Systems Designer

Epic Games • Cary, NC

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About The Position

Epic Games is looking for a Systems Designer to build progression and economy-related game features on a new game project. This includes designing and prototyping the features, working with a cross-disciplinary development team to implement them, and finally creating the high-level scripting and content required to realize them in-game fully.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience shipping titles as a Systems Designer, working on progression, economy, and/or engagement features and content
• Strong interest in game progression and economies, and an understanding of what makes them work
• Able to react quickly to changing project needs, drive decisions, and then own that vision
• You’re player-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative; These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on live-service multiplayer environments is preferred
• Demonstrated talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations, forms of play, and the effects of progression and goal setting on play

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and collaborate with other Designers and project leadership to ensure your systems deliver the desired player experience and achieve other project goals
• Communicate the vision for these features to developers across multiple disciplines, and ensure they have the information needed to implement them quickly and effectively
• Solicit and integrate feedback from across the team, ensuring we’re delivering the best version of your systems to our players
• Create the scripting/data/content required by those systems, iterating from early prototypes to final shippable quality
• Expand and iterate on those systems once they’re in the live environment, ensuring the game remains exciting and engaging to players over the long term

Benefits

• We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match.
• In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed