Welcome to the dynamic world of LAI Games, a leading Singapore-based game studio at the forefront of revolutionizing arcade entertainment. As a key player in the industry, we pride ourselves on crafting immersive and thrilling gaming experiences that captivate players worldwide. We develop our games in house, often in collaboration with top-tier video game creators and integrating the newest hardware from renowned technology suppliers in our arcade games. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation.
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
The ideal candidate would have
- 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.
Additional Attributes:
- 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.
Top Skills
What We Do
LAI Games is a leading manufacturer in the location-based entertainment industry, providing cutting-edge products and innovative solutions to the arcade market. With a focus on operational excellence and customer satisfaction, LAI Games is committed to delivering the best in arcade gaming experiences to players around the world.
With a dedicated R&D team that consists of the industry’s brightest engineers, game designers, 3D artists, and programmers, LAI Games is committed to bringing innovative and high income-producing games to the global market.
The Industry's First Unattended Virtual Reality Attraction
Virtual Rabbids: The Big Ride Ultra HD is the industry’s first attendant-free VR attraction for arcades and FECs. Developed from the ground up by LAI Games to operate like any other coin-op amusement game, The Big Ride was created in partnership with leading game developer Ubisoft. The attractive and practical cabinet design reflects LAI Games’ time-honored experience in arcade game design, with a high quality and exciting all-ages VR experience that provides entertainment for both first time users and experienced enthusiasts. See it in action at https://laigames.com/games/virtual-rabbids-the-big-ride-ultra-hd/
Prize Merchandising Games
LAI Games is known for making some of the industry's most iconic Arcade Redemption Games and Prize Redemption Games, such as Rick and Morty Blips and Chitz, Angry Birds Coin Crash, Pearl Fishery, Stacker, and Mega Stacker.
With many award-winning games like Virtual Rabbids The Big Ride Ultra HD, Angry Birds Coin Crash, Pearl Fishery, Let's Bounce, HYPERpitch, and our Arcade Basketball Game HYPERshoot just to name a few, our games provide great ROI for operators and social, rewarding experiences!
