Senior Systems Designer - Multiplayer Economy & Gameplay

2K; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & vision

Paid holidays

Vacation days

Sick days

Parental leave

Wellbeing programs

Maven family planning

Commuter benefits

Fitness reimbursements

401K & ESPP

Job summary

2K is seeking a Senior Systems Designer to lead online multiplayer design, focusing on reward loops, economy integration, and player growth. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, document design intent, and implement features in-engine to drive a balanced, engaging player experience.

You will mentor peers, respond to feedback with rapid iterations, and shape the overall design philosophy across the studio’s multiplayer initiatives while thriving in a fast-paced development

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and implementing gameplay features in released multiplayer games.
• Strong experience with Unreal Engine and Blueprint visual scripting; programming experience (C++, C#) is a plus.
• Experience designing for depth and multiplayer gameplay with economy/reward loops.

Responsibilities

• Drive a small portfolio of complex features through initial creative input, stakeholder buy-in and alignment, consistent design reviews, and day-to-day execution.
• Respond quickly to feedback with stable in-engine updates and iterate rapidly.
• Provide design leadership within your feature area while contributing to broader game quality by mentoring others and sharing insights.
• Reliably source ideas from around the studio, combining with own proposals and references to other products, in order to quickly solve and innovate within design challenges.
• Work cross-functionally within and outside of your team to communicate and align on the work, tradeoffs and dependencies. Radiate changes across the organization; set and mobilize against feature goals; and provide forward-looking direction aligned with greater design philosophy.
• Share best practices and techniques with peers to improve the overall experience

Skills

Unreal Engine

Blueprint visual scripting

C++

C#

Multiplayer gameplay design

Job description

2K is seeking a Senior Systems Designer to lead online multiplayer design, focusing on reward loops, economy integration, and player growth. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, document design intent, and implement features in-engine to drive a balanced, engaging player experience.

You will mentor peers, respond to feedback with rapid iterations, and shape the overall design philosophy across the studio’s multiplayer initiatives while thriving in a fast-paced development