Senior Competitive Systems Designer - Apex Legends

Electronic Arts Ltd; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Sick time

Holidays

401(k) plan

Job summary

Electronic Arts' Respawn studio seeks a Senior Systems Designer – Competitive Systems to shape how players compete in Apex Legends. You design and evolve systems for Ranked progression, matchmaking, leaderboards, rewards, and test formats across seasons.

Collaborating with Design, Analytics, UX, Engineering, and Esports, you balance fairness, performance, and engagement while using telemetry and data to iterate features and drive cross‑functional goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional game design experience owning progression, scoring, competitive structures, or live‑service features.
• Experience designing Ranked modes, rating systems, ladders, tournaments, and other competitive systems.
• Familiarity with MMR, skill-rating systems, matchmaking constraints, and competitive matchmaking concepts.
• Proven track record of taking features from concept through implementation, scripting, technical prototyping, tuning, launch, and live iteration.
• Strong implementation skills including text scripting and ability to create prototypes using in-house tools and platform.

Responsibilities

• Design and own major competitive systems for Apex Legends, including Ranked progression and matchmaking-related features.
• Develop new competitive formats, limited-time modes, and structured competition beyond Ranked play.
• Define competitive goals, rules, progression, eligibility, and recognition to motivate players across all skill levels.
• Collaborate with Matchmaking, Analytics, Anti-Cheat, and Esports to ensure match quality and integrity.
• Balance competitive accuracy with queue times, accessibility, social play, and long-term engagement.
• Use telemetry, feedback, and live-service learnings to define metrics and iterate on features.
• Collaborate across UX, Engineering, Analytics, and Community to align on design intent and outcomes.
• Prototype, implement, tune, and support features throughout development and live service operations.

Skills

Game design

Ranked systems

MMR concepts

Scripting/prototyping

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

In-house tools

Job description

Electronic Arts' Respawn studio seeks a Senior Systems Designer – Competitive Systems to shape how players compete in Apex Legends. You design and evolve systems for Ranked progression, matchmaking, leaderboards, rewards, and test formats across seasons.

Collaborating with Design, Analytics, UX, Engineering, and Esports, you balance fairness, performance, and engagement while using telemetry and data to iterate features and drive cross‑functional goals.