Senior Systems Designer

Psyonix, an Epic Games subsidiary, seeks a Senior Systems Designer to lead the design, management, and implementation of game systems for Rocket League. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to create engaging features and content, developing systems for match feedback, player analytics, and matchmaking, and writing clear design documentation. The designer will also be responsible for guiding tactical implementation, establishing timelines, ensuring stakeholder alignment, and responding to community feedback to enhance the player experience.

Must Have

• Design, develop, implement, and improve systems for Rocket League
• Create game systems supporting match feedback, player analytics, and matchmaking
• Write clear design documentation and lead design initiatives
• Collaborate with design, development, production, and product management teams
• Work with production to establish clear timelines for design tasks
• Ensure alignment among stakeholders and oversee feature implementation
• Monitor community feedback, identify player needs, and develop action plans
• 7+ years of experience in game design, with emphasis on systems design for competitive multiplayer/live service games
• 5+ years of experience in technical design, implementing systems for published competitive multiplayer games
• Excellent written communication skills
• Strong oral communication skills and experience in multidisciplinary collaboration
• Experience with Unreal Editor and Blueprints
• Professional experience with a high-level programming language

Perks & Benefits

• 100% paid health benefits premiums for employees and dependents (medical, dental, vision)
• Additional coverage for critical illness, telemedicine, life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability
• Weekly indemnity (short-term disability)
• Retirement savings plan with competitive employer contribution
• Employee assistance program
• Extensive mental wellness program via Modern Health (free therapy and coaching for employees and dependents)

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What We Do

Put your design skills to work for a cutting-edge company that challenges norms. From character and level design to high-performance systems and game design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic.

What You'll Do

Psyonix, an Epic Games subsidiary, is looking for a Senior Systems Designer to design, manage, implement, and lead game systems for Rocket League. You will work with development teams composed of artists, programmers, designers, producers, and product managers to create features and content that will entertain and captivate the Rocket League player community.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Design, develop, implement, and improve systems in line with Rocket League's design principles
• Create game systems that support match feedback, player analytics, and automatic matchmaking
• Write clear and concise design documentation, and lead design initiatives for Rocket League
• Collaborate with Epic's design, development, production, and product management teams to guide the tactical implementation of Rocket League initiatives
• Work with the production team to establish clear timelines for design-related tasks, priorities, and statuses
• Ensure alignment between multiple stakeholders and oversee the implementation of the features, systems, and designs for which you are responsible
• Monitor community feedback, identify player needs, assess what is feasible, and develop an action plan to address them

What We're Looking For

• Passion for Rocket League and Esport games
• Familiarity and interest in the features and mechanics of the Fortnite ecosystem
• Advanced experience (7+ years) in game design, with an emphasis on systems design for competitive multiplayer and/or live service games
• Advanced experience (5+ years) in technical design, focused on implementing systems for published competitive multiplayer games
• Excellent written communication skills and demonstrated experience effectively conveying design ideas through documentation
• Strong oral communication skills and experience in multidisciplinary collaboration
• Passion for personal development and for mentoring colleagues
• Experience with Unreal Editor and Blueprints
• Professional experience with a high-level programming language (e.g., C++, C#, Swift, JavaScript, Python, Verse, etc.)

Benefits

We pay 100% of the premiums associated with benefits, for both employees and dependents, and offer additional coverage for medical, dental, and vision care, critical illness, telemedicine, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and long-term disability insurance. We also offer weekly indemnity (short-term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer contribution. In addition to the employee assistance program, we offer an extensive mental wellness program through Modern Health, an organization that provides free therapy and coaching services to employees and dependents.

About Us

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

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