Game Developer - Assessment Tasks & Playtesting

Great Value Hiring; United States; On-site; USD 34,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Value Hiring is seeking a Game Developer in the United States to design and build small-scale game projects within a major game engine. The role involves crafting task briefs, creating reference solutions, and shaping strict success criteria for assessed tasks.

The ideal candidate has proven game dev experience across engines (Unity, Godot, Unreal), solid scripting abilities (C#, GDScript, C++, Blueprints), and a track record of thorough playtesting and clear technical writing.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in game development across AAA, indie, solo, or hobby contexts.
• A portfolio or verifiable published work showcasing game skills.
• Advanced proficiency with at least one major game engine (Unity, Godot, Unreal).
• Familiarity with editor tools, scene management, debugging utilities.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve gameplay issues through iterative playtesting.
• Strong written communication for task instructions and acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Design and build small-scale game projects or interactive scenes in a major game engine to support assessment tasks.
• Integrate realistic gameplay bugs requiring thorough playtesting and on-screen analysis to identify and resolve.
• Develop multifaceted gameplay feature challenges leveraging multiple in-game systems and mechanics.
• Draft clear briefs for each task, emulating instruction styles from players, designers, or producers.
• Create reference solutions including bug fixes and feature implementations for every assignment.
• Define detailed success criteria with input sequences, expected visuals, and verifiable in-game states.
• Conduct end-to-end playtesting to ensure reliability and solvability.

Skills

Game development

Portfolio

Engine proficiency

Scripting languages

Playtesting

Technical writing

Tools

Unity

Godot

Unreal

C#

GDScript

C++

Blueprints

Job description

Great Value Hiring is seeking a Game Developer in the United States to design and build small-scale game projects within a major game engine. The role involves crafting task briefs, creating reference solutions, and shaping strict success criteria for assessed tasks.

The ideal candidate has proven game dev experience across engines (Unity, Godot, Unreal), solid scripting abilities (C#, GDScript, C++, Blueprints), and a track record of thorough playtesting and clear technical writing.