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Business UnitLIGHTSPEED STUDIOS is made up of passionate players who advance the art & science of game development through great stories, great gameplay, and advanced technology. We are focused on bringing next generation experiences to gamers who want to enjoy them anywhere, anytime, across multiple genres and devices.What the Role Entails Overview We are looking for an experienced and technically skilled gameplay designer to help establish and implement the core gameplay experience of a third person AAA open world action game. Combining both single and multiplayer, this is a hands-on role that utilizes a combination of Unreal 5 and proprietary technology. Working closely with the Design Director and creative team, you will be the principal gameplay point of contact through pre-production. As the team size grows, there will be leadership opportunities if desired. Key Responsibilities: Design and create gameplay features, systems, and mechanics for a AAA open world game. Prototype and iterate within all areas of character, controls, and camera, including melee and ranged combat. Implement, fine tune, and refine deep game systems that are rewarding, easy to understand, and easy to use. Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to create memorable and engaging gameplay that aligns with the creative and holistic direction of the game. Design, develop, and playtest gameplay tools and processes alongside the technical and animation team. Work alongside and efficiently communicate with external co-development teams. Who We Look For Minimum 5+ years of proven experience as a third person gameplay designer. Shipped at least one AAA game as a gameplay designer from inception to finish. Fluent Unreal engine experience, including blueprints and animation montages. Take a holistic approach to design rules and experiences with input and consideration from a multi-faceted team of contributors, including Tech, Design, UX, Art, etc. The ability and desire to work in an extremely creative and collaborative environment. Adapt to technical and production constraints and be willing to iterate on your designs as often as needed throughout production. Critical thinking, open-mindedness, resourcefulness, and flexibility. Combine passion, skill, and expertise to continually raise the design bar. Preferred Qualifications Strong knowledge of scripting languages (Lua, Verse). Experience designing and tuning both single and multi-player gameplay. Experience using Confluence and Jira. Analytical skills for evaluating systems and interpreting player behavior. Possess an extensive knowledge of competing products and a deep understanding of the complex interdependencies of open world game systems. Location State(s) US-California-IrvineThe expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $93,100.00 to $216,700.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan. The Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee's tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent 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. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

About the Hiring TeamWelcome 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 EntailsLightspeed LA is seeking a talented and highly motivated Producer with a passion for games. In this role, you will be collaborating with game industry veterans to produce high-quality content for an ambitious next-generation AAA game. The ideal candidate is a skilled Producer who has the production and organizational experience to help coordinate and support production departments, manage cross-departmental requests, and deliver high-quality work. Own and manage various feature roadmaps which includes scheduling and tracking updates across all feature groups from design requests, engineering support, and game integration. Communicate frequently and effectively across all departments so visibility is clear, dependencies are tracked, and roadblocks are eliminated. Collaborate with various departments to create, track, weigh resource availability, and negotiate requests to ensure all work is on track for delivery. Ensure the impact of scope changes are understood and their ramifications are communicated. Work closely with the Production teams and development leadership to drive prompt decision making. Coordinate the day-to-day work of various teams, including conveying production and roadmap data to steer the production schedules and plans. Contribute to developing and refining our production processes to increase studio efficiency and quality. Champion long and short-term goals to further the studio's overarching goals Serve as a production mentor and provide leadership, information, and mentoring for others. Other production duties as required. Who We Look For 5+ years in game production or an equivalent project management role Experience developing multi-platform AAA game development Well versed in using Jira, Shotgun/ShotGrid, or other industry standard tasking systems, including crafting basic JQL or other equivalent searches to build relevant dashboards/data sets Ability to effectively work alongside a variety of different groups including designers, artists, engineers, and animators Detailed oriented with strong verbal and written communication skills Proven record of handling both day-to-day updates and longer-term strategy planning Demonstrated proficiency with building, growing, or improving existing development pipelines Capable of working independently and multitasking to cover various projects and pipelines as needed Pluses Passion for video games Project Management Professional Certification Agile Project Management Certification Why Join Us? Location State(s) US-California-IrvineThe expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $72,151.56 to $224,900.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan. The Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee's tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent 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. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

