Senior Game Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and balance gameplay systems such as player abilities and weapons
• Iterate, polish and balance player progression and experience
• Assume responsibility for programming the design team’s systems, creating code which is often complex and intricate – both for single player and online content. That responsibility also extends to the analyzation and optimization of code created by teammates 
• Produce prototypes, oversee testing and implement changes
• Collaborate with designers, programmers, and artists to ensure consistency across the board and understand the overall game design vision
• Design innovative, cooperative, and social game systems, and drive their development to fulfill the creative vision of the game while making sure to meet production directives
• Act as producer for your work, collaborating across disciplines to get work done and clear dependencies, ensuring deadlines are met, and championing aspects of the gameplay
• Follow up on features post-launch to improve, add, or remove components (in certain cases)
• Stay up to date on best practices to keep up with the industry & develop your skills and refresh your knowledge
• Adapt to technical and production constraints, reworking designs when and as often as needed
• Assemble all software and hardware required
• Data entry and management of game database assets
• Write clear and concise game design documents
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

Requirements:

• 5+ Experience with designing, developing, and maintaining games or game platform technology (live / online game development a plus).Familiarity with art integration pipelines and modern game development toolsets
• Familiarity across one or more languages or similar: C#, Javascript, Typescript, Python, HTML5, CSS
• Familiarity with Unity or other game engines and tools
• Experience with implementing network gameplay, AI, or physics
• Capable of working with and creating game scripting systems
• Excellent understanding of cooperative and social game systems and game play fundamentals
• Strong understanding of stat curves, player progression systems, and game play loops
• Ability to identify, break down, and define core mechanics
• Familiarity with online gaming communities and live streaming platforms
• Exceptional mentorship, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Strong ability to organize and structure their own work
• Ability to apply critical and analytical thinking to solve complex challenges
• Expert knowledge of gaming software and hardware
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Math, Engineering or related area
• A passion for video games

Bonus

• Shipped at least one AAA multiplayer title