About the Hiring Team
Welcome to Lightspeed LA, the first U.S.-based, AAA game development studio for Tencent Games. Lightspeed LA is focused on building open-world games that emphasize an ambitious living world, sophisticated player-driven gameplay, and mature, thoughtful storytelling. We are developing the first in a series of genre-defining titles.
Why join Lightspeed LA?
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 trying new things. We create together. We face Challenges Together. We succeed together.

What the Role Entails
LightSpeed LA is seeking for a talented and enthusiastic senior gameplay engineer to join our new studio in sunny Irvine California. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for games and solving ambitious technical and creative problems. Join us and help build a team and culture of mutual respect and passion that pushes boundaries while having lots of fun!
Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and support quality gameplay systems and tools
Collaborate directly and proactively with engineers, designers, artists, and QA to explore and identify needs and opportunities
Cultivate strong cross-disciplinary working relationships based on honesty and transparency
Author lean, high-performance, maintainable code
Actively profile and optimize the game's codebase
Participate in the testing and documentation of game systems and tools
Mentor, develop, and learn from colleagues
Help build and maintain an open and energetic team culture

Who We Look For
Passion and enthusiasm for creating fun and engaging gameplay through iteration and innovation
5+ years of professional game programming experience
Experience bringing a large-scale game title to completion on PC and consoles
Expert in C++, debugging, and 3D math
Enjoy working closely with creative and technical team members
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Value lean, simple, efficient, well-tested code
Preferred:
Experience working either AAA proprietary engines or third party engines like Unreal and Unity
Experience with game console hardware
Understanding of game asset pipelines
Deep knowledge of animation, physics, AI, and/or networking

Why Join Us?
Location State(s)
US-California-Irvine
The expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $116,200.00 to $269,100.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan. The Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee’s tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year.
Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent
As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.
Work Location: US-California-Irvine