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.