Tencent

Tencent

Lead Gameplay Engineer

US-California-Irvine

Sponsorship not specified$169k-$347kDetected 20 days ago
C++Unreal EngineLeadershipCommunication

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.
  • The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for games and solving ambitious technical and creative problems.

Responsibilities

  • Work with and lead a gameplay engineering team to craft development of innovative gameplay content systems and experiences
  • Work with design and production and engineering leadership to manage the gameplay schedule and backlog
  • Implement, debug and optimize gameplay systems in C/C++ and other languages
  • Team building and company outings

Requirements

  • Experience working in Unreal Engine
  • Experience bringing multiple large-scale game titles to completion on PC and consoles
  • 7+ years of professional game programming experience
  • 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 gameplay systems involving AI, animation, physics, and character-related systems from engine to game

Nice to have

  • Experience with game console hardware
  • Understanding of game asset pipelines

Compensation

  • The expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $168,500.00 to $347,200.00 per year.

Benefits

  • Just some of the benefits of working with us here at our newly built studio in Irvine, CA.
  • Monthly Cell phone bill reimbursement
  • Financial wellness sessions
  • Flexible spending account
  • Parental leave for new parents
  • Company paid health insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Wellness training
  • Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar 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.
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