Senior Technical Game Designer

5 Hours ago • 4-8 Years • Level Design

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Technical Game Designer at People Can Fly will be responsible for creating player interaction with the game world and enemies, ensuring fun and engaging mechanics. This involves collaborating with animation, sound, graphics, and programming teams to achieve high visual and sound quality. The role includes implementing player characters using animation blueprints and scripting systems, defining data-driven elements, reporting bugs, and proactively identifying workflow issues. Experience with game engines, scripting systems, and AAA game development in action-oriented genres is crucial, along with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate will also have experience with Maya or similar 3D software and good communication skills.
Must have:
  • AAA game development experience
  • Strong scripting & programming skills
  • Experience with game engines (Unreal preferred)
  • Collaboration with multiple teams
  • Problem-solving & analytical skills
  • Detailed design documentation
  • Action-oriented game genre knowledge
Good to have:
  • Maya/3DS Max experience
  • Lua scripting
  • Mentoring skills
Perks:
  • 100% paid benefits package
  • Full dental coverage
  • 4% RRSP matching
  • Paid winter holidays
  • Paid vacation & sick days
  • Free virtual health & wellbeing sessions
  • Global work environment
  • Personal development opportunities

Job Details

Company Description

People Can Fly, un des principaux studios indépendants de développement de jeux AAA, est composé d’une équipe internationale de centaines de personnes talentueuses travaillant depuis des bureaux situés en Pologne, au Royaume-Uni, aux États-Unis et au Canada, mais aussi de partout dans le monde grâce à nos programmes de télétravail.

Fondée en 2002, PCF a marqué le genre des jeux de tir avec des titres comme Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment et Outriders. Nous sommes l’un des studios Unreal Engine les plus expérimentés de l’industrie et nous renforçons nos capacités au moyen de solutions internes, à savoir l’infrastructure PCF Framework.

Nos équipes créatives travaillent actuellement sur plusieurs titres passionnants : Gemini est notre nouveau projet en développement avec Square Enix ; Gears of War: E-Day est un jeu en collaboration avec Microsoft Corporation ; Bifrost et Lost Rift sont des projets que nous développons en modèle d'auto-édition. Nous travaillons également sur un projet de réalité virtuelle et d'autres projets non dévoilés, plus d'informations à venir plus tard.

Forte de plus de 20 ans d’expérience, PCF se lance à la découverte de nouveaux horizons. Nous avons pour but de combiner notre expertise avec la créativité des meilleurs visionnaires de l’industrie afin de travailler collectivement à la nouvelle génération de jeux d’action destinés à la communauté mondiale de joueurs.

Si vous choisissez d’entreprendre cette aventure avec nous, vous aurez l’occasion de perfectionner votre art et d’approfondir vos connaissances, en travaillant aux côtés de chefs de file de l’industrie pour offrir une expérience unique et toute nouvelle aux joueurs du monde entier.

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People Can Fly is one of the leading independent AAA games development studios. Our international team consists of hundreds of talented individuals who work from offices in Poland, the UK, Ireland, the US, and Canada, as well as from all over the world thanks to our remote work programs.

Founded in 2002, we made our mark on the shooter genre with titles such as Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Outriders. We are one of the most experienced Unreal Engine studios in the industry and we are expanding it with in-house solutions called PCF Framework.

Our creative teams are currently working on several exciting titles: Gemini, a project being developed with Square Enix; Gears of War: E-Day developed in collaboration with Microsoft Corporation; Project Echo for Krafton; Bifrost & Lost Rift are projects we're growing in the self-publishing model. We are also busy working on a VR and undisclosed projects, more information on those to come later.

With over 20 years of experience, PCF sets out to explore new horizons. We aim to combine our expertise with the creativity of the best and most forward-thinking talents in the industry to work together on the new generation of action games for the global gaming community.

If you decide to accompany us on this journey, you’ll have a chance to perfect your craft and expand your knowledge, working alongside leaders in the industry on bringing a brand-new, unique experience to players worldwide.

Job Description

 

 

