Systems Designer – Player-Driven Sports Gameplay

31st Union; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 63,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Small Axe Studios in Burnaby, part of 2K’s growing sports lineup, seeks a thoughtful Systems Designer to shape gameplay foundations. You’ll design, balance, and implement systems that drive player freedom, progression, and engagement across core fantasy features.

You’ll partner with engineers, artists, and other designers to prototype and iterate, ensure integration with UI and content pipelines, and document your designs with clear specs and tuning guidelines.

Qualifications

• Experience in game design with a focus on systems design.
• Experience designing and tuning progression, stats, or in-game economies.
• Strong analytical thinking and collaboration skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Passion for sports games and systemic gameplay.

Responsibilities

• Design core gameplay systems and balance progression, economy, rewards, and player stats.
• Prototype, implement, and iterate systemic features within the game.
• Collaborate with engineers, artists, and designers to integrate systems with gameplay, UI, and content pipelines.
• Create clear design specs and balance sheets; present in team reviews.

Skills

Systems design

Balancing

Analytics

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Unreal Blueprint

Unity

Job description

Small Axe Studios in Burnaby, part of 2K’s growing sports lineup, seeks a thoughtful Systems Designer to shape gameplay foundations. You’ll design, balance, and implement systems that drive player freedom, progression, and engagement across core fantasy features.

You’ll partner with engineers, artists, and other designers to prototype and iterate, ensure integration with UI and content pipelines, and document your designs with clear specs and tuning guidelines.