Welcome to Lightspeed LA (Irvine), the first U.S.-based, AAA game development studio for Tencent Games, where we are focused on building open-world games that emphasize an ambitious living world, sophisticated player-driven gameplay, and mature, thoughtful storytelling!

Why join Lightspeed LA (Irvine)?

Creation is the soul of our studio. For us, it’s not only about the exciting, new AAA open world game we’re developing, but also about team values and studio culture. We foster an open and transparent environment where everyone feels comfortable providing constructive feedback about all aspects of our games.

• We encourage the showing of work that’s still in progress
• We don’t attack or question unfinished work, we celebrate its promise
• We have a No Blame Culture where we blame the problem, not the person

This is a safe place to fail, and we don’t view failure as a negative, but as the natural result of pushing boundaries and exploring new ideas.

We create together. We face challenges together. Most importantly, we succeed together.

LightSpeed LA is seeking a talented and enthusiastic rendering VFX engineer to join our new studio in sunny Irvine California. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for games and enabling content creators to deliver the most polished experience for our players and push the boundaries of what we can do today. Join our team of industry veterans and help us build a team and culture of respect that pushes boundaries while having lots of fun. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop a culture of fast iteration and practical problem solving
• Own the VFX rendering pipeline and tools
• Work with the VFX team to get the most out of the system and implement new solutions to enable them to push the bar higher
• Evolve iteratively existing systems into state of the art solutions

Requirements:

• Passion for games and the technology that makes them come to life
• Excellent 3D math skills
• Good understanding of modern rendering techniques, graphics hardware and rendering APIs
• 2+ years of professional experience with C++ programming in the game industry
• Expert C++ and HLSL knowledge and debugging skills
• Good understanding of PC and/or console hardware bottlenecks and optimization strategies
• Familiar with of multithreaded programming
• Value lean, simple, efficient, well-tested code
• Comfortable maintaining existing large codebase for multiple platforms    
• Team player who works closely with other engineers to make sure our technology provides reliable and fast iteration for our content creators, and a fluid experience for our customers

Preferred:

• Experience working on AAA games
• Shipped a title on PC and/or Consoles

Perks and Benefits:
Just some of the benefits of working with us here at our newly built studio in Irvine, CA.

• Beverages, fresh fruit, and snacks
• 401k with employer match
• Monthly Cell phone bill reimbursement
• Financial wellness sessions
• Flexible spending account
• Team building and company outings
• Parental leave for new parents
• Company paid health insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness training
• Travel insurance
• Preventive care

To prioritize health and safety during the pandemic, we are working remotely until further notice, and will be conducting interviews virtually. The position is still expected to be 100% onsite in Irvine, California as soon as it is appropriate.