Technical Designer

Playable Worlds; San Marcos (TX); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to creating immersive online worlds as a Technical Designer. In this role, you will design and implement gameplay systems while collaborating with talented teams across engineering, art, and audio. Your expertise in scripting languages, particularly TypeScript, will be crucial in ensuring seamless integration and scalability of systems. With a commitment to innovation and a diverse work environment, this position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in the gaming industry. If you have a passion for games and a wealth of experience in MMO-like systems, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of industry experience with MMO systems.
• Experience with 1-2 scripting languages, especially TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing gameplay systems and documenting them.
• Collaborating with Art and Audio teams for gameplay features.

Skills

Scripting Languages

TypeScript

Task Prioritization

Unity

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's Degree in Gaming

Tools

Unity

C#

Job description

About Playable Worlds

Playable Worlds is a team of talented and creative game industry professionals working together on a sandbox MMO built for the cloud. Led by Raph Koster (Ultima Online; Star Wars Galaxies), Playable Worlds offers a collaborative and diverse work environment, competitive pay and benefits, and opportunities to create innovative gameplay experiences in online worlds that feel real and engaging.

All positions at Playable Worlds are currently remote. The salary range for this position is $70,000-$90,000 annually, plus stock options.

Summary

This Technical Designer position is responsible for:

1. Designing the technical implementation of gameplay systems, executing that implementation, and documenting it.
2. Iterating on new and existing systems based on team and player feedback.
3. Coordinating with Engineering to ensure design scripting integrates efficiently with other game systems and maintains MMO-level scalability.
4. Collaborating with Art and Audio teams to determine visual and auditory requirements of gameplay features and systems.

The ideal candidate will have experience with these responsibilities on multiple game projects, preferably with MMO complexity and similar systems.

Knowledge/Skill/Ability Requirements

1. At least 7+ years of industry experience, with 2 or more shipped projects involving MMO-like systems where they contributed significantly.
2. Bachelor’s degree or higher; degrees in computer science or gaming are advantageous.
3. Extensive experience with 1-2 scripting languages; knowledge of TypeScript is required.
4. Familiarity with Unity.
5. Ability to quickly learn new, internally developed systems specific to this project.
6. Strong task prioritization skills for timely completion.

Bonus Points

1. Reading source code for main game; familiarity with C# is a major plus.
2. Passion for video games.
3. Significant experience with competitive and cooperative multiplayer online games.

Note: Job descriptions are not exhaustive of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Playable Worlds Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment, and to listening to diverse viewpoints to improve our products and workplace. Employment decisions are made based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without discrimination based on age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or other protected characteristics.

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