Top Game Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

As a Staff Gameplay Engineer, you will lead the architectural direction for gameplay systems, enhance feature delivery, collaborate across teams, optimize systems using Godot, GDScript, and C++, and mentor junior engineers.

The Game Play Engineer will develop and implement gameplay systems in AtomEngine, optimizing for performance while collaborating with designers and QA teams to enhance player experience.

Develop and implement HTML5 casino slot games from GDDs using TypeScript, PixiJS/Phaser and Spine. Create JIRA tickets, commit to GitLab, optimize performance, maintain tests and CI, collaborate with art, QA and producers, and deliver production-ready builds.

Lead and execute cross-team initiatives to improve developer experience: build production AI integrations and developer tools, define build/release standards, eliminate CI/source-control bottlenecks, and drive technical strategy and operational excellence across Riot.

Test and evaluate upcoming VALORANT gameplay through playtests, create and manage test plans and risk assessments, provide evidence-based feedback, and work with developers to define objectives and conclude playtest results.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Unreal Ecosystem team, you'll develop high-quality code, advise on technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to enhance game development.

Senior graphics engineer responsible for building and maintaining production-quality C++ gameplay systems in Unreal Engine 5, evolving rendering systems (lighting, materials, particles, post-process, shadows), collaborating with artists to implement stylized rendering and shaders, optimizing CPU/GPU/memory performance, and diagnosing/fixing graphics and pipeline issues.

Lead the design and development of core gameplay systems, mentor engineers, enforce coding standards, and manage technical collaboration.

Develop and maintain engine-level systems, game modding tools, and editor extensions. Implement and optimize rendering pipelines and shaders using DirectX/Vulkan/OpenGL/Metal. Profile and optimize CPU/GPU/memory and multithreaded workloads, debug complex graphics issues, and collaborate with engineers, artists, and designers to deliver high-quality, maintainable C++ engine code.

Develop and implement mobile games using Unity for iOS and Android. Collaborate with teams on gameplay features and optimization, ensuring quality code and user experience.