Lead Engine Systems Engineer

1 Month ago • 7 Years + • Game Engine • $122,400 PA - $255,600 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

LightSpeed LA is searching for a Lead Engine Systems Engineer to join their Irvine, CA team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for games and experience in developing and optimizing engine systems. Responsibilities include leading a core technology engineering team, working with design and production leadership, implementing and debugging engine systems in C/C++, establishing budgets, writing high-performance code, and fostering strong cross-disciplinary relationships. The role requires technical leadership, mentoring, recruiting, and building a positive team culture. The engineer will also work on refactoring existing systems and utilizing profiling tools to optimize performance. Successful candidates will have 7+ years of professional game programming experience, at least one shipped AAA title, and a deep understanding of engine systems, multithreaded programming, and console hardware.
Must have:
  • 7+ years game programming experience
  • Shipped AAA title experience
  • C++ expertise and optimization
  • Lead engineering teams
  • Console & PC hardware knowledge
  • Multithreaded programming
  • Profiling tools and debugging
Good to have:
  • Experience with Unreal or Unity
  • Understanding of game asset pipelines
Perks:
  • Sign-on payment
  • Relocation package
  • Restricted stock units
  • Medical, financial, and other benefits

Job Details

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.

Similar Jobs

Meta - Production Engineering

Meta

Austin, Texas, United States (Hybrid)
5 Months ago
ByteDance - Senior Software Engineer, Multi Cloud CDN - San Jose / Seattle / Boston

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
SmileGate - Sandbox Effects Artist

SmileGate

Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Fugo Games - 3D Animator

Fugo Games

İstanbul, Türkiye (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Netflix - Senior Design Technologist, Games Technology Research Group

Netflix

United States (Remote)
1 Week ago
Sovrun - Game Engine Programmer

Sovrun

Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Epic Games - Senior Application Programmer

Epic Games

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Limit Break - Lead Engineer (Unity) (Japan)

Limit Break

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Amber - Senior Unity Game Engineer (Project Based)

Amber

Brazil (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Playrix - Lead C++ Software Engineer (Gameplay)

Playrix

Ukraine (Remote)
6 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Ubisoft - Technical Animation Director

Ubisoft

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
Nexters - Technical Lead

Nexters

Cyprus (Remote)
2 Months ago
Kefir Games - Environment Artist (Unity)

Kefir Games

Cyprus (On-Site)
1 Week ago
NVIDIA - Senior Power and Thermal Engineer

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, California, United States (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Meta - UXR Research Leader [Growth Team]

Meta

Menlo Park, California, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Google - Senior Data Scientist, Resource Efficiency

Google

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
1 Week ago
31st Union - Senior Concept Artist

31st Union

San Mateo, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Game District - Game Developer

Game District

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Beyond Sports  - VR Developer - Mid Level

Beyond Sports

Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
AGS - American Gaming Systems - Graduate Game Designer

AGS - American Gaming Systems

Australia (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in California, United States

ByteDance - Cloud Network Engineer

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
ByteDance - GPU/AI Application Platform Engineer Intern (Server Platform)

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
TiMi Studio Group - Game Publishing Manager

TiMi Studio Group

Washington, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Google - Senior Embedded Software Architect, Silicon

Google

San Diego, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Google - Program Manager III, Life Cycle Assessment, Cloud Sustainability

Google

Austin, Texas, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Studio Wildcard - Senior VFX Artist - Remote or On Site

Studio Wildcard

Redmond, Washington, United States (Hybrid)
7 Months ago
Meta - Software Engineer, Intern/Co-op

Meta

Menlo Park, California, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Adobe - Enterprise Sales Account Director, State and Local Government

Adobe

Texas, United States (Remote)
1 Month ago
A-Team - AI Strategy Lead

A-Team

New York, New York, United States (Hybrid)
3 Weeks ago
Samsung Semiconductor - EHS Specialist (Contractor)

Samsung Semiconductor

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Game Engine Jobs

Build A Rocket Boy - Senior Engineer

Build A Rocket Boy

(Remote)
1 Month ago
Teravision Games - Lead Programmer

Teravision Games

Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Playrix - Senior C++/Python Software Engineer (Engine)

Playrix

Portugal (Remote)
6 Months ago
Light Speed Studios - Main Engineer

Light Speed Studios

Osaka, Osaka, Japan (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Limit Break - Lead Engineer (Unity) (Japan)

Limit Break

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Thatgamecompany - Game Engine Engineer (Optimization)

Thatgamecompany

Shanghai, Shanghai, China (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Playrix - Senior C++/Python Software Engineer (Engine)

Playrix

Ireland (Remote)
6 Months ago
SmileGate - [Next Crossfire] UE5 엔진 클라이언트 담당

SmileGate

Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (On-Site)
4 Months ago
PeopleFun - Senior Unity Engineer II

PeopleFun

United States (Remote)
2 Days ago
Blind Squirrel Games - Senior Generalist Engineer

Blind Squirrel Games

Irvine, California, United States (Hybrid)
9 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China (On-Site)

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China (On-Site)

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China (On-Site)

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China (On-Site)

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)

California, United States (On-Site)

California, United States (On-Site)

California, United States (On-Site)

California, United States (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Light Speed Studios

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug