Escape Velocity Entertainment

Principal Systems Designer

Escape Velocity Entertainment

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • **What we are looking for:**
  • Escape Velocity is looking for an experienced Principal Systems Designer. You are a master of spreadsheets, possess strong analytical skills, and love the challenge of interpreting large amounts of data and determine the right knobs to turn to give players a fantastic metagame experience. Your Excel knowledge is strong, your systems design is top notch, and your understanding of major game systems is unparalleled. You are exactly the designer we need for an exciting new AAA IP at Escape Velocity Entertainment.

Requirements

  • **What you will bring:**
  • - A can-do attitude that is player oriented…systems design is one of the most technical areas of design, but you remember that simplicity is often a player’s best friend.
  • - At least two shipped AAA games where you worked in a systems design capacity on initiatives related to player investment, i.e. systems and features supporting how players spend time and money to earn content.
  • - Expert knowledge of off-the-shelf design tools, and expertise with Unreal Engine (UE5 preferred)
  • - Professional understanding of the many major metagame systems found in contemporary multiplayer titles, and a keen know-how for how those systems work.
  • - Mentorship skills that include truly caring about the career growth of those that work for you and around you.
  • - Strong creative and technical problem solving skills.
  • - Exceptional communication skills
Benefits
  • **Interested… a bit about Escape Velocity:******Escape Velocity is a team of passionate, talented developers working at a studio that offers excellent benefits, on what we believe is a unique project with a committed publisher. But that doesn’t necessarily make us unique. What does make us special? We value the time, energy, and talent of our players and our colleagues. We want every hour spent developing and playing our games to be an incredibly rewarding and worthwhile use of your time. ****To that end, we are ‘Fully Remote’ and support team members nearly anywhere in the world. We prioritize honesty, even when that means sharing bad news. We strive to give everyone autonomy so they can determine how best to work and play, and we care more about what you bring to the game and studio than how many hours you’re clocking. We’re dedicated to building a culture of play, which not only makes us better game makers, but also strengthens the bonds between us all. We believe in constant improvement across all areas – from the game itself to our production design – and are constantly re-evaluating how we spend our time to ensure that we’re not wasting yours and we’re all always working on the most important things. **** ****A few benefits you can expect from us:**
  • - A generous PTO allowance
  • - Summer and Winter holidays studio closure (separate to PTO allowance)
  • - Private Medical & Dental Healthcare
  • - Private Mental Health scheme
  • - A generous annual Health & Wellbeing allowance
  • - Discretionary Studio Bonus
  • - Top range tech for your home set up
  • - Other benefits based on your region

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
systems designdata analysismetagame systemsplayer investment systemsproblem solvingExceldesign toolsUnreal EngineAAA game design
Soft skills
player orientedmentorshipcommunicationcreativitytechnical problem solvinganalytical skillscan-do attitude