ABOUT OUR FIRM: WELCOME TO TALENTXFACTOR.COM TALENTXFACTOR.COM Inc. is considered a global leader in the recruitment for top tier VC funded opportunities in Tech. Please review our opportunities and feel free to reach out - we look forward to working with you. CLIENT INDUSTRY: Cloud Native, Open Source JOB TITLE(s): Content Marketing Manager Our client is a VC-backed company that develops simple and future-proof cloud-native networking solutions for modern IT environments. The company's popular open-source projects include a cloud-native application proxy with more than 2 billion downloads and used by the world's largest web companies. Our client's mission is to simplify cloud-native adoption for all enterprises. Job Description We are looking for a talented content marketing manager with deep writing and editing experience to join our growing team. As a content marketing manager, you will be responsible for producing high-quality content that resonates with our technical audience. You will work hands-on with engineering, product, and marketing teams to own our editorial calendar and create blog posts, case studies, white papers, technical articles, and reports. If you are a passionate storyteller and excited about owning the content strategy for a fast moving open-source company, then this is a great opportunity for you! Responsibilities: Own the editorial calendar across our website, blog, and resources library Use editorial oversight to establish a single voice for our client Suggest creative content ideas that will resonate with our audience Lead external writers by directing, managing, and editing their deliverable Manage the blog, write and edit articles Interview users and customers to write case studies Write and review content for third party publications Qualifications You are highly creative and able to transform deeply technical topics into engaging, informative, and interesting educational content You have 3+ years of work experience in writing, and editing content You are a strong communicator, well organized, and have excellent writing skills You are comfortable and familiar with the cloud-native ecosystem You have a passion for open source (or at least a genuine interest) You have publicly available writing samples You are highly proficient and fluent in English Additional Information Talentxfactor, Inc. works with leading clients in the technology sector and is always looking for exceptional candidates searching for their next opportunity. If this sounds like you, connect with us on LinkedIn, follow us on Twitter @talentxfactor, and visit our website ********************* .

Full-time Description We are seeking multiple design-driven Architectural Designers / Project Architects with 5-12 years of experience to join our collaborative, interdisciplinary team. The ideal candidate brings strong design iteration and visualization skills, with the ability to develop and execute creative ideas across all project phases. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of project typologies including creative workplace, cultural and educational environments and urban multi-family, affordable and student housing. You will work alongside a team of architects, landscape architects, urban planners, interior designers, and consultants - fostering innovation and design excellence. We currently collaborate in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays can be in-office or WFH for most roles. About Mithun At Mithun, our design has purpose-to create positive change in people's lives. We are an internationally recognized leader in sustainability, combining exemplary design with a focus on building and site performance, human health and social equity. Since the inception of the practice in 1949, our work has been recognized with hundreds of peer and industry awards including the 2023 AIA Architecture Firm Award, ULI Global Awards for Excellence and eight AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Awards, and numerous ASLA and CSLA awards. We embrace justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) as key expressions of our mission of Design for Positive Change. We are committed to promoting JEDI both internally and externally in our firm culture, project work and partnerships. A JUST organization since 2017, Mithun's goal is not just good intentions but real impact for the people, communities and clients we serve. Role & Responsibilities Explore and develop conceptually strong and innovative design ideas for housing projects that address project goals aligned with Mithun's values and approach. Create compelling design presentations using advanced graphic skills. Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary design teams and client representatives. Create accurate architectural documentation for all phases of the design process. May participate in project pursuits, client presentations and community engagement activities. Assist with - or ideally lead - the coordination of multiple consultants and engineered systems. Work effectively as both a team member and independently. Other duties as assigned. Requirements A bachelor's or master's degree in architecture. 5-12 years of post-graduate professional experience. Prior experience with housing projects-such as affordable, urban multi-family, or student housing-is strongly preferred. Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills. Experience in all phases of design and documentation, with some exposure to construction administration processes. Flexible to play multiple roles across varied project types. Ability to lead Revit model development and adept at building information modeling. Ability to define and drive project milestones, facilitate project meetings, and effectively coach team members. Architectural registration is a plus. Please submit your resume and relevant work samples. Mithun benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, parental leave, transit benefits, a 401(k) retirement plan and an annual discretionary bonus opportunity. We offer eight paid holidays, vacation accrual of two weeks per year, sick time accrual, and paid volunteer time. Flexible Spending Accounts or Health Savings Accounts are available based on eligibility requirements. The expected range of compensation for this role is $90,000 to $125,000 per year. Actual pay rates are based on experience, qualifications, internal equity and location. Mithun is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This position is based in our San Francisco, CA location.

ABOUT OUR FIRM: WELCOME TO TALENTXFACTOR.COM TALENTXFACTOR.COM Inc. is considered a global leader in the recruitment for top tier VC funded opportunities in Tech. Please review our opportunities and feel free to reach out - we look forward to working with you. CLIENT INDUSTRY: Containers/Cloud Native JOB TITLE(s): Technical Writer Job Description Our clients' documentation must reflect the high-quality standards they follow when building our solutions. Pursuing this goal, our client is looking for a technical writer to help create the best user experience for both beginners discovering their products and experts looking for advanced configuration options. Design and write documentation for our products Work with the engineering team to make the products easier to use and to ensure usability stays at the heart of the design Select appropriate medium for message or audience Standardize content across platforms and media Leverage users' feedback to improve the documentation Write and review technical articles, blog posts, and talks Qualifications You have proven, successful experience in writing technical documentation for popular software A passion for teaching and explaining high-level and technical concepts A powerful team spirit: Extreme focus on meeting goals A creative mind who loves to share: while accomplishing goals requires focus, we do not work in silos; innovating and sharing matter to us Anything from serious interest to a definite passion for Open Source Whatever your native language is, you are fluent in English Additional Information Talentxfactor, Inc. works with leading clients in the technology sector and is always looking for exceptional candidates searching for their next opportunity. If this sounds like you, connect with us on LinkedIn, follow us on Twitter @talentxfactor, and visit our website ********************* .

Business UnitLIGHTSPEED STUDIOS is made up of passionate players who advance the art & science of game development through great stories, great gameplay, and advanced technology. We are focused on bringing next generation experiences to gamers who want to enjoy them anywhere, anytime, across multiple genres and devices.About the Hiring TeamLightspeed Tech Center is a R&D department under Lightspeed Studios which develop PUBG Mobile and other high-quality games. Our Tech Center leads the research, exploration, and discovery of innovative technologies and provides technical services for all games during all phases of life cycle, including engine, audio, QA, AI, next generation game, technical cooperation, etc.What the Role Entails Working with scientists to research and develop advanced techniques in the following topics: 3D geometric learning, Re-meshing and UV optimization, Physically-based animation and simulation Machine learning for computer graphics Motion planning in virtual city Character locomotion and control realistic image synthesis and real-time rendering techniques Researching and developing tools and pipelines to facilitate the use of technologies in the game development environment Who We Look For Strong coding skills in one of following programming languages: C++, python, TensorFlow/Torch Solid knowledge in calculus, linear algebra, basic numerical analysis A strong sense of responsibility and good communication skills Plus: Graduate students in a master or Ph.D. level program Publications on computer graphics/vision, machine learning, and robotics Familiarity with game engine, graphics APIs, and GPU programming Location State(s) US-California-Los AngelesThe expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $27.00 to $57.70 per hour. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position will be eligible for 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked and up to 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, full-time interns are also eligible to enroll in the Company-sponsored medical plan.Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent 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. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

ABOUT OUR FIRM: WELCOME TO TALENTXFACTOR.COM TALENTXFACTOR.COM Inc. is considered a global leader in the recruitment for top tier VC funded opportunities in Tech. Please review our opportunities and feel free to reach out - we look forward to working with you. CLIENT INDUSTRY: Containers/Cloud Native JOB TITLE(s): Product Marketing Manager Job Description As a Product Marketing Manager you will be responsible for the narrative of our clients' open source and commercial products by creating clear and compelling positioning and messaging, and educating and evangelizing the market. You'll work closely with marketing and sales teams by equipping them with sales tools and marketing material to position the product, business benefits, and competitive differentiation while working with cross-functional teams to launch new products to market. Develop our clients' product positioning, value proposition and messaging that differentiates our products from other competitive products in the market Create key product collateral assets that help explain our products, solutions and services offerings (technical presentations, white papers, case studies, presentations, blogs, videos) Gather competitive intelligence about other commercial and open-source products and drive competitive analysis and positioning Communicate the vision and value of new products to the sales team and develop sales tools that facilitate the selling process Support the development of marketing communications across different channels Work closely with industry analysts to participate in and influence their reporting on the industry Produce compelling external-facing content, including thought leadership content, customer stories, webinars, data sheets, solution guides Drive compelling product launches and marketing campaigns Work with ecosystem partners to create joint value proposition documents and partner collaterals Participate in technical aspects of go-to-market (GTM) engagements like roadshows, workshops, webinars, solutions demos, and industry and partner events Synthesize customer feedback to discover emergent needs and trends that lead to innovative solutions. Connecting with customers and users of our solutions to define customer testimonials and case studies Qualifications 5+ years Successful experience with technical software products, either as product marketer, content marketer or business developer You're innately passionate about open source technologies and their communities Good understanding of data center infrastructure and related businesses Excellent people and project management skills to interact and organize teamwork across functional teams and third parties. Standing-out written communication and presentation skills Capability and experience in engaging with prospects, clients, media, influencers and partners at all levels, including DevOps and C-levels A very strong team spirit: we believe that the quality of our team is the number one asset of the Company Extreme focus on meeting goals: we are fast growing, but this is just the beginning; we are an industry leader that strives for perfect execution Anything from a serious interest to a definite passion for Open Source Whatever your native language is, you have solid skills in English (French is a plus) Additional Information Talentxfactor, Inc. works with leading clients in the technology sector and is always looking for exceptional candidates searching for their next opportunity. If this sounds like you, connect with us on LinkedIn, follow us on Twitter @talentxfactor, and visit our website ********************* .

