LAI Games is an arcade experience company that connects people with games. Our vision is to reinvent the arcade industry by creating an arcade experience ecosystem that consists of physical arcade games and location-based VR games and experiences, and other exciting arcade-based titles. Our team members contribute across a broad range of unique and innovative projects that connect, engage, and excite players across physical and virtual worlds.
LAI games is growing, and we want to expand our support to our customers by offering remote software management of our games, and we want to provide our customers with comprehensive use-data of our games.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all software development aspects of arcade games, from concept to completion.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and define software specifications for our products.
- Work closely with our own hardware and firmware engineers and external contributors to integrate our software to ensure seamless functionality.
- Develop software and firmware for physical arcade games integrating motion systems, VR headsets, lighting, sound effects, computer vision and haptic feedback to a seamless experience for our customers.
- Ensure high-quality, reliable, and innovative software solutions for a captivating player experience
- Design and develop robust and efficient software solutions that meet our standards to guarantee a safe, positive user experience.
- Perform thorough testing and validation of software components to ensure reliability, safety, and performance under arcade conditions.
- Participate in DevOps activities, including continuous integration, deployment automation, and security enhancements.
- Document the design processes: development, testing, analytics, and troubleshooting.
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent field.
- At least five years of experience in software development for similar business to business products, where contributions from several parties are combined under your guidance.
- Expertise in integrating functions like motion systems, VR technology, and other interactive elements into a final product.
- Ability to lead a team and drive software development projects from start to finish.
- Excellent communication skills and an interest in creating engaging player experiences.
- Basic understanding of how a computer works, and its components.
- Basic understanding of computer networking.
- Intermediate understanding of computer architecture.
- Proficient in C/C++, Python, familiar with Unity, Unreal, steam and .NET programming languages/frameworks.
- Familiar with programming micro controllers like Arduino or ClearCore or Raspberry pi.
- Familiarity with software development methodologies including Agile, and experience working in Agile environments, version control systems, software test frameworks, and software testing techniques.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
- Able to work under tight deadlines and responding to changing business and technical conditions
Special Requirements
- Experience with electrical or mechanical engineering.
- Experience with network troubleshooting/problem resolutions, protocol analysis, network troubleshooting/problem determination skills with network trace/capture/analysis software.
- Experience building your own computer or server.
- Familiarity with network security technologies and products.
