Systems Designer

Epic Games; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 107,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company in Vancouver is seeking a Systems Designer to develop progression and economy features for a new game project. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience, particularly in live-service environments, and demonstrates a strong understanding of player motivations. The role involves designing, prototyping, and iterating on features while collaborating with a cross-disciplinary team. This position offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including a robust mental well-being program.

Benefits

100% benefits coverage for employees and dependents

Retirement savings plan with competitive employer match

Mental well-being program including free therapy

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Systems Designer on progression and engagement features.
• Experience in live-service multiplayer environments is preferred.
• Demonstrated talent for empathizing with players.

Responsibilities

• Design and prototype game progression and economy features.
• Collaborate with project leadership and communicate vision effectively.
• Iterate on systems after launch to keep the game engaging.

Skills

Experience shipping titles as a Systems Designer

Understanding of player motivations

Strong interest in game progression

Ability to drive decisions

Job description

Overview

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.

What We Do

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

What You\'ll Do Epic Games is looking for a Systems Designer to build progression and economy-related game features on a new game project. This includes designing and prototyping the features, working with a cross-disciplinary development team to implement them, and finally creating the high-level scripting and content required to realize them in-game fully.

In this role, you will

• Design, prototype, and collaborate with other Designers and project leadership to ensure your systems deliver the desired player experience and achieve other project goals
• Communicate the vision for these features to developers across multiple disciplines, and ensure they have the information needed to implement them quickly and effectively
• Solicit and integrate feedback from across the team, ensuring we’re delivering the best version of your systems to our players
• Create the scripting/data/content required by those systems, iterating from early prototypes to final shippable quality
• Expand and iterate on those systems once they’re in the live environment, ensuring the game remains exciting and engaging to players over the long term

What we\'re looking for

• 5+ years of experience shipping titles as a Systems Designer, working on progression, economy, and/or engagement features and content
• Experience working on live-service multiplayer environments is preferred
• Demonstrated talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations, forms of play, and the effects of progression and goal setting on play
• Strong interest in game progression and economies, and an understanding of what makes them work
• Able to react quickly to changing project needs, drive decisions, and then own that vision
• You’re player-focused, passionate, 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 $107,812 — $158,124 CAD

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

Note to Recruitment Agencies

Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.