About the Hiring TeamWelcome 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 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. About this position at Lightspeed LA We are seeking an Associate Environment Artist to join our accomplished team of artists. As an Associate Environment Artist, you will work closely with our art team to create visually stunning and engaging environments for our video game title. You will play a role in bringing environments to life using existing pipelines. Following the best practices, you will help implement various aspects of environment art that enhance player immersion and interaction within a game world. Who We Look For Responsibilities: Help environment artists on the team with the creation and refinement of 3D models, textures, and assets for high-quality game environments. Assist in environment creation with a keen eye for landscapes, details, and visual fidelity. Work on different aspects of environment creations such as sculpting, low-poly mesh creation, UV unwrapping, and material setup. Learn and apply industry-standard tools and software to bring your creative ideas to life within the game engine. Follow established art styles and iterate based on feedback from the team to achieve the desired quality. Embrace opportunities to learn from all team members to grow your skill set. Currently pursuing a diploma / degree in Art, Game Design, Animation, or a related field. A portfolio showcasing environment art projects, demonstrating attention to detail and creativity. Familiar with Maya (or equivalent), Zbrush and Substance Painter. Basic understanding of game engines and their asset pipelines. (e.g. Unity or Unreal) Passion for video games and wanting to contribute to the creation of compelling virtual worlds. Have a strong desire to push for self-growth in the professional environment art discipline. Desirable Skills: Good communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team. Able to proactively seek feedback and ask questions. Ability to take and implement feedback in a positive manner. Why Join Us? Location State(s) US-California-IrvineThe expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $72,151.56 to $115,900.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan. The Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee's tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent 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. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

About the Hiring TeamWelcome 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 Who We Look For Experience working in Unreal Engine Passion and enthusiasm for creating fun and engaging gameplay through iteration and innovation 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 collaborate with other engineers, designers, artists and other game developers 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 Expert in C++, debugging, and 3D mathematics Enjoy working closely with creative and technical team members Value lean, simple, efficient, well-tested code Strong written and verbal communication skills Preferred: Experience with game console hardware Understanding of game asset pipelines Why Join Us? Location State(s) US-California-IrvineThe expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $116,200.00 to $343,600.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan. The Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee's tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent 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. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

ABOUT OUR FIRM: WELCOME TO TALENTXFACTOR.COM TALENTXFACTOR.COM Inc. is considered a global leader in the recruitment for top tier VC funded opportunities in Tech. Please review our opportunities and feel free to reach out - we look forward to working with you. CLIENT INDUSTRY: Networking and Security REPORTS TO: CMO JOB TITLE(s): Director of Product Marketing Job Description You will manage all product marketing initiatives for the company with the goals of empowering sales and partners, educating customers and increasing sales opportunities. You will develop innovative content for demand generation campaigns and customer education, drive product launches, create sales tools, and serve as a key spokesperson for our client at events and in marketing programs. As a solution, competitive and market intelligence expert, you will train and empower our clients' and partners' sales teams on an ongoing basis. Responsibilities: Lead product marketing strategy and content creation to drive continual demand and differentiation for our clients' products in the market Develop compelling messaging and value props, and convert them into multiple formats of sales and marketing content including datasheets, solutions briefs, sales tools (like ROI calculators), slide decks, blogs, videos and webpages - 50% time Provide content support for demand gen campaigns, including landing pages, multi-layer email series, webinars, etc - 25% time Serve as our clients' core spokesperson for events, seminars, running technical product demonstrations, marketing programs like webcasts/video demonstrations of product, social media and other customer-facing venues - 15% time Plan, lead + execute the launch of new products and key new system capabilities. This includes creating the launch plan, launch messaging, meeting with product management and engineering to assess launch-able features, and creating launch-specific content - 10% time Serve as a competitive and market intelligence expert by having a continual awareness of both customer needs and how our products differentiate from competitors; create technical sales tools to highlight their differentiation Support the selling process by collaborating with and empowering the sales team and reseller partners to optimally communicate our clients' value props Qualifications 8+ years of experience in product marketing for enterprise infrastructure software (cloud services strongly preferred), with at least 2 years of management experience Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business/Marketing Proven results in translating technical information to a non-technical audience without the loss of key information Strong customer- and sales team-facing skills, with the ability to collaborate and create partnerships both internally and externally Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written, graphic and verbal formats Additional Information Talentxfactor, Inc. works with leading clients in the technology sector and is always looking for exceptional candidates searching for their next opportunity. If this sounds like you, connect with us on LinkedIn, follow us on Twitter @talentxfactor, and visit our website ********************* .

