SENIOR SYSTEMS DESIGNER
Special Note to Candidates: If everything about this job looks great except the location, DAM still encourages you to submit because we are actively trying to fill other mid, senior and lead systems design roles throughout the United States and Canada as well as fully remote options.
Additional DAM Insight
- 6-year-old independent PC/Console Developer focused on MMORPG game development
- Studio Side = 50
- Focused on creating Original IPs
- They have two unannounced game projects in development currently
- Received Most Anticipated MMORPG industry accolades
- Relocation Assistance will be provided if necessary
- Visa Transfers will be considered
Location
- San Diego, CA
Job Type
- Permanent, Onsite Full-Time Employment
Summary
We are looking for a passionate and talented Senior Systems Designer, interested in creating brand new worlds with a brand-new IP. Our Senior Systems Designer would live and breathe math, spreadsheets, and charts. They would believe in data, logs and playtesting. They can break down a system into its component parts and build it back up blindfolded. They must work well with others, enjoy, and seek out collaboration, and to receive, act on, and supply constructively critical feedback. A passion for Massively Multiplayer RPGs is required!
Responsibilities
- Design, prototype, champion and implement one or more core gameplay systems that may include: core experience, player progression, itemization, combat, or classes
- Maintain overall balance between multiple gameplay systems
- Develop and maintain documentation of owned systems
- Continually iterate, balance and tune features and gameplay based on feedback from team, QA and playtesting
- Communicate, coordinate, and participate in a collaborative, interdisciplinary, cross-studio team environment
- Be adaptable, detail-oriented, well organized and a great communicato
Requirements
- 5+ years of game development experience in a systems designer role
- Shipped multiplayer titles on the current generation of consoles or PC
- Background in an object-oriented scripting or programming language
- Passion for games and game development
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong ability to deconstruct high level gameplay systems and creative direction into specific technical details, features, and tasks
- Ability to work in highly collaborative, interdisciplinary, iterative environment, while delivering under deadlines and time constraints
- Ability to learn new development tools and technologies
- Unreal 4 experience is a major plus
SUBMIT YOUR RESUME
I just want to thank everyone at DAM. It’s been an amazing experience working with you, and I can’t tell you how excited I am about this. You guys were able to match me up so well with opportunities that I really felt like I had an embarrassment of riches – which was, frankly, a huge boost to me with as difficult as things have been for me recently. So thank you, thank you, thank you!
I’m only giving credit where credit is due. Sometimes I feel like there are more recruiting companies than there are companies to work for and most of them l don’t feel comfortable working with. Often it’s too obvious that they only care about moving you from A to B, no matter how bad the fit is. Working with DAM has always felt more personal and that makes all the difference. Nevertheless, I still wish the business model were more along the lines of talent agents.
