AI-Driven Game Designer: Breakthrough Gameplay Systems

Google LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind in London seeks a Game Designer who can merge AI research with engaging player experiences. You will design core loops, mechanics, and systems that showcase AI as creative material, bridging researchers, engineers, and designers to deliver prototypes across genres.

You will translate high-level AI capabilities into playable mechanics, lead design workshops, and help push the boundaries of modern game design while ensuring accessible, captivating experiences for players worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in game design, including one or more shipped commercial titles.
• Experience architecting agentic workflows and implementing generative AI models within a game production or software development pipeline.
• Experience leading experimental design projects or Research and Development initiatives.
• Experience with UI/UX systems or mechanics that focuses on player accessibility and cognitive load management.
• Experience prototyping using industry-standard engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal) or scripting languages (e.g., C#, Python).

Responsibilities

• Inspire others with strong creative that meets the constraints of a brief.
• Build, playtest, and iterate on interactive proofs-of-concept, leveraging both traditional game engines and generative AI systems.
• Work closely with a cross-functional team of researchers, engineers, and designers to find creative solutions and achieve project goals.
• Lead design workshops and brainstorming sessions to uncover novel applications for AI across a various range of genres, from sandbox simulation to emergent narratives.
• Translate high-level AI capabilities into elegant game mechanics, intuitive player loops, and compelling interactive systems.

Skills

Gameplay design

Generative AI in games

UI/UX design

Prototyping

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Unity

Unreal

C#

Python

Job description

Google DeepMind in London seeks a Game Designer who can merge AI research with engaging player experiences. You will design core loops, mechanics, and systems that showcase AI as creative material, bridging researchers, engineers, and designers to deliver prototypes across genres.

You will translate high-level AI capabilities into playable mechanics, lead design workshops, and help push the boundaries of modern game design while ensuring accessible, captivating experiences for players worldwide.