Senior Technical Designer
Job Summary
Job Description
Crytek is seeking a Senior Technical Designer for their Hunt: Showdown game in Frankfurt, Germany. This role involves collaborating across departments to implement advanced gameplay features using visual scripting and proprietary tools. Responsibilities include designing and implementing complex gameplay systems, creating and maintaining asset databases with CRYENGINE, contributing creative design ideas, participating in playtests, iterating on functionality based on feedback, ensuring resource delivery, acting as a technical knowledge source, improving tools and workflows, and debugging systems with QA.
Must have:
- 5+ years of experience in game industry technical design
- Excellent technical skills
- Strong Game Design skills
- Experience with visual scripting
- Strong passion for FPS
- Experience with AI design
- Strong documentation ability
- Team player, self-driven, willing to learn
- Solid English and communication skills
- Relocation to Frankfurt
Good to have:
- Strong math skills
- Knowledge in C++ or other programming languages
- Experience with live service games
- Experience with character or art pipelines
Perks:
- Career Path
- Relocation Support (budget, flights for family)
- Visa and work permit assistance
- Company Apartment (first three months)
- Public Transport Pass
- Gym Card
- State-of-the-art Office
- International Environment
- German Classes
- Company Events
- 24-28 Vacation Days per year
- 10 Public Holidays
9 skills required
Job Details
Crytek is looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Technical Designer to work on Hunt: Showdown in our new state-of-the-art office in Frankfurt, Germany.
As a Senior Technical Designer, you will communicate between all departments involved with the project and implement complex, cutting edge gameplay features in cooperation with them.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement and drive complex gameplay features and systems using visual scripting and other proprietary tools
- Create and maintain asset databases, using CRYENGINE.
- Contribute creative design ideas to the project.
- Participate in team playtests around new features.
- Iterate on functionality based on feedback.
- Work with other departments to ensure all required resources are scheduled and delivered.
- Be a technical knowledge source for other members of the development team.
- Contribute tool and workflow improvement ideas.
- Work closely with QA to debug systems.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional work experience in the game industry in a Technical Design capacity.
- Excellent technical skills.
- Strong Game Design skills.
- Experience with (visual) scripting.
- Strong passion for FPS.
- Experience with AI design.
- Strong documentation ability.
- Team player, self-driven and willing to learn.
- Solid English skills, good communication skills with strong affinity for transparency.
- Relocation to Frankfurt.
Pluses
- Strong math skills.
- Knowledge in C++ or other programming languages.
- Experience with live service games.
- Experience with character or art pipelines and workflows.
What you can expect from us
Career Path
Your professional development is important to us, so we have laid out a career plan to help you progress towards your goals and objectives.
Relocation Support
We offer a relocation budget and full coverage of flights to Frankfurt for you and your family.
You can expect extensive assistance with visa, work permits, and communication with authorities during the relocation process, as well as help settling into Germany (e.g. setting up appointments with banks, government agencies, schools, landlords, finding apartments etc.).
Company Apartment
To help you get settled, we provide you with a fully furnished company apartment during your first three months in Frankfurt.
Public Transport Pass
Discover Frankfurt by bus, tram and metro – free of charge.
Gym Card
A healthy body is a healthy mind. We offer a membership at the premium gym chain Fitness First in Germany. Work out, join group fitness classes, or relax in the wellness facilities.
State-of-the-art Office
We’ve recently moved into a brand-new, modern office located in the heart of Frankfurt. Our new workspace is designed to inspire creativity and collaboration, with open areas, quiet zones, and top-tier facilities — all just steps away from public transport, restaurants, bars and cultural hotspots.
International Environment
We truly embody diversity at Crytek. With employees from over 42 different countries, we define ourselves by our cultural diversity.
German Classes
Understanding the local culture will make your stay abroad more enjoyable, and Crytek supports that by offering German language courses for you and your family.
Events
Join us on our exciting company events, including new starter breakfasts, summer and winter parties, our annual trip to Gamescom in Cologne, and many more!
Vacation Days
At our Frankfurt office you can enjoy 24 days of vacation per year, and every 2 years you get 1 more (up to a maximum of 28 days). You will also have on average 10 public holidays on top of the days you take off.
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