About the Hiring TeamWelcome 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 EntailsLightspeed L.A. is seeking a passionate Senior World Designer to join our team in crafting immersive and engaging open-world experiences. As a Senior World Designer at Lightspeed L.A., you will collaborate with a talented team to build out expansive 3D spaces, implement gameplay systems, author dynamic content, and help bring our interactive world to life. Design large-scale, immersive open world spaces that capture specific narrative themes and environmental storytelling. Block out exterior and interior 3D spaces for optimal layout, flow, sightlines, and gameplay. Script gameplay situations for players to engage with in the context of an open world (sandbox gameplay). Design and implement dynamic ambient elements within the game world, ranging from NPC behaviors to wildlife. Work closely with other design, art, animation and engineering teams to bring the world to life. Who We Look For 3+ years experience building open world games. Expertise using modern game engines and editors. Strong sense of level design principles, architecture, composition, lighting, and mood Proficiency in 3D modeling and game development tools. Excellent teamwork, communication, time management and organization skills. Passion to craft meaningful, engaging interactive experiences. Experience with Unreal Engine 5 is a plus. Why Join Us? Location State(s) US-California-IrvineThe expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $93,100.00 to $216,700.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan. The Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee's tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent 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. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

ABOUT OUR FIRM: Lightspeed Human Capital Management Inc. is considered a global leader in the recruitment of top Sales, Technical Sales (Pre/Post), Support, Marketing, Product Management and Product Marketing candidates in the Mobile/Technology space. In the past year, the Lightspeed Recruiting team has delivered top level candidates for the clients considered BEST IN CLASS including award winners - focusing on Wireless, Networking, Security, Archiving, Storage and Mobility worldwide. Our candidates have repeatedly been the TOP candidates in Sales Achievement, Leadership and Business Excellence. How we do know? Our clients call to Thank Us a Year after placements are made…this is success. CLIENT INDUSTRY: Container and Cloud Security REPORTING TO: VP of Engineering JOB TITLE(s): Senior Solutions Architect Job Description Our client is looking for a highly skilled and motivated senior solutions engineer in the Bay Area. This is a great chance for the right individual to get into a high-growth project that is core to the container revolution currently taking place in the cloud industry. Responsibilities: Lead the technical engagement in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area/New York, with the support of the rest of the team. You will be instrumental in ensuring the success of both the customer and client. Assist potential customers with architecture, PoC, and lab trials with the goal of moving those to a successful deployment of our clients' solutions for network security spanning Calico, Istio and other leading edge technologies. Collect and analyze requirements from the field and assist the CTO and Product Management teams, deriving a set of features or capabilities that would meet those requirements. Provide customers with consulting services utilizing your expertise in Networking, Security and Orchestration, especially relating to Kubernetes and Service Mesh deployment. Become a trusted resource and advocate for your customers. Someone who the customer relies on to give the right answer, not necessarily the most commercially rewarding answer. Qualifications 7+ years of experience in data center environments. Preferably related to networking, security, orchestration, ‘cloud' infrastructure, and/or scale-out/big-data environments. Experience as a sales engineer, solutions architect, resident engineer, or consulting engineer, ideally with an open source based product, would be a plus. Experience as an actual operator (architect, SRE, DevOps, NetOps, SecOps, etc.) of microservices deployments would be a plus. Strong verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to present on and discuss complex architectures. A deep technical understanding, including hands-on experience, of cloud and container technologies (such as AWS, GCE, Azure, Docker and Kubernetes). Deep understanding of Linux networking fundamentals (especially the IP routing and filtering stack). Ability and desire to code compelling demos in one or more languages. Additional Information Lightspeed Human Capital Management Inc. is a global leader in international recruitment services, specializing in Network Optimization, Service Assurance, Security, OSS/BSS, and SDN/NFV within the telecom space. Lightspeed works with leading clients in the technology sector and is always looking for exceptional candidates searching for their next opportunity. If this sounds like you, connect with us on LinkedIn, follow us on Twitter @talentxfactor, and visit our website ********************* .

ABOUT OUR FIRM: WELCOME TO TALENTXFACTOR.COM TALENTXFACTOR.COM Inc. is considered a global leader in the recruitment for top tier VC funded opportunities in Tech. Please review our opportunities and feel free to reach out - we look forward to working with you. CLIENT INDUSTRY: Cloud Native, Security & Service Mesh JOB TITLE(s): Developer Advocate Our client is a VC backed company that develops simple and future-proof cloud-native networking solutions for modern IT environments. The company's popular open source projects include a cloud-native application proxy with more than 2 billion downloads and used by the world's largest web companies. Their mission is to simplify cloud-native adoption for all enterprises. Job Description As a Developer Advocate you will engage with our user and contributor community to help drive its growth. In this highly technical role, you will be an ecosystem influencer and champion of users' needs. You will work to build relationships and deeply understand and improve people's adoption journeys by driving activities ranging from inspiring users with the latest technology advancements and best practices to identifying and removing the friction points getting in their way. • Accomplished public speaker willing to speak at conferences, Meetups, and other relevant engagements. • Technical writer with a track record of editorial and educational content • Referenceable social media persona. • Autonomous, yet highly collaborative, comfortable in a remote work culture using the tools associated with such a culture. • Open source software advocate with contributions on GitHub. • Comfortable coding and hacking on Docker and Kubernetes in an enterprise environment. • Experience with Rancher, Mesos, and other technologies that out solution integrates with Qualifications • Blogging, hacking, coding, demonstrating, documenting, educating, speaking, advocating • Connect with user group members, online and in person, to build personal relationships and understand their needs, usage, journeys, and barriers to adoption • Produce high quality technical “how-to” content (blogs, webinars, talks) addressing common user needs, latest technology advances, and emerging best practices • Present at meetups, webinars, conferences, and other ecosystem events • Provide structured feedback to Product Management to guide product evolution • Write code where required to support how-to content or presentations • Build and nurture relationships with influencers and open source leaders • Support our user group through regular office hours and community channels & forum • Tweet, create blog posts and other social media to your ideas and grow your ecosystem influence • Monitor user group growth and health, tracking metrics and running regular user group surveys • Seek out an understanding of the friction points getting in users' way and launch & own programs to remove them • Produce case studies, webinars, and podcasts featuring real users • Travel regularly (post-pandemic) within the US, and occasionally internationally, to attend or present at conferences, workshops, meetups, and other ecosystem events Additional Information Talentxfactor, Inc. works with leading clients in the technology sector and is always looking for exceptional candidates searching for their next opportunity. If this sounds like you, connect with us on LinkedIn, follow us on Twitter @talentxfactor, and visit our website ********************* .

