Lead Engine System Engineer

Role Overview

Join Lightspeed LA, a AAA game development studio, as a Lead Engine System Engineer to develop key engine systems, focus on performance and optimization, and lead a core technology engineering team.

What You Will Do

Implement, debug, and optimize engine systems in C/C++ and other languages, refactor existing systems, and utilize profiling tools to identify CPU and GPU performance issues.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for games, experience bringing multiple large-scale game titles to completion, and excellent understanding of PC and console hardware bottlenecks and optimization strategies.

Requirements

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

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits
• 401(k) plan
• Up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year
• Up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year
• Up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year
• Sign on payment
• Relocation package
• Restricted stock units