Director of Data Engineering
Core
Architect data foundations and telemetry standards for 2K's global gaming ecosystem, transforming player interactions into actionable intelligence.
Role type
Director of Data Engineering (Strategic IC + Team Lead)
Builds
High-scale telemetry pipelines, AI-integrated data platforms, and ML Ops frameworks for game analytics.
Domain
Gaming industry, Data Engineering, Telemetry, FinOps (via careerplan.io/jobs/8009235003-director-of-data-engineering-at-2k)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
High-scale distributed systems, Telemetry design, Streaming data pipelines, FinOps, Cloud infrastructure management, Team leadership, SRE/DevOps principles
Preferred skills
Game engine data emission (Unreal/Unity), AI-integrated data platforms (Snowflake/Databricks), Full-stack development
Technologies
Snowflake Cortex, Databricks Genie, Langchain, Rust, Unreal Engine, Unity
Responsibilities
Architect next-gen data strategy across Sports, Core, and R&D; Drive FinOps and cloud cost optimization; Own end-to-end telemetry lifecycle; Build ML Ops framework for proactive modeling; Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on architectural oversight
