Principal Systems Designer - Unannounced AAA Action RPG US - Culver City, United States; US - U[...]

Scopely; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Principal Systems Designer to shape the future of an exciting AAA multiplayer action game. This role offers the chance to influence long-term player progression systems, ensuring engaging mechanics that resonate with millions of players. You'll work within a dynamic, cross-discipline team, leveraging your expertise in gameplay systems and player motivation to create captivating experiences. If you're passionate about game design and want to make a significant impact in the gaming industry, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Pet Insurance

Paid Holidays

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Experience in designing long-term progression systems for games.
• Ability to communicate complex systems effectively.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging mechanics for long-term player progression.
• Collaborate with teams to develop user-friendly game features.

Skills

Progression Systems Design

Gameplay Systems Development

Player Motivation Analysis

Cross-Discipline Collaboration

Crafting Economies Design

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Principal Systems Designer - Unannounced AAA Action RPG

US - Culver City, United States; US - United States

Scopely is looking for aPrincipal Systems Designer to join us remotely from the US or Canada!

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day – whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing, and innovating the gaming industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.

Scopely is building an exciting AAA multiplayer action game for consoles, PC, and mobile, using Unreal 5. We believe this stylized fantasy project has the potential to be massive in scale and industry-defining!

What You Will Do

As a Principal Systems Designer, you will be part of a skilled development team who are tasked with the creation of long term progression systems, focused on social RPG goals. The size and dynamic of this team will grant you considerable responsibility and autonomy in building and maintaining fun, engaging mechanics for millions of players. You will be expected to:

• Deeply understand players' needs and motivations to inform design decisions
• Work with project leads and other designers to develop RPG systems with long-term player progression, crafting, and social interaction as a focus
• Brainstorm, document, and work with a team of designers to bring these systems to life
• Collaborate with cross-discipline teams in the creation of systems that leads to visible, accessible, user-friendly, and engaging features
• Produce and update feature specs that contain the right level of detail while staying concise and easy to understand for the whole team
• Iterate using player and team feedback to optimize for fun, comprehension, and function
• Playtest the game, continuously pushing for improvements to existing designs

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working on progression related systems in games, focusing on fun, balanced systems with long-term play
• Experience working on large and complex gameplay systems such as RPG or 4x economies, crafting systems, or RPG itemization
• Ability to develop and communicate complex systems on Core, Meta and Social layers
• Ability to work well within an international and multicultural, dynamic, cross-discipline, and iterative team environment
• Self-motivated, positive, and collaborative, with an ability to receive and provide objective, useful feedback
• Understanding of designing and modeling for crafting economies in a live game

Bonus Points

• Experience in MMO, Simulation RPG, or similar design
• Experience with social gameplay
• Experience with Unreal Engine

Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

This role will have access to sensitive and/or confidential employee or customer personally identifiable information (PII) and/or Company financial information and therefore will be subject to background checks upon receiving a conditional offer of employment.

For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range

$169,600 - $253,000 USD

About Us

Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences such as "MONOPOLY GO!," “Star Trek Fleet Command,” “Stumble Guys,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” and “Yahtzee With Buddies,” among others.

Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer experience across multiple platforms--from mobile, web, PC and beyond.

Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.

Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.

Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia, EMEA, and North America, and is home to many internal game development teams, referred to as Scopely Studios, with additional game studio partners across four continents.

Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion, and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.

Notice to candidates: Scopely, Inc and its affiliates will never request payment or ask for financial information as a condition for applying to a position or receiving an offer of employment. All official Scopely, Inc. recruiters only use email domains that end with @scopely.com.

Our official website iswww.scopely.com. Please only apply to positions posted on our official website and ensure the recruiter only communicates via the official email domain.

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