At Visual Concepts, we believe great games are made by diverse and empowered teams with a shared passion for play. As one of the world’s top game development studios, we have shipped over 100 multi-sku titles to critical acclaim and commercial success. Our teams are independent and entrepreneurial. Our studios in Agoura Hills, Novato, Foothill Ranch, Irvine, Budapest, Shanghai, Austin, Boise, Seoul, and Parksville, Canada are committed to artistry and technical innovation, offering top candidates the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry.

What We Need:

We are looking for an experienced Lead Online Software Engineer to join a growing team and help develop innovative features on a future iteration of the WWE 2K Series. This position reports into Principal Engineer, and is fully remote.

What You Will Do:

• Lead, Mentor and coach a team of online engineers, and be the primary hub of communication and information for other disciplines
• Review development challenges, define requirements and then propose, test and ship solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members and stakeholders to deliver high quality systems and features
• Dive into a large codebase to simplify processes, solve challenges, and identify deficiencies
• You will be responsible for full stack development working on both game client and backend services
• Develop and maintain game server code with emphasis on stability, performance, and scalability
• Perform load testing, create unit tests, and conduct troubleshooting to ensure optimal live services
• Produce code that is clean, efficient, well-documented, and conforms to our coding standards

Who Will Be A Great Fit:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• 6 years of relevant game development experience
• 2 years in a leadership role leading a team of engineers
• Fluent in C , C#, JavaScript, Python, SQL
• Proficiency with Client/Server and Peer-to-Peer architectures
• Experience with 3rd Party APIs.
• Experience in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, etc.).
• Expertise in deploying, operating, and scaling dedicated game servers for session-based, multiplayer games
• Familiarity with cross-disciplinary development environments, with excellent cross-discipline communication skills
• Solid understanding of multi-threading concepts
• Strong object-oriented programming background and proven experience to write reliable, performant, and well documented code
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately and/or ability to solve practical problems and be sufficiently adaptable to handle dynamic situations with little advance notice
• Love for video games (not just ours!)

Might Be Nice:

• A thorough knowledge of modern game engine networking technology
• Proficient with PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and Steamworks
• Experience with online social game systems and games with live development
• Familiarity with cloud-based systems, caching systems and mechanisms
• Experience with REST protocol and sockets, NoSQL and SQL databases

To learn more about Visual Concepts and our studio locations, check out our website at www.vcentertainment.com