Lead Systems DesignerGames

Full Time Job
Lead Systems Designer, Games, Amazon

Amazon Game Studios is seeking a Lead Systems Designer to join our game team in either San Diego or Irvine, CA. In this role, you will work with our Creative Director to design the captivating game systems that keep players entertained and rewarded for an unannounced multiplayer action RPG.

You are someone who enjoys pioneering into unknown frontiers. Someone who seeks out the most ambitious work, is relentlessly optimistic, is passionate about developing others in their careers, and has a strong ability and appreciation for the importance of rolling up their sleeves and getting their hands dirty.

You already have experience in building wildly inventive and successful games, and are excited to forge a future of systems design that respects and values a player's time.

Key job responsibilities
• Work closely with the Creative Director and leads to design, implement, and own game systems, features, and content.
• Generate documentation to clearly communicate ideas and goals.
• Prototype, implement, and balance system variables to create an entertaining gameplay experience for a diverse array of play styles.
• Work with all departments on the scheduling and integration of systems designs, as well as feature development goals and execution.
• Work with Product Management to develop data-gathering methods for game balancing and tuning, then implement changes based on the data.
• Work closely with QA to ensure quality throughout the product lifecycle.
• Design, learn, and optimize new tools and workflows with minimal supervision.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Irvine, CA, USA | San Diego, CA, USA

Qualifications

- 5 years of Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops) experience
- Shipped 1 AAA titles as a game designer.
- Experience with Unreal Engine in AAA game production
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Equivalent Experience