Technical Designer, Amazon Games

Welcome to Amazon Games Bucharest! Joining the ranks of the existing development teams in Orange County, Montreal, San Diego and Seattle, we’re excited to expand Amazon Games’ commitment to creating and publishing incredible games, and we’re on the lookout for talented folks to join us as we grow.

At Amazon Games, our ambition is to create bold new experiences that foster community in and around our games. Our team of game industry veterans is developing and publishing live service AAA multiplayer games and developing original IPs, including New World, with our studios and teams in Seattle, Orange County, San Diego, and Montreal. Amazon Games also publishes best-in-class games working closely with our partners, leading with Lost Ark from Smilegate RPG, Throne and Liberty from NCSOFT, Blue Protocol from Bandai Namco Online as well as the next major entry in the Tomb Raider series from Crystal Dynamics.

Key job responsibilities
As a Technical Designer focused on gameplay you will write and optimize script code for player and AI entities and debug and fixes issues from the live game. You will have a strong blend of gameplay design expertise (especially with animation driven combat) and strong technical expertise.

You will:
Write script code for various gameplay elements
Debug and fix gameplay issues
Work with the tech and tools team to improve our workflows and pipelines

A day in the life
This position is office-based, with the flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week in line with Amazon’s current flexible work guidance. Amazon encourages open communication about unique needs for flexible arrangements.

Basic Qualifications

- Experience in the Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops) experience
- Expertise with a scripting language (lua, C#, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

- Extensive gameplay design experience
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role.
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role.

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