Senior Technical Designer

Epic Games; Vancouver; On-site; USD 157,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is redefining interactive entertainment. As a senior game developer, you will leverage your extensive experience to design and build innovative tools that empower creators in the Fortnite ecosystem. This role allows you to advocate for users, ensuring that the tools you develop enhance their gaming experience. With a strong focus on collaboration and creativity, you will be part of a dynamic team committed to pushing the boundaries of game design and technology. Enjoy a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits while contributing to the future of gaming.

Benefits

100% coverage for employee and dependent benefits

Supplemental medical, dental, and vision coverage

Telemedicine services

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

• 7+ years of experience in game development with a focus on tools for gameplay.
• Strong communication skills to articulate design requirements across teams.

Responsibilities

• Own product design and technical elements from inception to launch.
• Optimize user experience and evolve tools for game development.

Skills

C++

C#

Blueprint

Lua

Python

UEFN's Verse language

Game design principles

User experience design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

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

In this role, you’ll be part of a cross-discipline group of developers whose role is to build the tools that creators use to build and publish games directly into Fortnite. The Product Design team defines requirements, sets outcomes, designs the tools, establishes workflows, and works with programming teams to implement solutions. These features are released to the entire creator continuum to build the games that reach the ever-expanding Fortnite player base.

In this role, you will

1. Own the product design and technical design elements of a feature from inception to ship.
2. Provide clear, considered feedback and propose potential improvements for new tools and features; identify practical solutions to problems.
3. Represent the user and be an advocate for them. Construct the user stories and provide feedback to ensure the tools can be figured out by the user.
4. Use the tools regularly as a user would by creating games to ensure stability and reliability.
5. Support features and UEFN capabilities after launch by collecting user feedback and responding to that feedback.
6. Optimize user experience and evolve the tools to expand the capacity for UEFN to make different types of games in the Fortnite Ecosystem.

What we're looking for

1. A senior game developer with at least 7+ years of experience on completed titles.
2. Experience with programming for gameplay and building designer tools, using C++, C#, Blueprint, Lua, Python, etc. Experience with UEFN’s Verse language is a plus.
3. A broad skill set and can bring a unique perspective to our approach to tools and game development.
4. Design and development of tools used by game designers to create content.
5. Experience developing gameplay systems and tools required to develop them.
6. Ability to communicate and articulate design requirements to other disciplines.
7. Strong sense of game design principles and understanding of what constitutes a quality game.
8. Can demonstrate an understanding of user experience and product design.
9. Familiarity with Fortnite and Epic Games' suite of products.
10. Player and Creator first, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do.

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.

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

British Columbia Base Pay Range $157,847 — $231,508 USD

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

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