  • Créer l’interaction du joueur avec le monde et les ennemis.
  • Prêter attention aux mécaniques introduites dans le jeu et collaborer avec les services d’animation, d’audio, de graphisme et de programmation pour assurer que ces mécanismes sont amusants et captivants, tout en offrant la plus haute qualité visuelle et sonore.
  • Établir, de concert avec les programmeurs, la manière dont les fonctionnalités doivent être mises en œuvre et déterminer les éléments qui doivent et ne doivent pas être guidés par les données,
  • Soumettre des rapports clairs et détaillés des bogues aux autres équipes.
  • Mettre en œuvre le personnage joueur avec des animations et des comportements en utilisant des blueprints d’animation, des montages, des effets visuels et des effets sonores à l’aide de divers systèmes de scriptage qui entrent en jeu dans la relation entre, d’une part, les éléments de jeu dans le niveau et l’ensemble du jeu, et d’autre part, toutes les manières dont le joueur peut réagir à chaque élément de jeu.
  • Rechercher de manière proactive les problèmes liés au flux de travail et proposer des solutions.
  • Créer une documentation de conception détaillée et facile à suivre.
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  • Implementation specialist who support game designers, level designers, and other teammates as needed to build player mechanics, camera moments and cinematics, as well as scripted events and puzzles in game levels.  
  • Creating player's interaction with the world and enemies.
  • Attention to mechanics introduced to the game and cooperating with the departments of animation, sound, GFX and programming, to make sure that these mechanisms are fun and engaging, and at the same time represent the highest visual and sound quality.
  • Cooperate with programmers on how features should be implemented and define what should be data driven and what shouldn't.
  • Provide clear and detailed reports of bugs to other teams.
  • Implement player character with animations and behavior using animation blueprints, montages, visual effects & sound effects using various scripting systems in relationship between gameplay elements within the level and the overall game and all of the ways the player can respond to each gameplay element.
  • Assist Level Designers in implementing complex technical elements into their levels. 
  • Act as a supporting teammate for technical game design issues and be able to help determine when something can be manageable in script, and when it should really be handled in code
  • Proactively identify workflow issues and offer solutions.
  • Participate in playtest sessions for involved developers (level designers, artists, animators and programmers) to discuss and improve implemented prototypes.
  • Regular use of Maya with specific plugins 
  • Create detailed and easy to follow design documentation.
  • Sharing knowledge with less experienced peers.
  • Occasional work in Lua script.
  • Occasionally can onboard new hires.
  • 80% of time spent in-engine.

Qualifications

 

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  • Strong knowledge of at least one game engine (multiple engine experience valuable)
  • Strong experience in game design – both practice and theory (paper design and implementation).
  • Strong experience with visual and/or text based scripting systems and experience with programming and scripting languages.
  • Experience working with a variety of established game toolsets.
  • Shipped AAA games before, ideally in a very action-oriented third person genre.
  • Some knowledge of Maya, 3DS Max or similar 3D package
  • An in depth understanding of major elements of game design.
  • Strong analytical and formal thinking, able to break problems down in their key variables and identify the relations between them.
  • Deep understanding of systems design, player psychology, and emerging industry trends.
  • Great understanding of creative and game development processes.
  • Strong problem solving and trouble-shooting skills.
  • Ability to process, understand and implement feedback.
  • Ability to prioritize and deliver best quality work under a tight schedule.
  • Knowledge of action-adventure or combat-oriented RPG genre games.
  • Good mentoring skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.


Nice to have

  • Knowledge of Maya and familiarity with plugins
  • Lua scripting experience

Additional Information

Au Canada

  • Un ensemble d’avantages sociaux payés à 100 % par PCF. La compagnie d’assurance rembourse les réclamations à 100 % (jusqu’à 1000 $ de services par année, en plus d’une couverture familiale ou individuelle).
  • Une couverture dentaire complète, y compris les soins dentaires majeurs et l’orthodontie.
  • La cotisation égale au REER à hauteur de 4 % avant déductions fiscales, 100 % acquis dès le premier jour.
  • Une semaine de congé payé pendant les vacances d’hiver.
  • 20 jours de congé payé et 5 jours de congé de maladie payé.
  • Des séances gratuites de soins virtuels de santé et de bien-être mental, incluses dans le régime pour les membres et leurs personnes à charge.
  • Des occasions de développement personnel et la possibilité d’œuvrer dans un environnement mondial.
  • L’occasion de travailler au sein d’une équipe créative avec des personnes passionnées par ce qu’elles font.
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  • Benefit package 100% paid by PCF. Insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $1000 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage).
  • Full Dental coverage, including major dental
  • 4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested on day 1
  • Paid week off during Winter Holidays
  • 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days
  • Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents
  • Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment
  • Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do

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About The Company

People Can Fly is a global video game development company operating in Poland, the UK and North America.


We are one of the leading Unreal Engine studios in the industry.


Established in 2002, PCF made its mark on the shooter genre. The studio is known for titles such as Bulletstorm: Full Clip (launched on April 7, 2017), Gears of War: Judgment (published in 2013) and Bulletstorm (an original, Unreal Engine 3-powered onslaught of ‘kill with skill’ gameplay and blockbuster moments published in 2011) and award-winning Painkiller (launched in 2004).


People Can Fly's new RPG shooter Outriders is available now on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now.


People Can Fly studio is currently working on several exciting titles: Gemini is our new project being developed with Square Enix; Bifrost, Victoria and Dagger are projects we're growing in the self-publishing model. We also have one project in the concept phase – Red; as well as two projects in VR technology – Green Hell VR and Thunder - a new project based on one of the IPs from the Group’s portfolio.


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