Senior Systems Designer

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems Designer to join our team at Epic Games. As a Senior Systems Designer, you will be responsible for designing and implementing key features related to progression, economy, and gameplay balance for a new game project.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate closely with project leads and directors to shape and evolve complex design systems that support engagement, gameplay, and creative vision
• Design, document, prototype, and iterate on these systems working with a multidisciplinary team of developers, and oversee their successful implementation from start to finish
• Participate actively in creating scripts, data, and content required by these systems by diving into the engine and leveraging other tools
• Solicit and integrate proactive feedback from the entire team to ensure a fun and engaging experience for players
• Develop and iterate on these systems once they are deployed in live environment to ensure the game remains engaging and fun for players

What We Are Looking For

• More than 5 years of experience in delivering titles as a systems designer, having worked on progression, economy, game systems, and gameplay balance
• Experience working in multiplayer live service environments and ability to work directly in Unreal Engine, with mobile game experience being a plus
• Demonstrated talent for empathy towards players and a deep understanding of their motivations, play forms, and the effects of progression and objectives on the gaming experience
• Strong interest in game progression and economy, and understanding of their success mechanisms
• Ability to take initiative and react quickly to changing project needs, orient decisions, and assume results and vision
• Player-focused, passionate, solution-oriented, and innovative – these traits are a guarantee of success at Epic and influence everything we do

Benefits

We pay 100% of employee and dependent benefits premiums, and offer additional coverage for medical, dental, and vision care, serious illness, telemedicine, life insurance, death or mutilation by accident insurance, and long-term disability insurance. We also offer a weekly indemnity (short-term disability) and a retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions. In addition to the employee assistance program, we offer a comprehensive mental well-being program through Modern Health, an organization that provides free therapy and coaching services to employees and dependents.

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