Team Lead, Data Technology & Platforms

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!

The Team Lead, Data Technology & Platforms is a pivotal leadership role responsible for managing a specialized group of engineers dedicated to the foundational architecture of 2K’s data ecosystem. Overseeing four critical pillars—Platform Architecture, DataOps, MLOps, and Data Quality—this role harmonizes these disciplines to create a seamless, self-service data environment. The Team Lead ensures that 2K’s studios and data scientists can efficiently move from raw telemetry to actionable insights, aligning technical strategy with the organization's global strategic goals.

• Experience: 7+ years in Data Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering, including 2+ years in a formal management or leadership capacity overseeing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Architectural Mastery: Deep technical knowledge of the modern data stack, including Snowflake, Databricks, and AWS S3/Data Lakes.
• Operational Fluency: Demonstrated experience implementing DataOps or MLOps frameworks at scale, including CI/CD for data and model-drift monitoring.
• Software Rigor: Expert-level proficiency in Python and SQL with the ability to perform deep-dive code reviews across different engineering domains.
• Orchestration Mastery: Advanced experience with Apache Airflow or similar enterprise-grade orchestration tools.

• Direct experience managing high-velocity telemetry data from live-service gaming environments.
• Experience building "Data-as-a-Service" or self-service analytics platforms.
• Advanced professional certifications in AWS, Databricks, or Snowflake.

• →Technical Roadmap & Vision: Define and execute the technical strategy for 2K’s data stack (Snowflake, Databricks, Airflow). Ensure platform scalability, operational reliability, and model deployment speeds support global requirements.
• →Engineering Excellence: Establish and enforce rigorous standards for code quality, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and automated testing across all sub-disciplines.
• →Cross-Functional Orchestration: Serve as the primary liaison between Data Engineering, Data Science, and Game Studio stakeholders to ensure the platform meets the needs of diverse internal customers.
• →People Leadership: Manage and mentor a high-performing team of approximately 7 specialists. Foster a culture of accountability and professional growth while driving technical innovation.
• →Operational Stewardship: Oversee the reliability of the entire data lifecycle. Lead incident response for critical platform outages and ensure root cause analyses (RCAs) drive structural system improvements.
• →Resource & FinOps Management: Optimize cloud expenditure across AWS, Snowflake, and Databricks, balancing high-performance requirements with cost-efficient infrastructure design.

• Systems Thinking: Understands the interconnected nature of the data platform, quality checks, and MLOps, managing how changes in one area impact the broader ecosystem.
• Strategic Prioritization: Balances the management of technical debt with the delivery of high-value features aligned with major game launches.
• Guardian of Trust: Relentless focus on data integrity and security (GDPR/CCPA), ensuring the platform remains both secure and performant.
• Leadership & Development: Proven ability to build and lead multidisciplinary teams, driving both technical results and employee engagement.
• Effective Communication: Translates complex infrastructure challenges into clear business impact for leadership and studio partners.