Database Engineer, Rockstar Games

$89.5-134.3k

SQL

.NET

Senior and Expert level

New York

Office located in Manhattan, NY

Multinational video game development and publishing company

Be an early applicant

Multinational video game development and publishing company

1001+ employees

B2CGamingDigital MediaSaaS

Be an early applicant

$89.5-134.3k

SQL

.NET

Senior and Expert level

New York

Office located in Manhattan, NY

1001+ employees

B2CGamingDigital MediaSaaS

Company mission

To proudly produce exactly the kind of games they would want to play themselves.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years of shown ability in developing T-SQL stored procedures, functions, views, etc
Expertise in building, altering, tuning, and debugging large complex stored procedures and database design with referential integrity
Experience with high-availability database schemas, Online Transaction Processing (OLTP), and relational data models using SQL Server
Advanced T-SQL DDL and DML skills, with understanding of indexes and protocols
Ability to resolve common database issues, with analytical skills for root cause analysis and query performance optimization
Knowledge of deployments and source control
Self-directed and independent worker, with a focus on achieving objectives with minimal supervision
Good problem-solving skills, adept at solving problems and optimizing database performance

Desirable

Knowledge of .NET/C#
Familiarity with NoSQL and big data technologies
Knowledge of SQL Server internals
Previous experience in a CI/CD environment

What the job involves

The Rockstar Games Online Services Database Operations Team is a development group, passionate about growing and maintaining the technology platform that powers Rockstar’s online titles and our ability to deliver outstanding player experiences
The Rockstar Database team provides development and operational support for critical platforms and services
Collaborate within agile software development teams to build, develop, maintain, and improve database solutions using Microsoft SQL Server (2017 and above) for all of Rockstar Game’s products
Conduct periodic evaluations of existing T-SQL queries to identify issues and implement changes to increase query performance
Develop and maintain database documentation
Serve as database domain specialist, to internal teams, on the structure and content of relational databases
Work with Builds Engineering teams to improve database deployment automation
Participate in rotating on-call schedules to support database operations

Application process

Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process

Our take

Founded by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Rockstar Games is a multinational video game developer and production house behind the hit series’ Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption. Formed as part of an acquisition of British video game company BMG Ventures by Take Two Interactive in 1998, Rockstar Games became the name of the parent company’s publishing label.

Rockstar has gone from hit to hit, Grand Theft Auto 5 remaining the second best-selling video game of all time and maintaining more than 20 million online players since its launch in 2013. Red Dead Redemption 2 has also had an impressive run, having sold over 70 million copies worldwide.

Online content is regularly released for both titles, whilst video game players eagerly await the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 in November 2026. It's projected that GTA 6 will make billions in its first year of launch alone, exemplifying Rockstar’s status as one of the most successful video game publishers of all time.