About the Hiring TeamWelcome 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 EntailsLightSpeed LA is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Lead Graphics Engineer to join our studio in sunny Irvine California. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for games and enabling content creators to deliver the most polished experience for our players and push the boundaries of what we can do today. Join our team of industry veterans and help us build a team and culture of respect that pushes boundaries while having lots of fun. General: Work with and lead a core technology engineering team to develop key engine systems and focus on performance and optimization Work with design and production and engineering leadership to manage schedules and backlog Own the rendering pipeline and tools Work with the environment, character and vfx art teams team to get the most out of the system and implement new solutions to enable them to push the bar higher Design and implement new and existing rendering related techniques Implement innovative solutions to feature requests, taking account performance, maintainability and appropriate resource usage, creating stunning industry defining visuals Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze technical constraints and establish solutions Mentor other engineers, help engineer team to solve the technical problems Utilize profiling tools to identify CPU and GPU performance issues Evolve iteratively existing systems into state of the art solutions 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 graphics systems and features Mentor, develop, and learn from engineering colleagues Be a leadership resource for engineers across the entire graphics 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 highly skilled team that aligns with project requirements Facilitate team-building activities to promote a positive and collaborative working environment Who We Look For Minimum 7 years experience in video game development, Unreal engine experience is a plus At least one AAA shipped title Strong understanding graphic technologies, experiences with physical simulation will be a plus Thorough understanding of modern GPU architecture, such as PC / PS / XBOX Experience with DX12, Vulkan or other modern graphics or compute APIs Experience with HLSL/GLSL or other equivalent Shader languages Deep understanding of performance considerations, with ability to design and implement well performance systems/features Proven ability to debug defects of a reasonable complexity, including memory related issues, multi-threading, and assembly level debugging Good communication skills that support an open and enthusiastic working environment Self-driven with a strong sense of quality Preferred: Experience working either AAA proprietary engines or third party engines like Unreal and Unity Why Join Us?Perks and Benefits: Just some of the benefits of working with us here at our newly built studio in Irvine, CA. ● Free daily lunch ● Beverages, fresh fruit, and snacks ● 401k with employer match ● Monthly Cell phone bill reimbursement ● Financial wellness sessions ● Flexible spending account ● Team building and company outings ● Parental leave for new parents ● Company paid health insurance ● Life and disability insurance ● Employee assistance program ● Wellness training ● Travel insurance ● Preventive care If the above sounds like you, or if you'd like to know more about the role, we'd love to hear from you to see if we might be a good fit for each other! Contact us for more information about this exciting opportunity. Location State(s) US-California-IrvineThe expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $116,200.00 to $269,100.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan. The Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee's tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent 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. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

