Unreal Engine 4 Technical Designer – Systems & Gameplay

SIDE; Florida; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Multicultural environment

Career progression

Job summary

Side is looking for a Technical Designer to bridge creative vision and technical implementation across co-development projects. You will leverage Unreal Engine 4, hands-on Blueprint development, and systems architecture while collaborating with narrative and UI teams.

Ideal candidates have deep Unreal Engine 4 experience and a strong FPS design background, with excellent mentoring and communication skills to guide design teams through complex gameplay systems.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise with Unreal Engine 4 and a strong understanding of gameplay, systems, and level design.
• Strong FPS design experience with a track record of improving gameplay flow, combat encounters, progression, and player engagement.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills, with the ability to balance creative vision against production realities.

Responsibilities

• Refactor prototype Blueprint assets into scalable, reusable systemic actors, utilizing C++ in Unreal Engine 4 when core performance or extension is needed.
• Build UI tooling and developer interfaces to surface debug information and diagnostics to logs and HUDs.
• Debug and verify large-scale game systems, cleaning up errors and resolving content or code issues.
• Implement gameplay mechanics and reward systems while partnering with narrative teams to seamlessly hook up quest lines.

Skills

Unreal Engine 4

Blueprint scripting

Gameplay design

Systems design

Level design

Mentoring

Communication

C++

UI tooling

Tools

C++

UI tooling

Job description

Side is looking for a Technical Designer to bridge creative vision and technical implementation across co-development projects. You will leverage Unreal Engine 4, hands-on Blueprint development, and systems architecture while collaborating with narrative and UI teams.

Ideal candidates have deep Unreal Engine 4 experience and a strong FPS design background, with excellent mentoring and communication skills to guide design teams through complex gameplay systems.