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Description

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Systems Designer to lead the development of key progression, economy, and gameplay balance-related features for a new game project. This role involves designing, prototyping, implementing, and maintaining these features in a live game environment, ensuring player enjoyment and contributing to the creative vision.

What We're Looking For

Work in close collaboration with project leads & directors to shape and evolve various complex design systems that support the engagement, gameplay, and creative vision of the project.,Design, document, prototype, and iterate on these systems, working with a team of developers across multiple disciplines, and oversee their successful implementation from start to finish.,Get hands-on creating the scripting, data, and content required by those systems, diving into the engine and leveraging other tools.,Be responsible for soliciting and integrating feedback from across the team on your own initiative.,Expand and iterate on those systems once they're in the live environment.

Ideal Candidate

5+ years of experience shipping titles as a Systems Designer, working on progression, economy, gameplay system, and gameplay balance features and content.,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.,Strong interest in game progression and economies, and an understanding of what makes them work.,Ability to take initiative and react quickly to changing project needs, drive decisions, then owning the outcome and vision.,Player-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative.,Experience working on live-service multiplayer environments (preferred).,Ability to get hands dirty in Unreal Engine (preferred).,Bonus points for mobile game experience (preferred).

Hard Skills

Systems Design
Game Design
Prototyping
Scripting
Data Creation
Unreal Engine (preferred)
Mobile Game Experience (bonus)

Soft Skills

Collaboration
Communication
Empathy
Problem-solving
Innovative
Initiative
Passionate
Player-focused

Benefits

100% premium coverage for medical, dental, vision HRA for employee and dependents.
Long Term Disability.
Life Insurance.
401k with competitive match.
Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health (free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents).
Events and company-wide paid breaks.
Unlimited PTO and sick time.
Paid sabbatical for 7 years of employment.

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About the Company

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Epic Games, Inc.

Epic Games is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company is best known for developing the Unreal Engine, the globally popular game Fortnite, and operating the Epic Games Store digital storefront.

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