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 systems console 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:

• Maintain a culture of fast iteration and practical problem solving
• Help maintaining and integrating 3rd party technology into our technology stack
• Manage console deployment workflows and integration with console services
• Analyze systems bottlenecks on consoles and work with the team to make sure we take full advantage of the hardware
• Refactor existing systems and tools to improve console experience

Requirements:

• Passion for games and the technology that makes them come to life
• 2+ years of professional experience in C++ programming in game industry
• Expert C++ knowledge and debugging skills
• Excellent understanding console hardware bottlenecks and optimization strategies (Microsoft and/or Sony consoles)
• Good understanding of multithreaded programming
• Value lean, simple, efficient, well-tested code
• Comfortable maintaining existing large codebase for multiple platforms

Preferred:

• Experience working on AAA games
• Shipped a title on game 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.