Lead Engine Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:LightSpeed LA is seeking a talented Lead Engine Systems Engineer to join our teams in sunny Irvine California. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for games and enable 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.

General:

• Work with and lead a core technology engineering team to develop key engine systems and focus on performance and optimization

• Work with design and production and engineering leadership to manage schedules and backlog

• Implement, debug and optimize engine systems in C/C++ and other languages

• Help establish budgets for engine systems and pipeline tools to validate them

• Author lean, high-performance, maintainable code

• Cultivate strong cross-disciplinary working relationships based on honesty and transparency among various departments within the studio

Leadership and Management:

• Provide technical leadership across multiple engine systems and features

• Mentor, develop, and learn from engineering colleagues

• Be a leadership resource for engineers across the entire engine team

• Help build and maintain an open and energetic team culture

• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with team members to provide guidance, feedback, and support their professional development

• Participate in the recruitment and onboarding of new team members, ensuring a highly skilled team that aligns with project requirements

• Facilitate team-building activities to promote a positive and collaborative working environment

• Refactor existing systems and tools to handle large worlds with dynamic content

• Utilize profiling tools to identify CPU and GPU performance issues

• Evolve iteratively existing systems into state of the art solutions

Requirements:

• A passion and enthusiasm for playing and developing exceptional games.

• Experience bringing multiple large-scale game titles to completion on PC and consoles

• 7+ years of professional game programming experience

• At least 1 shipped/published AAA title

• Experience using profiling tools to identify CPU performance issues

• Excellent understanding of PC and console hardware bottlenecks and optimization strategies

• Experience with game console hardware

• Deep understanding of multithreaded programming

• Experience managing direct reports

• Experience performing in a senior or principal software engineering role or equivalent

• Ability to collaborate with other engineers, designers, artists and other game developers

• Ability to work well in a fluid, changing environment as creative challenges evolve

• Deep knowledge of engine systems involving physics, streaming, audio and other engine systems

• Expert in C++, debugging, and 3D mathematics

• Enjoy working closely with creative and technical team members

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

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred:

• Experience working either AAA proprietary engines or third party engines like Unreal and Unity

• Understanding of game asset pipelines

Location State(s)

California

The base pay range for this position in the state(s) above is $122,400 to $255,600 per year. Actual pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, as well as other medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the specific position offered.