Technical Systems Designer

Role Overview

• Ownership of player progression, combat abilities, resource scarcity, and core RPG systems.
• Design and prototype puzzles and minigames.
• Assist the designs of enemy behaviors and auxiliary game systems.
• Implement gameplay features directly in-editor using Blueprint scripting, behavior trees, state machines, or other custom tools.
• Analyze player-facing mechanics for clarity, balance, and scalability across the entire game.
• Troubleshoot and iterate on design-owned systems, identifying performance, UX, or logic issues before they become production blockers.
• Maintain high standards of clean asset organization, naming conventions, versioning, and documentation.
• Be highly collaborative with other team members and willing to provide timely and constructive criticism to submissions from colleagues.
• Respond well to feedback and constructive criticism to their submissions and workflows and be willing to quickly iterate on assets and systems.
• Be self-motivated and highly adaptable to new workflows and processes while willing to learn new skills and insert into gaps within the team structure.

Requirements

• Experience designing complex RPG systems and player perks and abilities.
• Experience as a Technical Designer, Systems Designer, Gameplay Designer, or similar role.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug, optimize, and refine design logic.
• Experience working on FPS, immersive sim, roguelike, or systems-heavy action titles.
• Shipped at least 1 AA+
• Likes Sci-Fi and Horror media.