged to come as they are and do their best work.

We are looking for an experienced Technical Director to lead the integration team of 2K game and publishing tech into our upcoming AAA this role you will lead by example a cross-functional team of engineers who will ensure our studios can leverage the full strength of 2Ks custom tech and world-class publishing systems.

• Provide technical leadership and management for the Partner Success organizations TAM and Solution Engineering teams setting standards for how technical delivery is scoped staffed and executed.

• Own technical strategy for partner engagements from architecture evaluation and SDK implementation through configuration and ongoing support ensuring consistency and quality across the partner base.

• Grow and mentor TAMs and Solution Engineers building technical depth and partner-facing skill across the team.

• Partner closely with Product Engineering and vertical leads to make sure the Partner Success technical model reflects real integration complexity not just process.

• Serve as an escalation point and technical decision-maker for complex or high-stakes partner integrations.

• Build and champion AI-powered workflows and tooling to make the team faster and partner integrations more frictionless.

• Identify gaps risks and opportunities in how technical delivery is organized and drive changes to the operating model when needed.

• Lead through influence build trust across Product Engineering and partner-facing teams and bring people along on technical decisions rather than mandating them.

• 10 years experience in multiplatform AAA game development with multiple shipped titles.

• Full stack game development experience from gameplay UI networking and backend services. Expert in integrating debugging and optimizing game networking/online multiplayer monetization/commerce and identity/accounts subsystems. Familiar with development of low-level systems like streaming generic serialization and more.

• Deep experience with Unreal Unity C engines and common platform SDKs.

• Strong coding skills in C familiarity with Go C#

• Collaborative and dependable with an eye for problem solving.

• Thrives under pressure. Oriented toward results and unflappable in the face of challenges.

• Comfortable being the technical decision-maker. You can hold a strong opinion defend it with evidence and change it when the evidence shifts.

• Track record of working effectively across teams without formal authority.

• Experience shipping developer tools or platforms in the games industry.

• Prior experience shipping software on console platforms (PlayStation Xbox Nintendo Switch) including familiarity with platform certification requirements and console-specific SDK constraints.

• Background in online services networking telemetry or live operations.

• Prior work building AI-powered developer tooling

• Open-source contributions especially to widely-used SDKs or developer libraries.

Our online services platform and SDK gives studios the tools to unlock richer functionality for their games. The strength of our partnerships with these studios is what makes successful integration of our SDK and platform possible. That success is what ultimately lets us deliver the best possible experience to players across every game we support.

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.

Please note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing only use accounts.

Please note that 2K is unable to provide visa sponsorship or assistance for this position. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring current or future employer sponsorship.