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 for a talented and enthusiastic senior 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. 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:

• Help maintain a culture of fast iteration and practical problem solving

• Work with IT teams to ensure a quality setup for all developers and pipelines

• Evolve iteratively existing systems into state of the art solutions

• Work closely with teammates to design and build performant, reliable and fast iteration tools using proven practices

Requirements:

• Passion for games and the tech that makes them come to life

• Expert with C++, C# and Python

• Experience building parallel or distributed algorithms

• Experience developing GUI applications for content creators

• Advanced knowledge of game content delivery pipelines and tools

• Good 3D math skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with technical artists, design and other engineers

• High comfort level extending and improving an established code base

• Value lean, simple, efficient, well-tested code

 Preferred:

• Shipped a game on PC and Consoles

• Experience with DCC tools like Maya, Houdini, Blender, etc.

• Familiarity with AAA asset and code pipelines

• Familiarity with console build and deploy pipelines

• Experience with Incredibuild

• Experience with source control systems such as Perforce

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.