Apex Bot Gameplay Designer (Live Ops)

Respawn Entertainment; West Chatsworth (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Respawn Entertainment, a leading game developer known for Apex Legends, is seeking a Game Designer to shape and iterate Bots components for the Battle Royale. You will analyze match flow, define Bot AI behavior, and work with engineers to push updates through release and post-release support.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance Bot performance, incorporate player feedback, and contribute to live-service gameplay with strong scripting and design sense.

Qualifications

• 3+ years professional experience as a game designer on a multiplayer game.
• Direct experience building NPC / AI behaviors.
• Experience implementing designs via scripting.
• Strong track record in design and balance.
• Played and formed opinions about many live games.
• Strong opinions on best practices of how Bots should behave in an FPS.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the match flow and tactics of Apex Legends, and identify key patterns of successful play.
• Design AI behaviors and establish expectations of performance for Bots.
• Partner with and support engineers to implement updates to Bots systems.
• Hold and communicate the vision for the feature to collaborators including Product, Data and Analytics, Production and more.
• Ensure a high quality release by bug fixing, balancing, and creating a robust system that supports Bots in the Battle Royale.
• Support other designers with broader gameplay.

Skills

Game design

AI behaviors

Scripting

Live games

Balance design

Bots in FPS

Job description

Respawn Entertainment, a leading game developer known for Apex Legends, is seeking a Game Designer to shape and iterate Bots components for the Battle Royale. You will analyze match flow, define Bot AI behavior, and work with engineers to push updates through release and post-release support.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance Bot performance, incorporate player feedback, and contribute to live-service gameplay with strong scripting and design sense.