Responsibilities:

LightSpeed LA is seeking a talented Principal 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.

• Help maintain a culture of fast iteration and practical problem solving.
• Help establish budgets for engine systems and pipeline tools to validate them.
• Refactor existing systems to spread work across multiple cores and frames (e.g. Data streaming)
• Refactor existing systems and tools to handle large worlds with dynamic content.
• Evolve iteratively existing systems into state-of-the-art solutions.
• Mentor others to make the best use of engine systems and hardware capability.

Requirements:

• Passion for games and the technology that makes them come to life.
• 5+ years of professional experience in C++ programming in game industry
• Shipped at least one game title on PC and Consoles
• Expert C++ knowledge and debugging skills.
• Excellent understanding of PC and console hardware bottlenecks and optimization strategies
• Deep understanding of multithreaded programming
• Experience in at least two game engine systems (e.g. Animation, AI, Physics, Rendering, Networking, Scripting, Audio)
• 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 building AAA engine(s)

• Deep understanding of game asset pipelines

• Experience building large world pipelines.

Location State(s)

California

The base pay range for this position in the state(s) above is $157,200 to $328,800 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.