Systems Designer

San Mateo
We are a diverse group of developers driven by a passion for our art, united by our
core values and inspired by a culture of inclusivity to build amazing games that thrill
players everywhere. We pursue growth and innovation in an environment of safety
and trust. Our culture is built on the belief that the more varied voices in our
collective will strengthen our team and our games. We are looking for our next
teammate who will raise our bar and make us better.
 
We’re looking for a Systems Designer to join our team and help us shape the future
of online multiplayer gaming. In this role, you’ll own and drive key narrative game
systems, working closely with the design, narrative, audio, and engineering teams
to bring our narrative content to life! Focusing on the stories players tell with our
game, this role also has room to expand into owning the social hubs and systems
behind emergent game narrative. We’re a studio that values autonomy and self-
drive in developers who are empowered to do the best work of their careers.  If this
is you, let’s talk!
 
Responsibilities:

• Daily hands-on engine work to materialize our game’s narrative in-game
  utilizing existing engine tools and processes
• When desired, leveraging your scripting, visual scripting, and/or code to
  improve our narrative toolset
• Collaborate deeply with other disciplines, especially Narrative. This role will
  mediate between various teams from Audio to UI while realizing narrative
  content in-game
• Ability to gather feedback from a variety of sources to determine the best
  steps forward
• Contribute to design discussions and provide feedback for all areas of design
  across the game
• Own narrative systems from inception to completion. This includes pitching
  ideas in their infancy to fine-tuning post-launch. We emphasize a culture of
  trust, and with that trust comes both responsibility & accountabilityRequired Qualifications:
• Experience with modern game engines (Unreal, Unity, etc.)
• Experience with designing, building, and using functional game systems in a
  visual scripting tool (ala Unreal Blueprint) and/or code or code-style scripting
  languages (C/C++, Lua, etc)
• Understanding of systematic design and ability to conceive and create complex but efficient storytelling systems in service of an amazing game experience

• Deep understanding of the various components that come together within
  game systems to achieve the end experience (design, art, engineering,
  audio, etc.)
• Ability to learn and ramp up on new tools and processes quickly
• 3+ years experience, and at least 1 shipped titles in a design role, preferably
  in the multiplayer space
• Strong passion for online multiplayer action games is a must! 
• Experience programming, both code & visual scripting (C++, C#, etc. |
  Blueprint, Kismet, etc.) is a plus
• Experience in UI/UX implementation is a plus
• A passion for diversity & representation in games & game development
• A self-starter who can align with the team's goals but isn't hesitant to create
  solutions on their own
• Comfortable with rapid iteration based off feedback from many sources: peer
  review, data analytics, player surveys, etc.  Capable of filtering large volumes
  of feedback into concrete and actionable improvements
• Ability to iterate & collaborate under deadlines & production constraints