Tencent America LLC

Tencent America LLC

Lead Engine System Engineer

US-California-Irvine · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$116k-$344kDetected 137 days ago
C++CUnityUnreal EngineLeadershipCommunication

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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 21 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

Green-card follow-through: 78%

Of 9 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 2 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 456 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Files H-1B transfers

22 transfer filings in the last year, covering 34 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

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About the role

  • About the Hiring Team Welcome to Lightspeed LA, the first U.S.-based, AAA game development studio for Tencent Games.
  • 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.
  • 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 $343,600.00 per year.

Requirements

  • Experience bringing multiple large-scale game titles to completion on PC and consoles
  • 7+ years of professional game programming experience
  • Experience using profiling tools to identify CPU performance issues
  • Experience with game console hardware
  • Experience managing direct reports
  • Experience performing in a senior or principal software engineering role or equivalent
  • 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

Compensation

  • 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 $343,600.00 per year.

Equal opportunity

  • 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.

This listing is sourced directly from Tencent America LLC's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.