Who We Are

Home to the award winning Mafia franchise, our team are united by passion for rich narrative storytelling, cinematic presentation and AAA craft. We're looking for creative minds and driven professionals who share our love of story, style, and adventure. If you're ready to help shape the next generation of narrative driven games, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Summary 

As a Senior Gameplay & Animation Engineer you will set a  high bar for code quality and a passion for gameplay and animation. In this role, you will own and continue the development of our key gameplay and animation systems, you will extend and maintain the code of our technology, tools, and pipelines, working closely with the animators, character artists, designers, and programmers to help develop spectacular gameplay features for our games.

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Work within Unreal Engine 5 adapting existing systems and building new technology to fulfil the project’s technical needs and creativity.
• Prototyping and coding gameplay and animation features
• Work closely and constructively with design, animation, and engineering teams to realise creative ambitions
•  Support planning efforts by estimating and dependency checking gameplay feature development
•  Identify technical and developmental risks/obstacles and generate solutions to overcome identified risks
• Research coding techniques and algorithms in order to keep current on technological developments and advancements in the game industry.

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Demonstrable programming experience in a creative environment
• Shipped one or more AAA game titles, ideally using Unreal Engine
• Advanced proficiency in C++, linear algebra, 3D Maths and strong familiarity with Object-Oriented (OO) design principles
• Experience with GAS - the Unreal Gameplay Ability System
• Unreal Engine, Blueprints and Unreal Animation Principles 
• Dedication to code quality and documentation, and ability to learn and master new technologies and code
• Ability to work independently and efficiently under deadlines
• Effective communicator and collaborator with multi-disciplinary team members

Highly Desirable 

• Hands-on experience developing for Unreal Engine and Xbox Series X/S and PS5
• Experience with player controlled characters, Unreal enhanced inputs, cameras and camera systems
• Implementation experience in one or more of the following areas, Inverse Kinematics techniques, Ragdoll and physics-based character animation, Procedural animation techniques, Keyframe animation and forward kinematics, Machine learning driven animation techniques

Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

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Who We Are

Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that crafts unforgettable AAA gaming experiences across all major platforms . With studios in Brighton (UK), Brno, and Prague (CZ), we work as one team to bring to life narrative-rich games that keep players immersed. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.

Job Summary 

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Technical Artist to lead the design and development of scalable content pipelines and production tools for our projects. In this role, you will define workflows, create tools to streamline production, and act as the bridge between artists, engineers, and design teams.

Your leadership will ensure that art teams can produce high-quality, performant assets efficiently, while maintaining flexibility for rapid iteration. You’ll guide a team of technical artists, support cross-discipline collaboration, and set the standards for how content is created, managed, and deployed across multiple projects.

In addition to leading internal team members, you will also oversee and collaborate with external co-development partners, ensuring their work aligns with our creative vision, technical standards, and production goals. 

Please note we do require someone to be onsite at one of our Studios at least 3 days a week. 

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Architect and maintain scalable pipelines for all content disciplines — including environments, characters, animation, vehicles, materials, VFX, and cinematics.
• Design and implement custom tools, scripts, and workflows to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and standardize asset integration.
• Partner with engineering to extend UE5’s editor functionality and improve asset processing.
• Work with content creators to ensure pipelines are user-friendly, scalable, and optimized for production needs.
• Establish best practices for asset versioning, content validation, and automated build processes.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire your team, setting quality and productivity benchmarks. Conduct regular reviews, provide feedback, and support professional growth within the team.
• Coordinate with production to manage priorities, schedules, and resourcing for development.
• Collaborate & support outsourcing partners by defining pipeline requirements and ensuring seamless integration of external content.

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Extensive  experience in the games industry, with at least 2 shipped AAA titles.
• Proven track record as a Senior or Lead Technical Artist with pipeline and tools focus.
• Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5’s editor, content pipeline, Blueprints, and asset workflows.
• Proficiency in scripting/programming languages (Python, C++, C# or similar), with a focus on framework design & implementation.
• Strong understanding of version control (Perforce) and build/automation systems (Jenkins, Unreal Build Tools, CI/CD pipelines).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills

Highly Desirable 

• Experience with automated content validation and performance profiling tools.
• Familiarity with large-scale open-world production pipelines in UE5 (World Partition, data layers, HLODs).
• Experience integrating procedural workflows (Houdini, Substance Designer) into pipelines.
• Knowledge of shader/material pipeline integration and optimization.
• Background in outsourcing/vendor management and pipeline support across distributed teams.

Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

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Who We Are

Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that crafts unforgettable AAA gaming experiences across all major platforms . With studios in Brighton (UK), Brno, and Prague (CZ), we work as one team to bring to life narrative-rich games that keep players immersed. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.

Job Summary 

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Shader / Material Artist with deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5. In this leadership role, you will define the standards for material workflows, drive innovation in look development, and collaborate with artists, technical teams, and engineering to achieve world-class visuals while maintaining optimal performance.

This position demands both artistic sensibility and strong technical problem-solving, with mastery of UE5’s material editor, shader graph, Lumen, Nanite, and advanced rendering features.

In addition to leading internal team members, you will also oversee and collaborate with external co-development partners, ensuring their work aligns with our creative vision, technical standards, and production goals. 

Please note we do require someone to be onsite at one of our Studios at least 3 days a week.

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Define and drive the visual and technical quality bar for all shaders and materials in the project.
• Establish a shader and material pipeline optimized for both high visual fidelity and real-time performance across platforms.
• Lead R&D into UE5’s advanced rendering features (Lumen, Nanite, virtual texturing, runtime virtual shadows, etc.) to enhance the project’s material systems.
• Partner with the Art Director to ensure materials support the game’s overall art direction and style.
• Create and maintain a library of modular, reusable, and performant shaders and materials.
• Develop complex materials for characters, environments, weapons, FX integration, and cinematics, working closely with these disciplines to ensure seamless integration across the project.
• Work with lighting and rendering teams to achieve physically accurate, believable surfaces under dynamic lighting conditions.
• Optimize materials for memory, draw calls, and runtime performance across platforms.
• Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of shader/material artists and technical artists.
• Review work, provide feedback, and set standards for quality and consistency.
• Collaborate with external partners or outsourcing vendors to ensure materials meet AAA expectations.
  
  
  

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in the games industry, with at least 2 shipped AAA titles.
• Proven track record as a Senior or Lead Shader/Material Artist on a large-scale project.
• Expert-level proficiency in Unreal Engine 5 material editor, shader graph, and rendering pipeline.
• Strong understanding of PBR workflows, physically-based shading models, and material authoring.
• Hands-on experience with Lumen, Nanite, and virtual texturing in UE5.
• Ability to balance high visual fidelity with performance optimization.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-discipline collaboration skills.

Highly Desirable 

• Experience with procedural material workflows (e.g., Substance Designer, Houdini).
• Knowledge of HLSL or shader programming for advanced customization.
• Familiarity with real-time ray tracing and cinematic rendering in UE5.
• Experience with material systems for multiplayer and large open worlds.
• Passion for experimenting with new rendering techniques and staying ahead of industry trends.
  
  

  Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

  As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

  SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

  Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

  If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

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Who We Are

Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that crafts unforgettable AAA gaming experiences across all major platforms . With studios in Brighton (UK), Brno, and Prague (CZ), we work as one team to bring to life narrative-rich games that keep players immersed. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.

Job Summary 

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead VFX Artist with deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5. You will define the artistic and technical standards for VFX, guide a team of artists, and collaborate closely with design, cinematic, and engineering departments to deliver effects that are visually spectacular, performant, and seamlessly integrated into gameplay.

This is a leadership role at the intersection of creativity and technology, requiring strong direction, hands-on execution, and mastery of UE5’s Niagara, Lumen, Nanite, and material systems.

In addition to leading internal team members, you will also oversee and collaborate with external co-development partners, ensuring their work aligns with our creative vision, technical standards, and production goals.

Please note we do require someone to be based from one of our Studios at least 3 days a week. 

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Push the visual fidelity of VFX using UE5’s latest features (Niagara, Lumen, Nanite) while balancing performance requirements.
• Drive innovation in real-time effects, cinematic presentation, and player feedback.
• Collaborate with technical artists and engineers to expand UE5’s VFX toolset and pipeline for AAA production.
• Set and maintain performance budgets for VFX across platforms (PC, console, next-gen hardware).
• Manage and mentor a team of VFX artists, providing clear direction, feedback, and professional development.
• Define workflows and pipelines for UE5 VFX production, ensuring efficiency and scalability across large teams.
• Partner with design teams to ensure VFX enhance gameplay readability, feedback, and immersion.
  Work with cinematics, animation, and lighting teams to integrate VFX into cutscenes and storytelling sequences.
• Act as the primary Unreal Engine VFX expert, supporting cross-team problem solving and technical guidance.

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Minimum 7+ years of VFX experience in the games industry, including at least 2 shipped AAA titles.
• Expert-level proficiency in Unreal Engine 5, including Niagara, materials, shaders, Lumen, and optimization workflows.
• Strong portfolio showcasing high-fidelity, real-time UE5 VFX.
• Solid understanding of real-time rendering, particle systems, physics, and performance constraints.
• Proven leadership experience managing and mentoring a VFX team.
• Excellent cross-discipline collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Highly Desirable 

• Experience with procedural tools (Houdini, EmberGen) integrated into UE5 pipelines.
• Familiarity with cinematic or pre-rendered VFX via Unreal Sequencer.
• Experience managing outsourcing or external vendors.
• Understanding of multiplayer or networked gameplay VFX challenges.
• Passion for staying at the forefront of real-time VFX and Unreal Engine innovation.

Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

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Who We Are:

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, HB Studios, and 2K SportsLab. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of 2K’s portfolio currently includes several AAA, sports and entertainment brands, including global powerhouse NBA®️ 2K,  renowned BioShock®️, Borderlands®️, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization®️ and XCOM®️ brands; popular WWE®️ 2K and WWE®️ SuperCard franchises, TopSpin 2K25, as well as the critically and commercially acclaimed PGA TOUR®️ 2K

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role.  If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!

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.

About the Team: Network Operations

The 2K Network Operations team is responsible for the deployment, operations, and troubleshooting  of our production and enterprise networks to support our studios and online games. The team is closely cooperating with various infrastructure and development teams.

What We Need:

We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join the team that is implementing and maintaining 2k gaming networks  from the Internet edge, core and security layer up to users’ connections. Our networks need to be scalable, and enable systems agility, while providing our hundreds of thousands of fans with the most stable platform. We work with other infrastructure and engineering teams to ensure new products and features have scalable architectures and will provide the performance our customers require. This role requires a traditional on-premise data center skill set and familiarity with cloud-based technologies.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Ensuring that our existing network is running at its peak
• Providing support to customers who are experiencing network related issues
• Responding to and troubleshooting alerts as well as participating in our on-call rotation
• Rolling out new network infrastructure to our various locations remotely around the world
• Optimizing our automation and monitoring  systems

Who We Think Will Be a Great Fit:

You are willing to work in a fast-paced and cutting-edge environment with other highly skilled professionals. You will be motivated to stay current with evolving technologies whilst developing skills that will help make 2K the best gaming company in the world.

Required Qualifications:

• CCNP/JNCIP certification or equivalent knowledge and experience
• In depth troubleshooting skill in multi vendor environment - Juniper, Arista
• Advanced knowledge of routing protocols, and network threat detection & remediation
• Advanced knowledge of switching and wireless technologies and protocols
• Advanced knowledge of next generation firewall systems - Palo Alto 
• Advanced knowledge of Data Centre infrastructure - Arista CVP, Juniper Apstra

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with networking in major cloud providers  
• Exposure to network automation NETCONF/YAML, Ansible 
• Arista CVP, ZTP
• In depth knowledge of VXLAN/EVPN for Arista and Juniper
• Advanced knowledge of DDOS protection and mitigation  - Netscout Arbor TMS
• Knowledge of cloud based DDOS protection services
• Knowledge of scripting languages Python/Perl for automation 
• Knowledge of F5 load balancers including AFM
• General knowledge of virtualization platforms
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux based operating systems
• Familiarity with data centre network design.

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 2K.com accounts. 
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Who We Are

Home to the award winning Mafia franchise, our team are united by passion for rich narrative storytelling, cinematic presentation and AAA craft. We're looking for creative minds and driven professionals who share our love of story, style, and adventure. If you're ready to help shape the next generation of narrative driven games, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Summary 

We are looking for a skilled, reliable, and self-motivated Senior Animator, helping to create high-quality, realistic 3D character animations that bring our worlds and characters to life.

You will work closely with designers, artists, and engineers to ensure animations align seamlessly with gameplay and narrative vision, helping to develop our next-generation AAA title.

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Create high quality mocap-driven realistic animations and contribute to achieving a satisfying gameplay feel. 
• Collaborate with the animation leads, designers, technical animators, programmers and animation peers to deliver the best-in-class gameplay features.
• Prepare for and co-direct mocap shoots.
• Adapt to the style and constraints of the project - realistic with focus on character animation and open world. 
• Foresee challenges and identify and suggest opportunities for improvements relating to animations, gameplay features and animation pipelines/workflows.
• Troubleshoot bugs with (implementation of) animations in game.
• Support animation leads and production by realistically estimating time required for carrying out tasks, determine scope and identify risks.
• Deliver content that matches the vision and constraints, as well as find solutions to any technical and creative challenges.
• Participate in knowledge sharing with other animators across all experience levels.
• Explore new tech and enhancements related to animation and game development.
• Collaborate with and provide feedback to animation co-dev / outsourcing partners.

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• An animator passionate about working on industry-defining titles that push their abilities and define true-to-life characters.
• An animator with hands-on AAA game industry experience.
• Experience with (mocap-driven) gameplay animation pipelines - Mocap data, MotionBuilder (or Maya) and game engine (Unreal Engine preferred). 
• Impressive animation skills demonstrated by animation reel, titles and previous projects. 
• Solid experience working with mocap animation, preferably in game development.
• Strong creative and technical problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of classic animation principles, body mechanics, acting, posing, storytelling techniques and best practices for gameplay animations.
• Ability to work independently in a team environment.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate across multiple locations effectively.

Highly Desirable 

• Willingness to continually develop skills and self-educate in knowledge related to animations and gameplay systems.
• Keeping track of new trends and emerging practices in the animation and games industry.

Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

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