2K

Senior Platform Performance Engineer

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San Mateo, CA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$113k - $167k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Profile and optimize GPU, CPU, memory utilization, and streaming on PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X|S, and minimum-specification PC.
  • Implement Build, Cook, and Runtime systems supporting multiplatform and multiresolution game content within memory and performance targets.
  • Partner with Rendering Engineering and Technical Art to define construction guidelines and scalability pipelines for 60+ FPS Quality and 120+ FPS Performance modes.
  • Implement platform- and scalability-specific rendering features.
  • Resolve platform-specific technical requirements.

Requirements

  • Require at least 5 years of AAA game-development experience, including at least one shipped console title.
  • Require deep understanding of modern real-time rendering techniques and GPU hardware.
  • Require deep understanding of Unreal Engine 5 and its underlying technologies.
  • Require the ability to write, debug, and analyze shaders and pipelines using platform GPU performance and debugging tools.
  • Require a shipped rendering optimization or approximation of the candidate’s own design that they can explain in detail.
  • Require strong communication and effective cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Relevant experience includes PS5, PS5 Pro, and Xbox Series X|S development tools and platform requirements.
  • Relevant experience includes Unreal Engine 5 optimization.
  • Relevant experience includes defining content budgets and standards with technical artists, including LOD, asset validation, mesh streaming, and texture streaming.

Benefits

  • Remote position.
  • California base pay is listed at $112,700-$166,820 per year, with potential bonus, equity awards, and medical, financial, and other benefits.
  • Employment is at-will.

Categories

Gaming
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About 2K

1,001-5,000 employees

2K develops and publishes video games for console, PC, and mobile players, selling premium titles and live-service content across major franchises. Its portfolio includes NBA 2K, BioShock, Borderlands, Sid Meier’s Civilization, XCOM, WWE 2K, and PGA TOUR 2K, built by in-house and partner studios. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Novato, California, 2K is a publishing label wholly owned by Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO).

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