Remote Technical Game Designer & Tools Engineer

thatgamecompany, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Pet Insurance

Compassionate leave

Pre-tax wellness stipend

Pre-tax work from home stipend

401k with company match

Mental health resources

Discount portal

Grow Together

Professional development support

Job summary

thatgamecompany, Inc. is seeking a Technical Game Designer to join a small studio working remotely from US and Canada.

You will be a designer-programmer hybrid collaborating with engineering and design to drive core gameplay systems and tooling, and to create rich player immersion. The role involves prototyping in C++, C, and C#, building camera features, level editor tooling, and supporting live gameplay, with a focus on fast iteration and high-quality game feel.

Qualifications

• Proficient in C++ (preferred), C, C# for quickly prototyping 3D gameplay
• Visual scripting
• Multiplayer game development
• Online operation of a live game
• Maya or 3D game engines
• Portfolio of your work
• Ok to take a test as part of our process

Responsibilities

• Crafting technical systems that enable gameplay (either alone or with a small team)
• Create fluid user interactions with rich feedback and polished game feel
• Enables team members by improving the creative pipeline
• Is comfortable with cross-disciplinary work and collaboration

Skills

C++

C

C#

Visual scripting

Multiplayer game development

Live game operation

Portfolio

Tools

Maya

3D game engines

Job description

thatgamecompany, Inc. is seeking a Technical Game Designer to join a small studio working remotely from US and Canada.

You will be a designer-programmer hybrid collaborating with engineering and design to drive core gameplay systems and tooling, and to create rich player immersion. The role involves prototyping in C++, C, and C#, building camera features, level editor tooling, and supporting live gameplay, with a focus on fast iteration and high-quality game feel.