Full-time Description We are seeking an experienced and collaborative Interior Designer with 5+ years of professional experience to join Mithun. As a member of our Interior Design team, you will play a key role in creating intentional and memorable experiences that connect people to place. Working in an interdisciplinary environment, you will help anticipate and address the complex challenges of the future. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of project typologies, including creative workplace and hospitality spaces, cultural and educational environments, and urban multi-family, affordable, and student housing. You will engage in all phases of the design process-from concept development through construction administration-while gaining valuable experience in a highly collaborative and creative setting. We currently collaborate in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays can be in-office or WFH for most roles. About Mithun At Mithun, our design has purpose-to create positive change in people's lives. We are an internationally recognized leader in sustainability, combining exemplary design with a focus on building and site performance, human health and social equity. Since the inception of the practice in 1949, our work has been recognized with hundreds of peer and industry awards including the 2023 AIA Architecture Firm Award, ULI Global Awards for Excellence, nine AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Awards, Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Awards finalist, IIDA local chapter awards and numerous honors in the ASLA Professional Awards program. We embrace justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) as key expressions of our mission of Design for Positive Change. We are committed to promoting JEDI both internally and externally in our firm culture, project work and partnerships. A JUST organization since 2017, Mithun's goal is not just good intentions but real impact for the people, communities and clients we serve. Role & Responsibilities Practice a concept-based approach to interior design. Collaborate with multiple disciplines throughout the design process. Contribute to our mission, Design for Positive Change, through sustainable design solutions and JEDI initiatives. Act as a primary design interface with clients and consultants. Produce concept imagery, diagrams and sketches, space plans, furniture plans, elevations, conceptual and finished design presentation documentation. Select interior finishes, furniture and equipment (FF&E), color palettes, and lighting. Coordinate with project teams to meet schedules and budgets and track project hours daily. Requirements Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or related field. 5+ years of post-graduate professional experience in interior design for commercial spaces. Strong ability to create design renderings and compelling design presentations. Proven experience building and maintaining client relationships. Experience mentoring and supporting junior team members. Demonstrated commitment to sustainability, with an understanding of sustainable design concepts and their application. Up-to-date knowledge of market design trends. Comfortable and effective working within remote and hybrid team environments. Proficiency in Revit and the Adobe Creative Suite. Nice-to-haves (but not required) NCIDQ, LEED, WELL or Fitwel accreditation. Previous experience with workplace, educational or housing-related projects. Please include your resume and any relevant work samples. Mithun benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, parental leave, transit benefits, a 401(k) retirement plan and an annual discretionary bonus opportunity. We offer eight paid holidays, vacation accrual of two weeks per year, sick time accrual, and paid volunteer time. Flexible Spending Accounts or Health Savings Accounts are available based on eligibility requirements. The expected range of compensation for this role is $84,000 - $103,000 per year. Actual pay rates are based on experience, qualifications, internal equity and location. Mithun is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This position is based in our San Francisco, CA location.

About the Hiring TeamWelcome 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 LightSpeed LA is seeking for a talented and enthusiastic senior gameplay engineer to join our new studio in sunny Irvine California. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for games and solving ambitious technical and creative problems. Join us and help build a team and culture of mutual respect and passion that pushes boundaries while having lots of fun! Responsibilities: Design, implement, and support quality gameplay systems and tools Collaborate directly and proactively with engineers, designers, artists, and QA to explore and identify needs and opportunities Cultivate strong cross-disciplinary working relationships based on honesty and transparency Author lean, high-performance, maintainable code Actively profile and optimize the game's codebase Participate in the testing and documentation of game systems and tools Mentor, develop, and learn from colleagues Help build and maintain an open and energetic team culture Who We Look For Passion and enthusiasm for creating fun and engaging gameplay through iteration and innovation 5+ years of professional game programming experience Experience bringing a large-scale game title to completion on PC and consoles Expert in C++, debugging, and 3D math Enjoy working closely with creative and technical team members Strong written and verbal communication skills Value lean, simple, efficient, well-tested code Preferred: Experience working either AAA proprietary engines or third party engines like Unreal and Unity Experience with game console hardware Understanding of game asset pipelines Deep knowledge of animation, physics, AI, and/or networking Why Join Us? Location State(s) US-California-IrvineThe expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $116,200.00 to $269,100.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan. The Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee's tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent 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. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

ABOUT OUR FIRM: WELCOME TO TALENTXFACTOR.COM TALENTXFACTOR.COM Inc. is considered a global leader in the recruitment for top tier VC funded opportunities in Tech. Please review our opportunities and feel free to reach out - we look forward to working with you. CLIENT INDUSTRY: Networking and Security REPORTS TO: CMO JOB TITLE(s): Director of Product Marketing Job Description You will manage all product marketing initiatives for the company with the goals of empowering sales and partners, educating customers and increasing sales opportunities. You will develop innovative content for demand generation campaigns and customer education, drive product launches, create sales tools, and serve as a key spokesperson for our client at events and in marketing programs. As a solution, competitive and market intelligence expert, you will train and empower our clients' and partners' sales teams on an ongoing basis. Responsibilities: Lead product marketing strategy and content creation to drive continual demand and differentiation for our clients' products in the market Develop compelling messaging and value props, and convert them into multiple formats of sales and marketing content including datasheets, solutions briefs, sales tools (like ROI calculators), slide decks, blogs, videos and webpages - 50% time Provide content support for demand gen campaigns, including landing pages, multi-layer email series, webinars, etc - 25% time Serve as our clients' core spokesperson for events, seminars, running technical product demonstrations, marketing programs like webcasts/video demonstrations of product, social media and other customer-facing venues - 15% time Plan, lead + execute the launch of new products and key new system capabilities. This includes creating the launch plan, launch messaging, meeting with product management and engineering to assess launch-able features, and creating launch-specific content - 10% time Serve as a competitive and market intelligence expert by having a continual awareness of both customer needs and how our products differentiate from competitors; create technical sales tools to highlight their differentiation Support the selling process by collaborating with and empowering the sales team and reseller partners to optimally communicate our clients' value props Qualifications 8+ years of experience in product marketing for enterprise infrastructure software (cloud services strongly preferred), with at least 2 years of management experience Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business/Marketing Proven results in translating technical information to a non-technical audience without the loss of key information Strong customer- and sales team-facing skills, with the ability to collaborate and create partnerships both internally and externally Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written, graphic and verbal formats Additional Information Talentxfactor, Inc. works with leading clients in the technology sector and is always looking for exceptional candidates searching for their next opportunity. If this sounds like you, connect with us on LinkedIn, follow us on Twitter @talentxfactor, and visit our website ********************* .

