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 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 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 gameplay systems and features Mentor, develop, and learn from engineering colleagues Be a leadership resource for engineers across the entire gameplay 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 diverse and skilled team that aligns with project requirements Facilitate team-building activities to promote a positive and collaborative working environment