Principal Game Designer

What you'll do

• Create compelling and imaginative player controls and own their technical implementation in UE5.
• Lead the vision and design for the feel of player controls on the sticks.
• Shape the player’s moment-to-moment experience directly.
• Master the inner-workings of game mechanics, player systems, and weapons to lead the larger team.
• Coordinate with Animation, Code, and Art departments to bring the game to life.
• Develop gameplay-driven mechanics and experiences that prioritize finding the fun.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years’ experience in the games industry working in a Design role shipping at least one title (preferred).
• Experience with text-based scripting, visual scripting, and/or programming languages (preferred).
• Strong understanding of game engine tools and pipelines such as UE5 or Unity (preferred).
• Ability to create compelling player control and own technical implementation in UE5.
• Ability to lead the vision and design of player control feel on the sticks.
• Expertise in the inner-workings of game mechanics, player systems, and weapons.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with Animation, Code, and Art departments.
• Positive, solution-oriented attitude with a passion for building gameplay-driven mechanics (preferred).