ABOUT OUR FIRM: WELCOME TO TALENTXFACTOR.COM TALENTXFACTOR.COM Inc. is considered a global leader in the recruitment for top tier VC funded opportunities in Tech. Please review our opportunities and feel free to reach out - we look forward to working with you. CLIENT INDUSTRY: Containers/Cloud Native JOB TITLE(s): Technical Writer Job Description Our clients' documentation must reflect the high-quality standards they follow when building our solutions. Pursuing this goal, our client is looking for a technical writer to help create the best user experience for both beginners discovering their products and experts looking for advanced configuration options. Design and write documentation for our products Work with the engineering team to make the products easier to use and to ensure usability stays at the heart of the design Select appropriate medium for message or audience Standardize content across platforms and media Leverage users' feedback to improve the documentation Write and review technical articles, blog posts, and talks Qualifications You have proven, successful experience in writing technical documentation for popular software A passion for teaching and explaining high-level and technical concepts A powerful team spirit: Extreme focus on meeting goals A creative mind who loves to share: while accomplishing goals requires focus, we do not work in silos; innovating and sharing matter to us Anything from serious interest to a definite passion for Open Source Whatever your native language is, you are fluent in English Additional Information Talentxfactor, Inc. works with leading clients in the technology sector and is always looking for exceptional candidates searching for their next opportunity. If this sounds like you, connect with us on LinkedIn, follow us on Twitter @talentxfactor, and visit our website ********************* .

ABOUT OUR FIRM: Lightspeed Human Capital Management Inc. is considered a global leader in the recruitment of top Sales, Technical Sales (Pre/Post), Support, Marketing, Product Management and Product Marketing candidates in the Mobile/Technology space. In the past year, the Lightspeed Recruiting team has delivered top level candidates for the clients considered BEST IN CLASS including award winners - focusing on Wireless, Networking, Security, Archiving, Storage and Mobility worldwide. Our candidates have repeatedly been the TOP candidates in Sales Achievement, Leadership and Business Excellence. How we do know? Our clients call to Thank Us a Year after placements are made…this is success. CLIENT INDUSTRY: Container and Cloud Security REPORTING TO: VP of Engineering JOB TITLE(s): Senior Solutions Architect Job Description Our client is looking for a highly skilled and motivated senior solutions engineer in the Bay Area. This is a great chance for the right individual to get into a high-growth project that is core to the container revolution currently taking place in the cloud industry. Responsibilities: Lead the technical engagement in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area/New York, with the support of the rest of the team. You will be instrumental in ensuring the success of both the customer and client. Assist potential customers with architecture, PoC, and lab trials with the goal of moving those to a successful deployment of our clients' solutions for network security spanning Calico, Istio and other leading edge technologies. Collect and analyze requirements from the field and assist the CTO and Product Management teams, deriving a set of features or capabilities that would meet those requirements. Provide customers with consulting services utilizing your expertise in Networking, Security and Orchestration, especially relating to Kubernetes and Service Mesh deployment. Become a trusted resource and advocate for your customers. Someone who the customer relies on to give the right answer, not necessarily the most commercially rewarding answer. Qualifications 7+ years of experience in data center environments. Preferably related to networking, security, orchestration, ‘cloud' infrastructure, and/or scale-out/big-data environments. Experience as a sales engineer, solutions architect, resident engineer, or consulting engineer, ideally with an open source based product, would be a plus. Experience as an actual operator (architect, SRE, DevOps, NetOps, SecOps, etc.) of microservices deployments would be a plus. Strong verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to present on and discuss complex architectures. A deep technical understanding, including hands-on experience, of cloud and container technologies (such as AWS, GCE, Azure, Docker and Kubernetes). Deep understanding of Linux networking fundamentals (especially the IP routing and filtering stack). Ability and desire to code compelling demos in one or more languages. Additional Information Lightspeed Human Capital Management Inc. is a global leader in international recruitment services, specializing in Network Optimization, Service Assurance, Security, OSS/BSS, and SDN/NFV within the telecom space. Lightspeed works with leading clients in the technology sector and is always looking for exceptional candidates searching for their next opportunity. If this sounds like you, connect with us on LinkedIn, follow us on Twitter @talentxfactor, and visit our website ********************* .