Gameplay Designer

Escape Velocity Entertainment

Gameplay Designer at Escape Velocity developing and implementing gameplay mechanics. Collaborating with a remote team to create balanced and engaging gaming experiences.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

**What we are looking for:**
Are you a gameplay designer with a passion for making games? Escape Velocity is looking for a Game Designer with strong scripting skills. You will be in charge of creating and implementing gameplay mechanics across the game, ensuring they are balanced and fun to play.

Requirements

What you’ll need

**What you will bring:**
- 3+ years of experience working on a multiplayer and/or live service game.
- At least one shipped AAA title.
- Expert knowledge of game scripting and expertise with Unreal Engine (UE5 preferred).
- Vector math skills.
- A passion for competitive gaming, with professional understanding of current multiplayer action games.
- Strong creative and technical problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

**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 once-in-a-career 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

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Hard Skills & Tools

gameplay designgame scriptingvector mathUnreal Enginemultiplayer game developmentlive service game developmentAAA title developmenttechnical problem-solvingcreative problem-solving

Soft Skills

communicationcreativity