Senior Technical Designer

Epic Games; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is redefining interactive entertainment. As a Senior Technical Designer, you will play a crucial role in designing systems and features that enhance the Fortnite Ecosystem. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring a seamless experience for both players and developers. You will leverage your extensive experience in gameplay systems and your passion for player experience to empower creators and shape the future of gaming. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, this role promises to be both challenging and rewarding, making a significant impact in the industry.

Benefits

100% benefits coverage for employees and dependents

Supplemental medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life and AD&D insurance

Long term disability insurance

Retirement savings plan with employer match

Employee assistance program

Mental well-being program with free therapy

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a technical designer with experience in gameplay systems.
• Strong understanding of player motivations and experience.

Responsibilities

• Design gameplay features to expand the Fortnite Ecosystem.
• Establish tools and workflows for quality end-user experience.

Skills

Technical Game System Design

Gameplay Systems Design

Player Experience Understanding

Communication Skills

Collaboration Skills

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blueprints

Job description

DESIGN

What We Do

Put your design skills to work at a cutting-edge company that challenges the norm. From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic.

What You'll Do

Epic Games’ Creator Platform team is looking for a Senior Technical Designer. In this role, you will help design systems and features, while refining the tools and workflow used by both first-party and individual creators to build engaging experiences. You will be working on core gameplay systems straddling Unreal Engine, UEFN, and Fortnite to empower developers. Our ideal candidate has experience in systems and gameplay design and brings a passion for creative empowerment for both players and developers alike.

In this role, you will

• Help identify and design gameplay features that expand the Fortnite Ecosystem to new genres and audiences.
• Establish both the tools and workflow, ensuring a good end-user experience and producing quality documentation.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to guide the feature to final implementation, providing feedback and design input throughout the process.
• Provide constant design feedback about features and take on feedback from other team members and disciplines.
• Be the primary point of contact for triage of open issues related to your feature.
• Help develop new features and processes within the design team.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years experience shipping multiple titles as a technical designer, building and supporting gameplay systems.
• Passionate about player experience, with a deep understanding of player motivations, player expectation, and player agency.
• Technical Game System Design: Data Asset Architecture; Spreadsheet Automation; Strong software architecture in Blueprints; Algorithm efficiency and robustness; Impeccable ability to translate between programmers and designers.
• Demonstrated understanding of gameplay systems, tools, and workflow.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience guiding collaboration across various disciplines.
• Experience working with multiple engines including Unreal would be ideal.

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

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.