Technical Game Designer (Gameplay Bots)

Respawn Entertainment; West Chatsworth (CA); In loco; USD 95.000 - 140.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Respawn Entertainment, a leading game developer known for Apex Legends, is seeking a Game Designer to shape and iterate Bots components for the Battle Royale. You will analyze match flow, define Bot AI behavior, and work with engineers to push updates through release and post-release support.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance Bot performance, incorporate player feedback, and contribute to live-service gameplay with strong scripting and design sense.

Competenze

• 3+ years professional experience as a game designer on a multiplayer game.
• Direct experience building NPC / AI behaviors.
• Experience implementing designs via scripting.
• Strong track record in design and balance.
• Played and formed opinions about many live games.
• Strong opinions on best practices of how Bots should behave in an FPS.

Mansioni

• Analyze the match flow and tactics of Apex Legends, and identify key patterns of successful play.
• Design AI behaviors and establish expectations of performance for Bots.
• Partner with and support engineers to implement updates to Bots systems.
• Hold and communicate the vision for the feature to collaborators including Product, Data and Analytics, Production and more.
• Ensure a high quality release by bug fixing, balancing, and creating a robust system that supports Bots in the Battle Royale.
• Support other designers with broader gameplay.

Conoscenze

Game design

AI behaviors

Scripting

Live games

Balance design

Bots in FPS

Descrizione del lavoro

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, and Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order.

Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry.

Apex Legends is looking for a Game Designer who will help us shape and iterate on in-game Bots components for the Battle Royale. You'll work to identify expected player behaviors at various skill levels and how to replicate those with automated players (aka Bots). You will be responsible for quality of life improvements and designing updates to existing Bots systems and pushing those updates through to release, and sustaining them with post release support. You will balance performance constraints with healthy bot behaviors to create autonomous opponents that can challenge players in the dynamic landscape of the Apex BR. Incorporate player metrics, sentiment, and playtest feedback into decision making. You have experience on a live service game in AI or Systems design, and have strong enough technical and scripting abilities to work independently.

You will report to the Senior Lead Game Designer.

What You'll Do…

• Analyze the match flow and Tactics of Apex Legends, and identify key patterns of successful play
• Design AI behaviors and establish expectations of performance for Bots
• Partner with and support engineers to implement updates to Bots systems
• Hold and communicate the vision for the feature to your collaborators including Product, Data and Analytics, Production and more
• Ensure a high quality release by bug fixing, balancing, and creating a robust system that supports Bots in the Battle Royale
• Support other designers with broader gameplay

Ideally, you also will have…

• 3+ years professional experience as a game designer on a multiplayer game
• Direct experience building NPC / AI behaviors
• Experience in rapid prototyping and iterative design
• Experience implementing designs via scripting
• Understanding of game feel and polish
• Strong track record in design and balance
• Played and formed a lot of opinions about many live games
• Strong opinions on best practices of how Bots should behave in an FPS

Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

* British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$92,900 - $129,200 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs.