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Game Developer jobs in Los Angeles, CA
Game developers build interactive experiences in engines like Unity and Unreal — writing gameplay systems, optimizing performance, and collaborating with artists and designers to ship playable worlds.
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future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling hu…
security initiatives including Microsoft Entra ID, conditional access, managed identities, least privilege, and identity governance. Develop and enhance cloud security monitoring, alerting, data protection, and incident…
future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling hu…
$118.7k - $194.4k
multiple levels within organizations in order to design and implement solutions. Works directly with customers to gather requirements, develop architectures and translates business needs into solutions. May implement sol…
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process, please direct your inquiries to the Global Call Center (GCC) at ****@*****.***. Recruiting tips From developing a stand out resume to putting your best foot forward in the interview, we want you to feel prepared…
way on console development for one of Riot’s most exciting new games. You will work closely with other experts in engineering, QA, art... ...on multiple platforms. In this role you will be hands-on in developing and debu…
improve productivity and decision-making.Role-Specific Responsibilities:Design enterprise AI prompts and conversational experiences. Develop and maintain Atlassian Rovo Agents.Build AI-powered knowledge assistants and wo…
financial documents, policies, contracts, and filingsBuild LLM-powered systems (RAG, tool-calling agents, multi-agent orchestration) Develop classical ML models (risk scoring, prediction, clustering, anomaly detection)Im…
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shift from basic tech delivery to becoming strategic partners and change agents. Agile, DevOps, and Lean experts guide clients in developing next-generation technology teams. Qualifications: Required: 4+ years of relevan…
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process, please direct your inquiries to the Global Call Center (GCC) at ****@*****.***. Recruiting tips From developing a stand out resume to putting your best foot forward in the interview, we want you to feel prepared…
Software Engineer with strong experience in .NET, C#, Azure, microservices, REST APIs, and test automation. The role will focus on developing scalable applications, building automated testing solutions, and supporting re…
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What game developers earn in Los Angeles
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $35–$51 | $73k–$107k |
| Mid level | $51–$73 | $107k–$152k |
| Senior | $70–$97 | $146k–$201k |
Adjusted for the Los Angeles market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Unity (C#) or Unreal (C++)Gameplay programming3D math (vectors, matrices)Performance profilingPhysics and animation systemsMultiplayer networking (a plus)Shaders and graphics basicsCollaboration with art and designIterating from playtest feedback
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Walk me through a gameplay system you built — movement, combat, inventory, anything.
Explain the architecture and how it survived design changes. Games iterate constantly, so flexible systems are the real skill being probed.
Your frame rate dropped below target. How do you find the cause?
Profile first — CPU versus GPU — then narrow to draw calls, scripts, physics, or garbage collection. Naming the actual profiler tools you use makes it credible.
Explain the difference between Update and FixedUpdate (or tick contexts in your engine).
Frame-dependent versus fixed-timestep logic, and why physics belongs in the fixed step. A quick example of a bug caused by mixing them up is a nice touch.
How do you handle a designer requesting a change that breaks your architecture?
Show that you serve the game: understand the intent, propose alternatives, and refactor when the design direction is real. Rigidity is a bigger flag than rework.
What would you consider when adding multiplayer to a single-player game?
Authority, state synchronization, latency compensation, and the honest answer that retrofitting networking is expensive. Scoping realism is the point.
Tell me about a game you shipped or finished — even a small one.
Finished matters more than ambitious. Talk about the last 20 percent: polish, bugs, cuts you made to actually release.
How do you use object pooling, and why?
Reusing objects to avoid allocation and garbage-collection spikes — bullets and effects are the classic case. Tie it to a frame-time problem you solved.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For game developers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Link playable work — shipped titles, itch.io projects, or a portfolio reel; in games, the work is the resume.
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Specify your engine and language depth (Unity/C#, Unreal/C++) and your specialty: gameplay, graphics, tools, or networking.
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Name your specific contributions on team titles — 'built the save system and enemy AI' beats a credit line.
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Include game jams and finished small projects; they prove you can complete things, which studios weight heavily.
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Show performance work with numbers, such as frame-rate targets hit on specific hardware.
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