Unreal Engine Technical Designer (Blueprint & Systems Lead)

Pole To Win International; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Dynamic environment

Global company with multiple studios

Job summary

Side, formerly PTW, is a global video game development and services provider partnering with leading developers to deliver complex co-development projects. We seek a Technical Designer to bridge creative vision and technical implementation across Unreal Engine 4-based efforts.

You will lead hands-on Blueprint development, refactor prototypes into scalable systems, mentor designers, and collaborate with engineering, narrative, and UI teams to ensure robust gameplay and polished experiences.

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 development

Gameplay design

Systems design

Level design

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine 4

Blueprint scripting

C++ (Unreal)

Job description

Side, formerly PTW, is a global video game development and services provider partnering with leading developers to deliver complex co-development projects. We seek a Technical Designer to bridge creative vision and technical implementation across Unreal Engine 4-based efforts.

You will lead hands-on Blueprint development, refactor prototypes into scalable systems, mentor designers, and collaborate with engineering, narrative, and UI teams to ensure robust gameplay and polished experiences.