Senior Live Ops Systems Designer – Multiplayer (Warzone)

Activision; Town of Middleton (WI); On-site; USD 99,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with match

Paid holidays

Job summary

Activision Raven seeks an Expert Systems Designer to shape player-facing systems across Call of Duty: Warzone. You will own features from concept through launch and live operation, collaborating with Design, Product Management, Analytics, UX, Engineering, and partner studios.

You will use telemetry, market trends, and community feedback to guide design decisions and balance player needs with commercial goals for a free-to-play live-service game.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional game development experience focusing on systems design.
• Experience shipping AAA multiplayer titles with live-service support.
• Experience designing multiplayer modes, progression, economies, or engagement features.
• Experience designing for free-to-play or large-scale live-service games.
• Ownership of complex player-facing features from concept to live operation.
• Hands-on experience with scripting languages and proprietary tools.

Responsibilities

• Define vision, structure, and goals of gameplay and engagement systems.
• Design and refine game modes, progression, economies, rewards, and engagement features.
• Implement and iterate on systems using scripting and development tools.
• Build models to evaluate loot distribution, XP curves, economies, and system behaviors.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to align design with creative vision.

Skills

Systems design

Multiplayer

Telemetry analysis

Design documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor-level in a relevant field

Tools

Confluence

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Visio

Job description

Activision Raven seeks an Expert Systems Designer to shape player-facing systems across Call of Duty: Warzone. You will own features from concept through launch and live operation, collaborating with Design, Product Management, Analytics, UX, Engineering, and partner studios.

You will use telemetry, market trends, and community feedback to guide design decisions and balance player needs with commercial goals for a free-to-play live-service game.