Tools & Pipelines Software Engineer
2KCanada1 day ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
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Who We Are
Founded in 2023, 2K Sports Lab is the newest stand alone studio at 2K looking to push game development boundaries to bring 2K's next groundbreaking sports franchise to life. We're building a world-class team at our new Vancouver, BC location where our goal is to deliver an exceptional experience through bold ideas, technical excellence, and creative collaboration. We're seeking passionate and driven professionals across all areas of game development to help shape this ambitious vision. If you're interested in tackling unique challenges and think you have what it takes to level up our team, we encourage you to apply!
What We Need
We are seeking a versatile and committed Software Engineer specializing in Tool and Pipeline Development. This crucial role ensures our content creation teams—including art, design, and animation—have highly efficient and stable tools to maximize production velocity. The ideal candidate is comfortable working across diverse systems, including extending commercial software like the Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) Editor and maintaining proprietary studio technology (e.g., custom asset tracking tools). This position requires proven skill in C++ and Python and a genuine passion for optimizing developer workflows.
What You'll Do
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided suitable accommodations to enjoy equal employment opportunities, including the ability to participate in the job application or interview process,. Please contact us if you need an accommodation as part of your application process or otherwise have questions about the Company's accommodation policy and review process.
Please be aware that 2K does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. 2K also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing attack, and you should not engage. 2K's in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a 2k.com email domain).
Founded in 2023, 2K Sports Lab is the newest stand alone studio at 2K looking to push game development boundaries to bring 2K's next groundbreaking sports franchise to life. We're building a world-class team at our new Vancouver, BC location where our goal is to deliver an exceptional experience through bold ideas, technical excellence, and creative collaboration. We're seeking passionate and driven professionals across all areas of game development to help shape this ambitious vision. If you're interested in tackling unique challenges and think you have what it takes to level up our team, we encourage you to apply!
What We Need
We are seeking a versatile and committed Software Engineer specializing in Tool and Pipeline Development. This crucial role ensures our content creation teams—including art, design, and animation—have highly efficient and stable tools to maximize production velocity. The ideal candidate is comfortable working across diverse systems, including extending commercial software like the Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) Editor and maintaining proprietary studio technology (e.g., custom asset tracking tools). This position requires proven skill in C++ and Python and a genuine passion for optimizing developer workflows.
What You'll Do
- Maintain and stabilize proprietary backend systems critical for content and large-scale data pipeline integrity.
- Architect and develop new tools using C++ and Python to automate key tasks and fill workflow gaps.
- Customize and extend the Unreal Engine Editor using C++ and scripting to provide highly tailored features for our content teams.
- Collaborate with artists and designers to rapidly prototype and deploy intuitive, user-friendly applications.
- Ensure code health and system robustness through code reviews, debugging, and performance profiling.
- Create clear documentation and training on all new tool features to ensure smooth adoption by the development team.
- 3+ years of software development experience, preferably in tool development, pipeline automation, or production engineering.
- High proficiency and working with both C++ and Python in a professional environment.
- Experience interacting with Asset Management systems, and an understanding of asset management pipelines.
- Demonstrated ability to efficiently analyze large codebases and quickly diagnose complex maintenance issues.
- Strong understanding of the full asset pipeline, from DCC creation to final in-engine game setup.
- A highly collaborative approach and proven experience bridging the needs between engineering and creative teams.
- Direct experience extending the Unreal Engine 5 Editor using C++ (Slate/UMG) or advanced Editor Scripting techniques.
- Experience with full-stack web application development, particularly developing REST API services.
- Familiarity with other languages like C# or desktop UI frameworks (e.g., PySide) for cross-platform tool development.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided suitable accommodations to enjoy equal employment opportunities, including the ability to participate in the job application or interview process,. Please contact us if you need an accommodation as part of your application process or otherwise have questions about the Company's accommodation policy and review process.
Please be aware that 2K does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. 2K also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing attack, and you should not engage. 2K's in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a 2k.com email domain).
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